United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

**About Us** **United Way is the glue, connecting all sectors of the community** who share our goal of making southwestern Pennsylvania a thriving place. We solve problems by convening experts, including affected communities, to ask how communities we all love and belong to can thrive. We catalyze giving. With nearly 100 years of expertise in community needs, companies and individuals give to United Way because they know that their investments go farther when they do. We are a hub of volunteering and engagement, providing meaningful opportunities year-round with our partner agencies to demonstrate the difference that’s made by giving back. Our 211 contact center connects people in need to vital human services in times of crisis. We organize collaborations and special projects to provide unparalleled opportunity for everyone to understand what’s holding our community back and how we can create change together. **Our Mission** United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of community. Working with individuals, businesses and organizations, we help people in Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties to measurably improve their lives and create long-lasting change for the betterment of our community. **Our Guiding Principles** 1. First and foremost, drive equitable opportunity in the community. 2. Listen to different and diverse voices, including our partners and donors, and use data to inform and act on pressing issues and needs. 3. Focus on the most challenging and complex problems, where there is clear community need, balancing benefits for the entire region with hyperlocal impact. 4. Operating in collaboration with our partners to understand when to lead, when to follow and when to get out of the way. 5. Build long-lasting relationships by creating meaningful donor interactions and not transactional engagement. 6. Act deliberately and intentionally within the bounds of our resources and skill set and know and utilize our strengths.