By: Brian Guyer
Donor & Community Engagement Director
United Way recently secured funding for an early learning program in the Granite School District. The program produces amazing results and has a very promising funding model and, because of the work of United Way of Salt Lake, there are now more than 30 new students enrolled in a high quality early learning program that would have otherwise have been wait-listed. The real story of this grant is that UWSL wrote it for Granite School District and this is, in my opinion, what separates UWSL from other non-profits in the community. UWSL identified a promising program that was producing great results and was able to connect it to donors who would help it flourish. No other non-profit in the community would ever consider doing business this way. Is it wise to use our resources to write grants that ultimately assist other organizations? If it benefits the community… the answer is yes. This is the true success story of United Way because, at the end of the day, the success of our community is the only measure that matters.
