Monday, August 25, 2008

Local United Way Achieves Certification


Linda McAnany, President/CPO announced that the United Way of Central Missouri has successfully completed all of the United Way of America membership requirements. The certification mandates completion of 13 requirements for United Way of America membership along with verification of the status of 40 indicators that demonstrate a United Way embodies the intent of the membership requirements.

“The membership standards must be certified annually in order for us to remain a member of the United Way system,” stated McAnany. “It is important for us to maintain a high standard of accountability and this is part of the process to document that our operations are transparent and meet or exceed United Way membership criteria requirements.”

The Board of the United Way of Central Missouri reviewed and approved the Membership Requirements Certification at their regular board meeting in June.

“It is critically important that all United Ways meet the highest standards and verify on paper that they conformed to the stringent requirements of membership in the United Way system,” stated Brian Gallagher, President and CEO, United Way of America. “We applaud and congratulate the United Way of Central Missouri for demonstrating their commitment by completing the recertification process.”