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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Tulsa Area United Way?
The Tulsa Area United Way (TAUW) is a local nonprofit organization that has been supporting health and human service programs in our community since 1924. TAUW has raised over $565 million to provide services for millions of Tulsa area individuals needs.
The TAUW is governed by a local volunteer board of directors. Several thousand other volunteers serve in a variety of programs and activities. The TAUW is independant of all other United Ways. All decisions are made by the local United Way and money raised in our community stays in our community.
Why give through United Way?
Your gift goes to help people who really need it!
We're local - funds raised in the area stay here to address local problems
We're accountable - volunteers decide which programs receive funds and
ensure services are high quality and meet high priority community needs
We're efficient - volunteers help conduct the campaign to keep costs low
We're effective - by bringing the community together, we accomplish much
more than we can alone. United Way makes your caring count!
It's easy - payroll deductions make giving simple.
If I donate will my name and address be sold to others?
No! As part of our Code of Ethics, the Tulsa Area United Way honors the confidentiality of information and the privacy of our donors and beneficiaries.
If I want to volunteer, who do I call?
Tulsa Area United Way helps fund the Tulsa Volunteer Center - the Volunteer Center matches your skills with a community project and puts you to work. Help make a difference, call 585-5551 to volunteer today or click here
If I need services, where can I get help?
Tulsa Area United Way helps fund an information and referral service called Tulsa HelpLine at 2-1-1 (cell phones call 836-4357) or click here to view a list of Tulsa Area United Way partner agencies
What makes the Tulsa Area United Way so effective?
Few organizations are as effective with your contributions as the Tulsa Area United Way. By working closely with business, labor, government and human services organizations, TAUW is uniquely positioned to have the greatest possible impact on our community's most pressing needs. Your dollars, your volunteer hours and your best ideas are combined and focused on opportunities to make our community stronger and safer.
More than 90 cents of every dollar you contribute goes directly to help people in need, making TAUW one of the most cost-effective organizations in the community. At the same time, United Way volunteers encourage agencies to combine their resources to avoid duplication of efforts and provide the best services possible.
No other organization gathers the information, does the research, or follows up as efficiently and effectively as the TAUW. So when you support the Tulsa Area United Way and its 63 partner agencies, you know that your contributions are making the greatest difference possible, right here in your community.
Why give to the Tulsa Area United Way campaign?
When you give to the TAUW, you can be sure that your contribution, combined with the gifts of others, is working to help solve a wide range of local health and human service problems. TAUW invests in quality programs that improve the quality of life for everyone in our community--people you know, and others you may not know.
This assurance is provided through TAUW's volunteer process of determining community needs, allocating funds that support the 63 TAUW partner agencies, and making sure that programs are working as intended. No single charitable contribution can do more to make your community stronger and safer.
How much of my contribution stays in the Tulsa area?
Tulsa Area United Way receives support and provides help in Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and Wagoner counties. More than 99 cents of every dollar stays right here in the six-county area.
What does the Tulsa Area United Way do besides raise money?
The Tulsa Area United Way works closely with service providers, governments and other funders to identify health and human service problems in our communities and develops plans to address them.
TAUW also assists nonprofit agenices in recruiting and training volunteers and provides volunteer resources in the area of management and technical assistance, training and board leadership. In addition, TAUW lobbies for supportive health and human services policies, and it helps create collaborative partnerships to improve the community's capacity to solve problems.
Who runs the Tulsa Area United Way?
Community volunteers from all walks of life actually run the Tulsa Area United Way. Their roles vary. The 44 members of the Board of Directors establish and monitor policy. Nearly 200 marketing volunteers orchestrate advertising, marketing, public relations and special events. Nearly 300 community investment volunteers visit agencies and review their programs and budgets before making funding recommendations. About 5,000 campaign volunteers raise the money. Many others oversee the programs of the 63 partner agencies and evaluate the impact these programs have on our communities.
What is United Way of America?
United Way of America is a national service and training center for local United Ways, much like a trade association in any other industry. Its purpose is to help local United Ways accomplish their mission by doing things which local United Ways cannot do on their own, such as the donated TV spots from the National Football League.
How is the Tulsa Area United Way related to the United Way of America and other United Ways across the country?
Our Tulsa Area United Way is independent of United Way of America and other local United Ways. Our organization is governed by our local volunteers--decisions made by other United Ways have no impact on decisions made in the Tulsa area.
The Tulsa Area United Way's relationship remains strong, and the services it provides are very valuable to us. Each year, the Tulsa Area United Way spends under one percent of its campaign total on various services from the United Way of America.
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