Focus Area

United Way of Delhi focuses on the building blocks for a good life:

Education

Income

Health

Identify communities most at risk.

Build strategies that focus on root causes of problems, not just symptoms;

Bring together NGOs and Other agencies to collaborate on solutions so that we maximize, not duplicate efforts;

Track progress and report results back to donors.

Measure the impact achieved.

Grant making program that supports and strengthens Non Profit Organizations, specific Individuals and/or other associations with special focus on education, income and health who have a passion to align with the UWD mission and agree to work with targeted sections of the society.

Designing and administrating innovative programs in joint partnership with credible and genuine Non-profit Organizations, Individuals and other Associations/ Organizations that would be prepared to implement such programs to serve or further the stated objectives.

Mobilizing the caring power of communities by encouraging significant and meaningful volunteering.

Nurturing and supporting genuine, effective and innovative development start-ups and small grass root community based organizations. The intention is to encourage and support organizations that tackle problems in new ways, demonstrating innovation and creativity in their program strategies and approaches. Thus contributing to the growth of the civil society, encouraging the growth of home grown philanthropy and supporting social entrepreneurship.

Leveraging additional funding: In special cases United Way of Delhi works with other agencies to increase the amount of funding available to programs and partner organizations. Thus acting like a promoter for large scale projects. Additionally grantee partners are also helped in raising their capacity to raise funding from their local network.

Documentation and Case study compilation: special focus would be on documentation of process and successful case studies by partner organizations. Additional grants would be provided for the same if required.

For the purpose of promoting innovative & creative concepts to tackle traditional problems provisions for providing seed funding grants to individuals and groups are considered under the fellowship program.

Specific designated funds could be created where the intent would be to target a very specific geographical area or a current issue.