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Organization: United Way of Olmsted County

Sector: 501C-3 Non-Profit

Organization Mission: United Way of Olmsted County unites people and resources to improve lives in the community with a focus on education, income, health, and basic needs – the building blocks for a good quality of life. We do this by convening the community to address key issues, collaborating to achieve a measurable impact, and connecting human and financial resources to achieve our mission. We invite you to join the movement. Give. Advocate. Volunteer. That's what it means to LIVE UNITED. Vision To be an agent of community change that inspires hope, creates opportunity, and champions people in need. Mission Uniting people and resources to improve people’s lives in our community.

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Status Reports / News 
Related PlanScape Status on: Basic Needs, Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Health, Income, Mental Health, Neighborhood, Pandemic

Key reports on: United Way of Olmsted County


United Way of Olmsted County (August 31, 2022)

Request for grants proposal: Health access, Early success

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United Way Funding Opportunities (April 28, 2022)

(a) 2022 RFP  (b)  2020 RFP United Way of Olmsted County is seeking proposals: (1) programs that provide high quality childcare or early childhood education and (2) proposal to "build back better". 

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Economic Relief Proposal for Nonprofit Sector (March 21, 2020)

The United Way Worldwide policy team worked with a small group of leading charities to craft an economic relief proposal for the nonprofit sector. More than 100 national charities have signed on and we are getting traction on Capitol Hill and with the Administration. The letter sent to congress is attached.

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United Way of Olmsted County: Inter-Agency Volunteer Coordination (March 16, 2020)

Inter-Agency Volunteer Coordination: United Way has created a channel for Rochester-area nonprofits to coordinate staffing resources to meet the demand for essential services during a Covid-19 outbreak

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United Way Special Projects Team (April 16, 2019)

OVERALL OBJECTIVE: determine what forms of advocacy are most suitable to advance United Way’s vision and mission. 

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December 03, 2023: 2023 Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan Reports

2023 4Q: November; October

2023 3Q Reports: September; August, July reports

2023 2Q: June 2023 Report (featuring Nashauna Johnson-Lenoir Success);  April 2023 Communications; Equity in Built Environment Career: Mentors and Guest Speakers Wanted. 

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November 30, 2023: BIPOC Cohort Winter Food Drive
BIPOC Cohort Winter Food Drive on behalf of LifeGate Services. 

 

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November 15, 2023: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
 FALL UPDATES: SUPPORTING THE NONPROFIT ECOSYSTEM

GET TO KNOW THESE INSPIRING FACING RACE AWARD RECIPIENTS Stream the 2023 Facing Race Awards

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November 10, 2023: CMRC Community Health Collaboraton Portal Application to Mayo Social Impact Grant
1. CMRC proposal was not selected for funding 2023-11-10 but it did receive strong consideration from Mayo social impact review panel. 

2. Community Health Collaboration Portal has been selected to second round and pitched to Mayo panel 2023-10-24. Pitch format to follow Mayo Clinic's Walleye Tank style. 

3. August CMRC meeting video recording

4. CMRC Coalition's submission to Mayo Social Innovation Grant: Proposal details and letters of support.

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November 01, 2023: CMR Outreach to community organizations to take up NIH Build Up Trust Grant

1. 2023-11-01 CMRC Convening a Checkpoint Meeting to gauge collaboration interests.

2. 2023-10-12 One Olmstead to take a lead;

3. Updates with CMRC,

4.  More info from NIH

5. Outreaches to Mayo, UMR and Olmsted County Public Health. 

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October 30, 2023: Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation

1; Oct 2023 Inclusive and Equitable Communities Grant

2. 2019 impact report

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October 26, 2023: Trade Readiness

1. Empowering 11th-grade students

2. Trade Readiness: Message from program manager and program flyers; Trades Readiness Certificate program

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October 21, 2023: Rochester Area Volunteer Administration

  1. RAVA October 19 2023 Meeting Notes
  2. RAVA Meeting Notes: 6/15/2023 featuring inclusive language and use of pronouns; 2. 2021 survey announcement  
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October 10, 2023: Food, health and culture intersections: Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention Initiative
1. NIH Announcing Awardees  2. Video Clip from CMRC August Meeting; 3. Scoring results from NIH;  4. Interim Status to  CMRC and grant supporters.

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October 02, 2023: Co-design City Council Study Session and September Co-design
October 2, 2023 City Council Study Session; September Co-design Meeting (Co-Design Preparation Guide, Pilot Co-Design Dashboard) 

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September 29, 2023: Technology Referendum for the Rochester schools
1. Post Bulletin: Rochester 10 Year, $ 10M+ school funding referendum Op ED PB: Kent Pekel: "Why I recommended a technology referendum for the Rochester schools"; 2. School Board Study Session; 3. Official YouTube Presentation

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September 15, 2023: RPS Board Consider Updating District Equity Policy
RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting

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September 14, 2023: We Bike Rochester Programs
Two programs: Bicycle Benefits discount program; Bicycle Benefits discount program.   

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August 28, 2023: Rochester Intercultural Economic Exchange (RICE)
A sample of video recordings of the  conference August 25, 2023 Health Bridge: US-China Health Industry Innovation Cooperation Conference

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Impacts

The work of this organization may have impacts on the following areas:

PlanScape

Lvl 1: Basic Needs ; Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; Health ; Income ; Mental Health ; Neighborhood ; Pandemic

Lvl 2:

DMC Impact: Health & Wellness

Community Health Impact area: Financial Stress/Homelessness ; Mental Health ; Obesity

 



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Organization Life Cycle Assessment (Pause, Startup, Steady, Isolated Impact, Collective Impact  Unknown)

Collective Impact ; ICI

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Project Phase Definitions
The following defines the various project phases:
  1. Available - a product, program or service is in production
  2. Develop - program or application is being developed
  3. Plan - idea is solid, stakeholders are identified, and there is strong commitment to go forward from all parties.
  4. Concept Phase - idea scoped out with enough details to give an early sizing and/or to build a proof of concept
    demonstration
  5. Pre-concept Phase - an early idea or a requirement.
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  • For the commercial sector, we tend to register startup activities (new companies and new commercial projects) that bring diversification and high-impact opportunities to the area.
  • For the non-profit sector, we wish to shine light on all the organizations and services that otherwise labor under relative obscurity.
  • Our hope is that dmcbeam.org will encourage cross-sector collaborations and creative solutions.

While there are a number of registries in the community, dmcbeam.org's  distinct value is to pilot a database with a data structure and categorizations that answer the questions such as: What organizations or projects/programs in our community that have purported relevance with some of the over-arching focuses put forward by initiatives such as DMC, J2G and Health Improvements?

This database could be used as one of the ways to explore the capacities of the community. If you are someone on an exploratory journey to learn about the greater Rochester community. dmcbeam.org could be an interesting first step.

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