http://www.stl.unitedway.org/joinleadership.aspx

 

de Tocqueville Society

The Alexis de Tocqueville Society is an exclusive group for those who pledge $10,000 or more annually. This group raised $10.4 million in 2008 to invest into the greater St. Louis region.

http://www.stl.unitedway.org/detocqueville.aspx

 

African-American Leadership Society - Charmaine Chapman Society

The premier African-American Leadership initiative in the nation, the Charmaine Chapman Society raised $1.76 million in 2008 to help the community.

http://www.stl.unitedway.org/ccs.aspx

 

Multicultural Leadership Society

Created in 2009, Multicultural Leadership Society creates a platform and familiarizes individuals with other key leaders in the region and prepares them for their role in serving our community.

http://www.stl.unitedway.org/multicultural.aspx

 

Retirees' Society

Members of the Retirees’ Society are individuals who recognize the importance that philanthropy and volunteerism play in building and strengthening the health of the greater St. Louis area.

http://www.stl.unitedway.org/retireessociety.aspx

 

Women's Leadership Society - Power of the Purse

Our Power of the Purse ranks fifth in the nation in women's leadership giving and raised $5.4 million in 2008.

http://www.stl.unitedway.org/womensleadership.aspx

 

Women's Initiative Next Generation

WINGs allows women to start giving at the $500 level and increase to a Women's Leadership Giving Initiative member in two years, thanks to a match by the Regional Business Council.

http://www.stl.unitedway.org/wings.aspx

 

Young Leadership Society

In its inaugural year in 2008, this initiative for those age 49 and younger raised $2.7 million.

http://www.stl.unitedway.org/youngleaders.aspx

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United Way is the region’s center for volunteering. Our Volunteer Center, established in 1933, is one of the oldest volunteer centers in the nation and has met the national standards of the Hands On Network/Points of Light Foundation.

 

A program that connects volunteers with short-term volunteer opportunities at Volunteer Center-certified organizations.

 

Introduces talented, interested, and informed individuals from diverse backgrounds, willing to share their enthusiasm and expertise serving as members of boards to nonprofit organizations ready to take their boards to the next level.

 

A distinctive program that gives company employees a chance to see firsthand the difference they make by volunteering at a United Way-funded agency.

 

A single day to bring hundreds of volunteers together for one project.

 

More than 400 community volunteers carefully determine the distribution of the donations we raise to United Way-funded agencies each year.

 

Provides meaningful volunteer and networking opportunities for individuals in their 20s and 30s. Participants learn how their personal community involvement makes a positive impact on the region, while getting a chance to interact with a diverse group of peers and local professionals.

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The 100 Neediest Cases mission is to assist thousands of needy families during the December holidays by distributing cash and gifts-in-kind donations throughout the greater St. Louisarea. The 100 Neediest Cases is committed to providing support during the holiday season regardless of gender, race, age or religion. Since its inception, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has partnered in this initiative.

 

Each year, United Way of Greater St. Louis offers one-time grants throughout the region to provide financial support for new and emerging issues. These grants help both funded and non-funded local agencies target programs that address unmet needs and emerging issues across our region. Grants have been tailored for such topics as: language translation, peer harassment, senior services and childhood and family obesity.

 

Empowering people to move themselves from poverty to an improved quality of life, through financial education, consumer training and access to asset-building resources and supports. Current initiatives include:

Becoming bankable

Financial education

Facilitating, connecting and strengthening faith-based programs and services in order to link congregational resources and strengths to community needs. Current initiatives include:

 

Supporting quality early learning systems and services, working to ensure children are ready to succeed in school by the age of six. Current initiatives include: