TWO TRUTHS, NO LIE Poverty is persistent in Greenville County. We can’t let it win — because everyone deserves a shot at a better life. To flip the script and win for our community, United Way of Greenville County must inspire and activate donors to increase access and reduce barriers to higher earnings for low-income earning members of the community.
WHERE WE PLAY Our strategy to reduce barriers to higher
SYSTEMS CHANGE TOOLBOX
earnings starts with increasing access
The transformative change we seek requires working with
in four critical areas:
all of the tools of systems change:
Housing
Investing Resources
Relationships
Childcare
Policy
Power Dynamics
Education
Practices
Mental Models
Transportation
OUR PLAN TO WIN INVEST IN ONLY WHAT WORKS Data-driven decision-making ensures we’re making smart choices, maximizing donor resources and meeting our impact goals for the community. TELL STORIES THAT CHANGE NARRATIVES AND INSPIRE
FIGHT FOR POLICIES THAT HELP, NOT HURT
Knowing is only half the battle. To unite the
It takes more than money to win for our
community behind real solutions, we tell stories
community. We advocate at all levels of government
that reframe common narratives about the causes
for policies that help us beat back poverty.
of poverty and how to solve it.