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Executive Director

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Greenfield, MA, USA
Full-time

The Executive Director of the United Way of Franklin County is responsible to the Board of Directors.  He/she serves as the principal, professional resource to the Board and, in cooperation with the Board, represents the United Way to the community.  The community includes a constituency of givers, recipients of service, individuals, agencies, governments, businesses and other institutions.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Assures the continuity of top level volunteer direction for the United Way through a program of cultivation, recruitment, training, and motivation of community leadership.
  • Assists the volunteer leadership to identify and solve community problems and develop long-range strategic plans to meet community health and welfare needs.
  • Cultivates and develops cooperative relationships with government and community groups to fund and implement effective human service systems.
  • Recommends organizational plans, policies and procedures as necessary for effective operation of the United Way.  Staffs the organization with competent and effective staff and assures their continued professional development.
  • Guides and supports the activities of staff and volunteers in the following:
  • Planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating a United Way fund-raising program within the framework of a volunteer campaign structure and in accordance with the principles of United Way.
  • Managing financial resources, including operating budgets, collection, disbursements and accounting for all funds, property and official records.
  • Developing effective and efficient support systems for the organization including computer service, training, purchasing, personnel and a data base.
  • Enhancing public understanding and support of human service needs through a coordinated communication program.
  • Coordinating plans to meet human service needs, utilizing the capabilities of the voluntary and governmental sectors.
  • Allocating United Way resources in accordance with priority needs, recognizing contractual relationships with member or affiliated agencies and emphasizing considerations of efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Enhancing the effectiveness of affiliated agencies.
  • Providing leadership to fund-raising and human services delivery.
  • Long Range planning for financial and service needs.

Organization Info

United Way Worldwide

Overview
Headquarters: 
Alexandria, VA, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1934
About Us
Mission: 

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.

United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. We win by living United. By forging unlikely partnerships. By finding new solutions to old problems. By mobilizing the best resources. And by inspiring individuals to join the fight against their community's most daunting social crises.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Mar 10 2018
Active Until: 
Apr 10 2018
Hiring Organization: 
United Way Worldwide
industry: 
Nonprofit