MISSION STATEMENT

To united people and resources of Western Nebraska to build a stronger, healthier and more compassionate community.

MERIT STATEMENTS

• To promote peoples' abilities to care for one another
• To conduct fund raising activities with proceeds to be distributed to area health & human service agencies
• To allocate funds to are health & human service agencies in a fair manner
• To support volunteer services within Western Nebraska
• To support community planning efforts to enhance area health & human service delivery
• To provide educational opportunities which enhance and support area health & human service agencies
• To maintain appropriate practices and procedures within the United Way of Western Nebraska organization
• To continually evaluate processes to determine effectiveness of activities.

• You have the right to know our mission and purpose and to become a member of our organization if you so choose
• You have the right to know our officers and members of the Board of Directors and to expect that they act with the greatest integrity and clear-sightedness in enforcing the organization's mission and purpose for the best interest of the community
• You have the right to ask and receive a copy of our annual financial statement
• You have the right to confidentiality regarding personal information about donors and facts about their donations
• You have the right to expect that all relationships between the organization's representatives and the donor will be professional in nature
• You have the right to know how donations are distributed, and to be assured that United Way uses donated funds as intended
• You have the right to be treated with consideration and respect by the organization and to receive the appropriate acknowledgment and recognition
• You have the right to expect that United Way will not share or sell donor information at any time
• You have the right to ask questions of us and expect to receive a prompt, truthful and complete answer.