Community Impact Report to Board of Directors Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Community Investments Values Review of Grantmaking Practices Investment Process: What we learned What we achieved Community Impact Committee: Initial recommendation – May 2017 Final recommendation – funding increases – June 2017 74% 73% 74%

Community Investments Characteristics/Values behind our grantmaking practices to-date: Long-term – sustainability 2-year formal commitments Alignment with SCUW vision = continued funding Agencies as partners: Raising $ - Assist with annual United Way campaign Achieving results – work with UW in community collaborations Invest in programs with focus on results Grant amounts based on history, not zero-based Flexible dollars Investment process as volunteer engagement strategy with donors 74% 73% 74%

GrantMaking Practices 2016-2017 74% 73% 74%

Investment Process: What we Learned Prevalence of trauma in clients/consumers life experiences Clients more diverse than Spokane County as a whole Strength of partnerships: Embedded in schools: MLK & Grant Elementary FBH & East Valley School District Communities in Schools with multiple school districts Multi-agency: YWCA and Lutheran Community Services Girl Scouts and West Central Community Ctr Camp Fire and MLK Center With community partners: Daybreak Youth Services and local business mentors Second Harvest and agriculture partners 74% 73% 74%

Investment Process: Program Changes No longer funding: Project Hope – did not apply MLK Family Relationships – not financially viable Changed focus of United Way funds: YWCA - From total domestic violence program to counseling for victims and their children Frontier Behavioral Health – From youth counseling as a whole to mental health access at East Valley School District Programs evolving to meet needs: Next Generation Zone – adding health care access to trauma focus Community-Minded Enterprises – expanding in Browne’s Addition from early learning to out-of-school-time program as well SNAP – improved internal collaboration – creating pathways between programs 74% 73% 74%

Investment Process: What we Achieved “Pit Stop: “In motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tyres, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, etc.” Boy Scouts – questions on program model and capacity Odyssey Youth Movement – monitor during another leadership change Hospice of Spokane – insignificant grant amount 74% 73% 74%

Investment Process: What we Achieved Car Pool Lane: Hillyard Youth Collaborative: Shaw & Garry Middle Schools Gonzaga University (School of Education & Center for Community Action and Service Learning) Communities in Schools Boys & Girls Clubs Grantmaking Practices: Coalition Achieving significant system change and results Interconnected issues Collaboration with “Co-Funders for Middle School Success” 74% 73% 74%

Investment Process: What we Achieved Car Pool Lane: YouthReach: At-risk and homeless youth ages 12 - 21 YFA Connections VOA Crosswalk TeamChild Excelsior Youth Center (new partner) VISTA Project (new resource) Grantmaking Practices: Coalition Potential for system changes and long-term results Interconnected issues Collaboration with other funders: Premera grant application City of Spokane 74% 73% 74%

Investment Process: What we Achieved Focus on Results: Improving competencies in Results Based Accountability Community volunteers as consultants Clarification on outcomes/results To be reported to SCUW Identification of “headline measures” Set ourselves up for Results Scorecard portal: Indicators Some shared measures 74% 73% 74%

GrantMaking Practices 2016-2017 74% 73% 74%

Investment Process: What we Achieved 74% 73% 74%

Spokane Gives - 2017 74% 73% 74%

Spokane Gives - 2017 74% 73% 74%