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United Way of Larimer County
Meets Membership Criteria

Larimer County, CO (July 20, 2006) – Gordan Thibedeau, President and CEO, announced that the United Way of Larimer County has successfully completed all of the United Way of America membership requirements satisfactorily and on time. The requirements include: MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION, MEMBERSHIP INVESTMENT, INCOME AND EXPENSE SURVEY and the DATABASE 2 SURVEY OF TOTAL RESOURCES GENERATED (a survey that captures the full extent of a community’s resource development efforts during the year).

"The membership standards must be certified annually in order for us to remain a member of the United Way system," said Thibedeau. "It is important for us to maintain a high standard of accountability and this is part of the process to document that our operations are transparent and meet or exceed United Way membership criteria requirements."

The board of United Way of Larimer County reviewed and approved the Membership Requirements Certification on June 5, 2006. The certification mandates completion of 13 requirements for United Way of America membership along with verification of the status of 40 indicators that demonstrate a United Way embodies the intent of the membership requirements.

"It is critically important that all United Ways meet the highest standards and verify on paper that they have conformed to the stringent requirements of membership in the United Way system," stated Brian Gallagher, President and CEO, United Way of America. "We applaud and congratulate United Way of Larimer County for demonstrating their commitment by completing the recertification process."

The United Way of Larimer County is part of a system of over 1,320 United Ways. Each local United Way must complete United Way of America’s requirements annually in order to retain its United Way of America membership.

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