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United Way is an international network of over 1,800 local nonprofit fundraising affiliates. [3][4] Prior to 2015, United Way was the largest nonprofit organization in the United States by donations from the public. [5]
The United Way Movement in Canada is a federated network of local United Way offices serving more than 5,000 communities across Canada, each registered as its own nonprofit organization and governed by an independent volunteer-led local Board of Directors. Each United Way works locally to raise funds and invest in improving lives in its ...
After working for United Way for 21 years (with the last five at the United Way in Columbus), Gallagher was appointed to be the President and CEO of the United Way of America in 2002. [3] He held this position he held until 2009 when United Way of America and United Way International joined to form United Way Worldwide.
Leah M. King, the president and CEO of the United Way of Tarrant County, has been named president of the JPS Foundation, the JPS Health Network announced Tuesday. King will oversee the foundation ...
Balloonfest '86 was an event in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, held on September 27, 1986, in which the local chapter of United Way set a world record by releasing almost 1.5 million balloons. [2] The event was intended to be a harmless fundraising publicity stunt. However, the released balloons drifted back over the city and Lake Erie and landed in the surrounding area, causing problems for ...
William Aramony. William J. Aramony (July 27, 1927 – November 11, 2011) was CEO of United Way of America for more than twenty years. He helped build United Way into the largest charitable organization in the United States. [1] He retired in 1992 amid a scandal that led to criminal charges of fraud and financial mismanagement, for which he was ...
Sheena Wright (born January 6, 1970) is an American nonprofit executive and civil servant. She is the First Deputy Mayor of New York City and formerly the president of the United Way of New York City. In August 2021, she was chosen as the chair of New York City mayor-elect Eric Adams 's transition team.
Mary Ann Gates (née Maxwell; July 5, 1929 – June 10, 1994) was an American banker, civic activist, non-profit executive, and schoolteacher. She was the first female president of King County's United Way, the first woman to chair the national United Way’s executive committee where she served most notably with IBM 's CEO, John Opel, and the ...