Funding Community Impact Models

About the Program

United Way of the Greater Dayton Area (UWGDA) has been investing donor dollars in health and human service agencies since its inception in 1913. In 2011 UWGDA along with United Ways across the nation, began shifting their funding model to reflect a more direct investment in programs and services that worked to eliminate barriers and help individuals and families remove barriers to positive outcomes in education, income, and health. This initial shift led to yet one more adaptation. When the program evaluations and the community needs assessment demonstrated that outcomes were not improving, United Way made the move to investing in Collective Impact projects. Collective impact is an approach, which brings organizations together for a common agenda to solve large complex problems. Collective impact is built upon five interconnected components that can produce strong alignment and lead to large-scale results. This presentation will provide information about those five components and the various Collective Impact projects that are being implemented in Montgomery County.

About the Speaker

Tracy Sibbing is the Vice President of Community Impact at United Way of the Greater Dayton Area. In this role, she oversees all aspects of Community Impact work at United Way, manages Volunteer Connection, represents UWGDA in community collaborations and various committees designed to strengthen the Greater Dayton Area. She leads the efforts in our advocacy work by providing research and data to elected officials and recommendations for effective policies that improve the lives of residents living in Montgomery, Greene, and Preble Counties.

She is a member of the Dayton Foundation Minority Inclusion Steering committee, a member of the Ohio United Way Public policy Committee and serves on the board of Learn to Earn Dayton. She is a lifelong resident of Dayton, married to her best friend Matthew for 28 years, proud mother of two, Jackson and Sean and currently resides in the Wright Dunbar neighborhood.