United Way's new strategic direction is based on extensive community-wide research that has been instrumental in determining the issues that matter most to this community.  You can review several research documents below to learn more about United Way's new funding priorities in greater detail.

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Community Impact Agenda

In September of 2002, the United Way of Greenville County, in collaboration with a broad range of Community Partners, embarked on an effort to create a Community Impact Agenda for Greater Greenville.  Completed in June of 2003, the Community Impact Agenda provides focus on the community's most urgent needs, serves as a strategic investment guide for our community, the United Way and other entities and assists local charitable foundations, in making wise and meaningful community investment decisions based on achieving measurable results and positive impact relating to the issues that matter most to our community. A complete copy of the agenda, as well as supporting research, can be downloaded below. 

Community Impact Agenda - June 2003 (.pdf)

Community Impact Agenda Research Report:  An Overview of Greenville County (.pdf)

Strategies & Priorities for Achieving Community Impact

Through the process of developing the Community Impact Agenda, it was recognized that a critical factor for success would be continued planning and development of strategic actions that create a road map for how the community will achieve the desired goals set forth in the Community Impact Agenda.  Five volunteer-driven councils have been formed (one for each of the five identified focus areas) to develop strategies for achieving measurable results. 

Community Impact Strategies (.pdf)