The document discusses a nonprofit organization changing its direction by focusing on working families on the edge of survival in Lake County. It provides an overview of the transition process, including research conducted and milestones achieved. The organization's new issue focus and 2017 initiatives are introduced, which include establishing a collective impact model in East Chicago focused on early childhood education, building grassroots leadership, increasing strategic volunteer engagement, and creating a network of organizations serving struggling families.

1. A New Direction
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

2. • PROVIDE insight into why we have chosen
to make a significant transition.
• SHARE our new Issue Focus.
• GIVE a view of our transition process.
• INTRODUCE our 2017 Issue Initiatives.
• HEAR your thoughts and views on
what we’ve shared.
Our Goals for Today

3. Why Change?
A NEW DIRECTION

4. Two Key Drivers for Change
A NEW DIRECTION
Sustainability Community Conditions

5. A NEW DIRECTION
• Traditional “Fundraiser
Middle Man Role” no longer
relevant
• Corporations Taking the Lead
On Their Investments
• Transactional approach to
donor engagement due to
‘closed’ campaigns.
• Changes in Steel Industry
• Technology allows donors to
give directly.
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LAUW Campaign History
Our Model is Not Sustainable…

6. Community Conditions More
Complex & Interconnected
A NEW DIRECTION
16.3% of
households in Lake
County had income
below the poverty
level in the last 12
months.
This is higher than
the national average
of 12.6%
21.3% of children in
Lake County are food
insecure.
32% of food insecure
children are not likely
income eligible for
federal assistance
programs.
34% of
adults in Lake County
are obese.
Lake County’s
graduation rates rank
in the bottom 11% of
the State.

8. Our Issue Focus
A NEW DIRECTION

9. A NEW DIRECTION
• 1 in 4 households in Lake County is
in financial peril.
• Hard facts lead to hard choices: go
to the doctor OR put food on the
table?
• Many families are one emergency
away from financial disaster.
• We believe that no one should have
to make these choices.
Working Families on the Edge of Survival

10. Roadmap Update
A NEW DIRECTION

11.  Phase One Complete
 Environmental Scan Complete
 Donor Survey
 Community Engagement
 Roundtable w/Economic
Development thought leaders
 Center of Workforce Innovations
engagement
 Indiana United Ways research and
engagement
 Additional research and
information gathering
MILESTONES
ACHIEVED
R OAD MAP U PD ATE

12.  Selected issue focus.
 Designed & launched public
awareness campaign.
 Expanded knowledge and
participation in collective impact
communities of practice.
 Conducted Donor Focus Groups
 Released “Let’s Talk” Report
 Hosted “Program Share & Learn”
sessions with program providers.
MORE
MILESTONES
ACHIEVED
R OAD MAP U PD ATE

13.  Phase Two
 Engaging “struggling working
families” to further research the
issue.
 Creating an Impact Team.
 Developing a work plan or common
agenda.
 Building Capacity of current
program partners.
WHERE
WE ARE
TODAY
R OAD MAP U PD ATE

14.  Further research issue focus.
 Build capacity and infrastructure
within the community of providers
through the 2017 Issue Initiatives.
WHERE
WE’RE
HEADED
R OAD MAP U PD ATE
In the Next Year

15. 2017 Issue Initiatives
o United for Children – East Chicago
o Grassroots Leadership Development
o Volunteer Lake County
o United For Families Network

16. United for Children — East Chicago
Establish a replicable
collective impact model in
the East Chicago
community, focused on
improving early childhood
education that can be
scaled across Lake
County.

17. Grassroots
Leadership
Development
Build a network of
grassroots leaders who
possess the skills to
champion change and
have access to essential
resources to ensure their
success.

18. Volunteer
Lake County
Increase number of volunteers
in Lake County and transition
LAUW’s engagement with
volunteers from a transactional,
episodic approach to a more
strategic model that focuses on
building lasting relationships
with volunteers.

19. United for
Families Network
Create a community of
providers, including non-
profits, government entities,
faith-based organizations,
and corporations that
deliver programs/services to
the ALICE population in
Lake County.

20. Questions?
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!

21. Our newly refined
issue focus