1. The Community Investment Triangle Targeting Our Resources Part 1: Mapping Current Investments

2. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 2 Investing for Community Impact: Challenges Integrating support for direct services and support for community-change efforts into a unified framework Analyzing current resource investments within that integrated framework Making focused, strategic decisions about where to invest resources in the future Communicating investment plans and decisions to stakeholders Aligning organizational skills and resources to support efforts selected for investment

3. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 3 The Community Investment Triangle Targeting Our Resources Part 1: Mapping Current Investments Part 2: Targeting Future Investments Part 3: Aligning Around Strategies for Impact

4. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 4 The Community Investment Triangle Mapping how United Way resources currently are invested in various approaches to improving lives Part 1 – Topics

5. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 5 The Community Investment Triangle Targeting Our Resources

6. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 6 All investments are about improving lives

7. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 7 To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities Mission of the United Way System

8. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 8 United Way’s Traditional Approach to Improving Lives Mobilizing communities DIRECT IMPACT financial resources of businesses and employees of program clients to  support services for individuals and families that  improve lives

9. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 9 by investing in: Direct services to individuals/families DIRECT IMPACT

10. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 10 Basic human-needs & crisis services Prevention & development services by investing in:

11. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 11 New Model for Improving Lives Uses Two Approaches  to  Mobilizing communities that  DIRECT IMPACT COMMUNITY IMPACT people, time, talent, relationships, expertise, technology, money, etc. financial resources of businesses and employees of program clients of community populations support services for individuals and families  create lasting changes in community conditions improve lives

12. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 12 Moving higher in the Community Investment Triangle means more focus on community impact

13. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 13 by investing in: Lasting changes in community conditions COMMUNITY IMPACT Focus on community impact

14. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 14 Efforts to influence community attitudes, networks, neighborhoods, organizations, systems by investing in: Focus on community impact

15. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 15 by investing in: Breakthrough opportunities Focus on community impact

16. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 16 by investing in: Prevention & development services Basic human-needs & crisis services attitudes, networks, neighbor- hoods, organizations, systems Efforts to influence community Breakthrough opportunities Focus on community impact

17. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 17 The Community Investment Triangle Mapping how United Way resources currently are invested in various approaches to improving lives Part 1 – Topics

18. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 18 For a 1-year timeframe: A.Map the percentage of dollars being invested in each approach to improving lives e.g. Dollars 10% 50% 25% 15%

19. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 19 Events Materials Staff time 5% 55% 25% 15% B.Map the percentage of non-financial resources (staff time, materials, events, etc.) being invested in each approach 5% 35% 40% 20% e.g. For a 1-year timeframe: 0% 40% 50% 10%

20. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 20 C.For each focus area, map at least dollars and staff time being invested in each approach 35% 45% 5% 15% Strong Families 30% of total 0% 40% 50% 10% Vital Neighborhoods 26% of total Successful Children 38% of total 10% 40% 30% 20% e.g. For a 1-year timeframe: Staff time by focus area

21. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 21  Overall: –What proportions of dollars, staff time, and other resources are invested in each approach to improving lives? –What proportions of various resources are invested in each focus area?  Within each focus area: –What proportions of dollars and staff time are invested in each approach to improving lives? –Are any approaches not being pursued? –Have discretionary resources been reserved specifically for investing in breakthrough opportunities?  Are there investments that do not relate to any focus area, or that cut across focus areas? D.Review current investments For a 1-year timeframe:

22. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 22 The Community Investment Triangle Targeting Our Resources Part 1: Mapping Current Investments  The Community Investment Triangle  Mapping how United Way resources currently are invested in various approaches to improving lives

23. The Community Investment Triangle -- Part 1: Mapping Current Investments 23 Related Resources on United Way Online Community Impact in Action (keyword: CIinAction) Community Impact Profiles (keyword: CIProfiles) Investing and Aligning United Way Resources to Achieve Community Impact: The Community Investment Triangle (archived webinar; see keyword: CITriangle) Ogre Story (keyword: Ogre) What Is Community Impact? (keyword: WhatIsCI)

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