United Way of Bemidji Area

“The organization's bylaws state all members are those who have contributed time or money to the organization in the past 12 months.”

“An independent certified audit, irs form 990, and charitable organization annual report will be conducted by a certified public accountant annually. The audit will be prepared in accordance with standards established by the american institute of certified public accountants. The certified public accountant that completed the audit will present their findings to the board for approval. The auditor's report will be made available to all potential and current donors upon request. Information on the irs form 990 will be made available to the public via several on-line funders' sites.”

“Board of directors, community investment cabinet members, and united way staff are given a conflict of interest policy to sign at the beginning of each year. A standing agenda item asking if there are any apparent conflicts of interest is at the beginning of all agendas for meetings held with the board of directors and the allocations committee members.”

“United way of bemidji area's executive director and all other office staff will be evaluated annually. At this time, discussion of discharge of all responsiblities and goals will be discussed. The executive director provides salary reviews to the executive committee of the executive director and administrative assistant every two years, prior to the evaluations being completed. The executive committee will be responsible for determining the executive director's salary package. The executive director is responsible for administering the employee reviews for all other office staff.”

“UPON REQUEST.”

“United way of bemidji area's mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community. Our focus on advancing the common good creates a meaningful difference in the lives of area children, youth, aging adults and their caregivers, people in crisis and people with mental and physical disabilities by focusing on the building blocks for a good life: education - helping children, youth and adults achieve their full potential; income - promoting financial stability, increasing self- sufficiency and independence; and, health - improving people's health and social well-being, and providing emergency services. The united way's agenda for advancing the common good includes: investing in nonprofit health and human service programs and services that address the most critical needs and deliver the greatest impact possible; implementing community impact initiatives and support year round programs that address new and emerging needs; and, forming strategic partnerships and collaborations.”

“Funding, reviewing the agency's financials, the program's outcomes, the agency's collaborative efforts, the agency's ability to effectively meet community and client needs, and the alignment to united way's focus on advancing the common good. The board of directors is responsible for final investment decisions when they approve the total investments to partner agencies each year. Additional investments are approved by the board of directors to implement community impact initiatives and programs that address gaps in responding to critical, new and emerging community needs around the areas of education, income and health.”

“Prescription discount card for the uninsured, and the venture grant program which provides one-time funding to agencies and programs for the development of new or expansion of existing programs.”