About United Way Silicon Valley
United Way Silicon Valley creates lasting and measurable change
in Silicon Valley by focusing on the three key building blocks of life: Income, Education and Health. We bring stakeholders together to generate philanthropy from all segments of our community, marshal resources, forge community consensus, and build coalitions and partnerships. The combined result is far greater than the sum of each individual component.
United Way's focus is to improve the Education, Income and Health of every Silicon Valley resident:
~ Enable everyone to give and invest the funds where they are
needed the most and have shown measurable results,
~ Engage people to advocate to change systems on behalf of those
whose voice may not otherwise be heard,
~ Empower everyone to volunteer to maximize their impact on the
lives of others.
Our Values
Trust – We create an environment where our interactions are based upon candor and respect for individual contributions. We are committed to earning the trust and confidence of our teammates and to always act for the absolute good of the whole.
Diversity - We embrace and respect our diverse community in United Way’s work and always look at issues from various perspectives, embracing diverse beliefs and values.
Excellence – We maintain the highest possible standards in all our work efforts by doing the little things well on a day-to-day basis. We take pride in our work, celebrate our accomplishments, and promote innovation and change to have the most progressive charitable organization possible. We meet the highest standards of performance and customer service. We embrace creativity and continuous improvement enabling us to make a significant impact in the communities that we serve.
Accountability– We provide outstanding stewardship of United Way’s resources of time, treasure and talent by setting clear expectations, measurable goals and achieving significant results, internally and externally.
Teamwork - We treat one another and the organization with respect and communicate openly. We foster collaboration while maintaining individual accountability. We encourage the best ideas to surface from anywhere within the organization.
Leadership – We demonstrate leadership by being informed, proactive, collaborative, strategic and effective in our effort to make our vision a reality. Every employee and volunteer is empowered to be a leader in this organization.
Balance – We produce excellent results with a commitment to a work-life balance and to promote individual health, enjoyment and fulfillment.
Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED
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UnitedWaySV's Board of Directors recently endorsed Measure A, the Santa Clara County Healthy Kids Parcel Tax, on the November 2010 ballot. Passage of Measure A is necessary to prevent thousands of children from losing their insurance and to ensure that all eligible county children have access to health coverage including preventative healthcare services, early detection and treatment. Support of this measure aligns with UnitedWaySV's 2013 goal of providing 100% of local children with access to routine health care. Email 
