1)    How many local member agencies does United Way of Broome County have?

25    29    35    39    45

2)    Who makes the decision as to how the money donated to United Way of Broome County is distributed?

The president of United Way    

Representatives of the member agencies    

Panels of local community volunteers    

The staff of United Way    

The past presidents of United Way

3)    Members of the United Way Board of Directors:

Are elected for 15-year terms    

Must donate at least $1,000 a year    

Have a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences

Are chosen from throughout New York State    

All of the above

4)    Money donated to United Way of Broome County:

Can only go to a United Way member agency    

Must be spent by the end of the year in which it is donated    

Mostly goes to state and national United Way organizations    

Provides funds to more than 100 different programs in Broome County    

None of the above

5)    The organization now known as United Way of Broome County has been operating in our community since at least:

1918    1928    1938    1948    1958

6)    What percentage of the money donated to United Way goes to local member agencies and venture grants?

40%    55%    70%    85%    105%

7)    Donating to United Way is more effective than a donation to a specific agency or program because:

United Way determines the community areas with the most needs and the programs that best meet these needs    

United Way helps organize community coalitions to solve problems that are beyond the scope of a single agency    

United Way makes sure that all programs that receive funding are well run and effective    

More than 95% of the money donated to United Way stays within Broome County    

All of the above

8)    All United Way member agencies:

Get most of their operation budgets from United Way donations    

Are required by United Way to have independent, outside audits each year    

Invest the money they receive from United Way in gold mines in Bolivia    

Use the donations they receive form United Way of Broome County to operate programs in other counties    

All of the above

9)    Funds donated to United Way of Broome County:

Promote health and wellness    

Help young people succeed    

Assist older adults    

Respond to emergencies, including fighting hunger and homelessness    

All of the above

10)    United Way of Broome County:

Continually seeks new ways to solve community problems    

Works with other community organizations in solving area problems    

Evaluates the results of the programs it funds    

Has very low administrative cost in comparison with other charities and fund-raising organizations    

All of the above

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Do you: 

work for an organization that has an annual United Way fund drive among employees    
work for an organization that does NOT have an annual United Way fund drive among employees    

work for myself or do not work outside my home    

don't know if my employer has an annual United Way fund drive