Community Investment Process

Multi Year Funding

The purpose of implementing Multi Year Funding is to provide consistent and predictable program funding over a multi year cycle to allow agencies to better plan and avaluate their program outcomes. The goal of Multi Year Funding is to facilitate positive change in addressing critical community needs. The community needs will be identified every three years through a Community Needs Assesment Study. This study will correspond with the multi year cycle.

GLUW Investment

The Greater Longview United Way will invest dollars for a period of three years based on the applications, interviews and evaluation review process by GLUW volunteers. The first year's allocation will be a dollar amount which will be assigned a corresponding percentage. Years two and three of the cycle programs will be funded at that percentage. Programs in good standing can expect year to year increases or decreases based on allocable campaign dollars.

Community Investment Process Overview

Before your gift to United Way is invested in a program or initiative, a diverse group of volunteers from this community are involved in the decision.
The Community Solutions Teams (CST), formed by 40 local volunteers, analyze the most critical needs in each of those focus areas, develop visions and establish intended results for each one.
Partner agencies apply for program funding based on the visions and intended results in the three areas.
The CST volunteers review the program applications and conduct site visits to the partner agencies to learn precisely what their programs do for the community.
After interviewing the partner agencies regarding their programs the Community Solutions Teams make their funding recommendations to the Community Investment Committee.
The Community Investment Committee consists of 8 local volunteers who analyze the CST funding recommendations, approve and recommend them to the GLUW Board of Directors.
The GLUW Board of Directors has final approval of funding recommendations.