President's Message
A Message from Douglas F. Sawyer, President & CEO
Welcome to the New United Way of San Diego County. We call it new because over the past two years, United Way has made fundamental changes in the way it does business so that we can improve even more lives throughout our community.
We’ve changed to a Community Impact model that now has United Way focusing donor contributions on solving three of the region’s critical problems instead of scattering those gifts to more than 100 different social service agencies as we did in years past.
Here are the three areas United Way is addressing:
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Stopping Child Abuse and Neglect
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Promoting Financial Stability and Independence
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Homeless Outreach and Prevention
But Community Impact is more than just focusing on specific issues. We’ve made it a priority to solve these problems, not just manage them. And to ensure that happens, we’re collaborating with the best organizations and experts in San Diego. Finally, we’ve made the measurement of results a key component so we can continually gauge our effectiveness and report our successes back to our donors.
We’re excited about the progress we’ve already made and I invite you to explore our website to learn more about how United Way is making a difference in the lives of those who need help in our community. If you feel the desire to become involved by making a donation, I hope you’ll take advantage of a number of convenient options under our Ways to Give section.
I think our slogan sums up the new United Way best: Change Tomorrow, Give Today!
Douglas F. Sawyer
President & CEO
United Way of San Diego County
