Volunteer Advisory Team FAQ

Volunteer Advisory Teams (VAT) support United Way's community investment process. These volunteer-led teams review grant applications and make funding recommendations for programs that support United Way's focus areas of health, education, financial stability and essential services. 

  • Be knowledgeable about the community conditions that affect the work of the funded programs.
  • Read submitted proposals.
  • Electronically complete assignments and evaluations via eCImpact.
  • Share your objective observations for each program based on the submitted proposal, financials, supporting documents and your rubric-driven evaluation.
  • Score, evaluate, rank and make funding rationale recommendations to the community investment committee. 
  • Review funded program through monthly, mid-year and year-end reports.

Volunteer Advisory Team volunteers can serve on the health committee, education committee, financial stability committee, and essential services team.These teams review and evaluate program proposals to assess alignment with United Way funding. We also have the community investment financial team (CIFT). CIFT oversees the fiscal accountability of organizations awarded United Way funding. The health, education, financial stability, essential services and CIFT teams report to the Community Investment Committee (CIC), which brings funding recommendations to United Way's Board of Directors.

Up to 30 hours between January and June 2024. Attend in-person or virtually scheduled meetings and prepare for meeting by reviewing and evaluating program proposals.

Investment area

Dates

Financial Stability

Monday 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
2024: January 22, February 12 and 26, March 11 and 25 and April 6.  May 6 is a debrief meeting.

Health

Tuesday 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
2024: January 23, February 6 and 27, March 5 and 26, and April 9 . May 14 is a debrief meeting.

Education

Wednesday 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
2024: January 17, February 7, 21, and 21, March 6, 13 and 20, April 10 and 17. May 15 is a debrief meeting.

Essential Services

Thursday 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
2024: January 11, February 15 and 29, March 14 and 28 and April 11 and 18. May 9 is a debrief meeting.

CIFT – community investment financial team

Wednesday 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
2024: January 18 and 24, February 14 and 28, March 13 and 27 and April 10 and 24.

 

The volunteers who serve on the volunteer advisory teams meet virtually using Microsoft Teams or may attend in person.

Meetings are typically scheduled from 4-5:30 p.m. Depending on agenda items and the number of proposals to evaluate, times may be shorter or slightly longer depending on team discussion.

Volunteers can select the team that they have the most knowledge or interest in that fit with their schedule.

Yes. The 2024-25 funding year is starting this spring. Submit your application prior to December 31, 2023.

We are currently accepting applications to become a member of a volunteer advisory team. Click here to submit your information.

Contact MaryBeth Kallio, community investment director, at (262) 898.2247 or mkallio@unitedwayracine.org.