Christopher L. Nelson is president of the United Way of the Cape Fear Area. He has more than 40 years of local, state and national United Way experience. He moved to the Cape Fear area in May 2009 from Lansing, Michigan. After
As we begin the final article in our historical journey, I’d like to talk a bit about the beginning of our Community Impact process. This process was a turning point in the way funding was manag ...
At the urging of elected officials in 2007, United Way agreed to serve as the host agency for the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence (BRC). The BRC created a Youth Enrichment Z ...
In early 2005, the Cape Fear Area United Way and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington partnered to conduct a comprehensive health and human services needs assessment. The UNCW Master in Publ ...
January 1, 2000, was to be the day our lives were going to change forever. The fear was that all of the world’s computers would crash and that the world as we knew it would revert back to the ol ...
United Way of the Cape Fear Area will be celebrating its 75th anniversary on June 11, 2016 at Audi Cape Fear. Our 1940s-themed event will highlight the past 75 years, as well as focus on our present a ...
United Way of the Cape Fear Area will be celebrating its 75th anniversary on June 11, 2016 at Audi Cape Fear. Our 1940s-themed event will highlight the past 75 years, as well as focus on our present a ...
United Way of the Cape Fear Area will be celebrating its 75th anniversary on June 11, 2016, at Audi Cape Fear. Our 1940s-themed event will highlight the past 75 years, as well as focus on our present ...
United Way of the Cape Fear Area will be celebrating its 75th anniversary on June 11, 2016, at Audi Cape Fear. Our 1940s-themed event will highlight the past 75 years, as well as focus on our present ...
United Way of the Cape Fear Area (UWCFA) has begun its three-month long Community Impact investment process for local nonprofit programs that provide programs that help local people become financially ...
United Way of the Cape Fear Area will be celebrating its 75th anniversary on June 11, 2016, at Audi Cape Fear. Our 1940s-themed event will highlight the past 75 years, as well as focus on our present ...
As many of you know, United Way of the Cape Fear Area (UWCFA) adopted an “Impact Agenda” eight years ago. UWCFA volunteers establish outcome targets in one area of impact focus each year. ...
United Way of the Cape Fear Area and the 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness will hold the 7th Annual Pajama Party on March 11 at Bluewater Grill to benefit the Medical Respite Care Program. Wear your fa ...
The aging American workforce is fast becoming a dominant economic storyline in the United States. An estimated 10,000 baby boomers will turn 65 every day until approximately 2030, according to the U.S ...
This Insights was contributed by Tommy Taylor, executive vice president of the United Way of the Cape Fear Area. "The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities – a sear ...
Many local organizations have been involved in the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in the Cape Fear Region. In existence since 2001, and a part of a long-standing United Way initiative, the 10-Year P ...
This year, United Way of the Cape Fear Area (UWCFA) celebrates 75 years of helping those in need in our local communities. Over the last seven and a half decades, much has changed, but much remains th ...
United Way of the Cape Fear Area knows that too many children in our local communities go home hungry each and every day. We also see and hear of families with little to no access to affordable health ...
The United Way of the Cape Fear Area has instituted a new initiative that will benefit more citizens of the greater Wilmington area – the United Way Council on Philanthropy. While it is ...
It’s amazing how quickly this year has blown by. At United Way of the Cape Fear Area, we may notice it more than others due to our year-long commitment to helping those in need in the Cape Fear ...
What does the term, “the common good” mean to you? We seem to be hearing it more and more these days. Sometimes it’s used in advertisements for products and goods, and other times it ...
From time to time, the staff of United Way of the Cape Fear Area (UWCFA) are asked questions, whether from employees at workplace campaigns or individuals who used to be involved with a United Way in ...
Many of you have either participated in a United Way campaign at your workplace or know of someone who has. Some of you have told us that you used to feel “pressured” into giving at your c ...
While unfortunately our society is encouraging each of us to become suspicious of and often to not trust one another with important facts or feelings, the nonprofit world has discovered that collabora ...
We all seem to be inundated with requests from charitable organizations. Some are national, some are international, and some are local. Some we have never even heard of before. Most people are generou ...
Have you, a family member, a neighbor or a friend ever needed assistance and didn’t know where to turn? Did you ever wonder where you could find home services for an elderly parent who wants to ...
We are privileged to live in the Cape Fear area. Each day we enjoy the beautiful coast and have access to a great university, as well as a plethora of cultural opportunities not far from our doorsteps ...
Over the years, local United Ways have been extremely visible in their respective communities during the typical fall campaigns. Many of you know United Way through the annual campaign at your respect ...
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