The Hard Reality
Hall County, Georgia, is a thriving community with a rich history of caring for those in need. It is a place for families to grow and prosper with great economic opportunity. Yet, many still struggle to make ends meet. With a population estimated at 200,000 and continuing to grow, 54% of that population is financially burdened, earning $60,000 or less as a family of four. With the scale tipped toward poverty, our community will experience reduced buying power and tax revenues, and ultimately less economic growth.
A Trusted Leader
The mission of United Way is to unite people, organizations, and resources to improve lives in Hall County. In order to address poverty, we know that we cannot do this alone; that we must unite. Together, we can solve problems larger than any one of us can solve alone. From our unique position at the center of the nonprofit, government, philanthropic, and business communities, UWHC drives focused collaboration among our partners to address community specific challenges. We assert an emphasis on education, health, and financial stability to provide avenues for everyone to engage in creating change.
A New Approach
Collective impact is the commitment of a group of individuals from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem, using a structured form of collaboration. Successful collective impact initiatives have five conditions that together produce true alignment and lead to powerful results: a common agenda, shared measurement systems, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and a backbone support organization. (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
Focusing on education, health, and financial stability, we work to address our community’s economic mobility challenges.
2024 Collective Impact Grants
We are excited to announce that our 2024 Collective Impact application will be opening on September 1, 2022. In order to apply, your organization will need to attend a Grant Information Training Session. Once you have attended the training, an invitation with the application link will be sent with instructions on how to apply.
Grant Process
To address our community’s economic mobility challenges, 2024 Collective Impact Grants will be allocated to agencies that align with our Community Game Plan objectives through a competitive proposal process for a one-year grant period. Click here to review or download our Community Game Plan.
All programs will be assessed through a review process in which applications are reviewed by a volunteer Collective Impact Grant Panel. The review process includes an evaluation of the application and financial certification materials. All materials must be submitted through e-CImpact, our online grants portal. In addition, a site tour may be requested.
Key Dates
Grant Information Training Dates (only need to attend one)
Tuesday, April 23rd from 1:00pm-3:00pm
Training Option 1- https://unitedwayofhallcounty-bloom.kindful.com/e/2025-community-investment-grant-training-
Wednesday, April 24th from 1:00pm-3:00pm
Training Option 2- https://unitedwayofhallcounty-bloom.kindful.com/e/2025-community-investment-
Thursday, May 2nd from 8:30am-10:30am
Training Option 3- https://unitedwayofhallcounty-bloom.kindful.com/e/2025-community-investment-3
Application Opens
September 1st, 2022
Grant Cycle
January 1st, 2023 - December 31st, 2023
Minimum Requirements
The following requirements must be met in order for a program to be considered for a Collective Impact Grant.
501(C) tax-exempt organizations
Organizations that serve Hall County residents
Grant materials must be submitted by due date
Ability to comply with Financial Certification requirements
Single Proposal
In an effort to evaluate agencies as a whole, we do not require separate applications for each program included in the proposal. Only one proposal per agency (i.e., distinct 501(c)3) will be accepted and reviewed for funding. The application will provide an opportunity to represent multiple programs and impact areas within a single proposal. By reviewing one application that contains all program details, our intention is to better understand the totality of an agency’s impact while ensuring a focused and efficient grant review process.
For administrative purposes, agencies will be asked to identify one impact area with which their overall proposal is most aligned. However, we recognize that in serving individuals and families, programs and activities often cross multiple impact areas. For that reason, agencies can select target standardized outcomes from any of the three impact areas (Education, Health, Financial Stability) in the application.
A maximum of three programs can be included within the application. UWHC does not prioritize multi-program proposals over single program proposals, but rather selects grantees based on alignment with criteria, ability to report outcomes, and potential for impact.
Contact Information
The UWHC Collective Impact Team is committed to assisting with implementation and support during the grants process, and therefore, will be an important resource for both agencies and volunteers.
Please direct any Collective Impact Grant questions to jdudley@unitedwayhallcounty.org and you will be connected with the appropriate staff member or resource.