United is the Way!
In partnership with the community we unite people and organizations around shared goals, mobilize volunteers to be social change agents, and leverage investments through measurable strategies and aligning of resources to fight for youth opportunity, financial security, and community resiliency.
We support Collective Impact where all of us — people from nonprofit, public, and private sectors — pull together to address a specific problem and find meaningful solutions. Rather than organizations working in isolation, MUW brings people together in a structured way to achieve social change. We unite members of our community to work together to address identified needs that will strengthen and solve issues related to our focus areas of youth opportunity, financial security, and community resiliency.
Collective Impact strategies are rooted in shared agendas, plans, and measures and rely on open communication and management by a strong, strategic leader. We are proud to serve our community in this role.
Learn More About our Areas of Impact
Youth Opportunity Vision
Monadnock children and youth thrive, supported by safe and nurturing families and communities.
Outcomes
- Caregivers nurture youth's education and healthy development
- Youth experience strong, supportive relationships with trusted adults and peers
- Youth services are affordable, accessible, and high-quality
- Youth-serving organizations work together to provide coordinated support
Strategies
- Workforce training
- Community education
- Service support, coordination, and provision
- Advocacy
- Volunteerism
Financial Security Vision
Monadnock community members have the financial resources they need to live healthy, happy lives.
Outcomes
- Monadnock community members are financially literate and empowered
- Monadnock community members have equitable access to economic opportunities
- Local organizations work together to eliminate barriers and create pathways to financial opportunity
Strategies
- Workforce training
- Community education
- Service support, coordination, and provision
- Advocacy
- Volunteerism
Community Resiliency Vision
When crises arise, MUW responds in collaboration with local organizations and leaders.
Outcomes
- Community-level needs are identified and addressed quickly when crises arise
- People and resources are mobiled to meet urgent, community-wide challenges
Strategies
- Outreach
- Coordination
- Fundraising
More About Collective Impact
Population Level Goals - These are lofty goals that have been set for each of our focus areas: youth opportunity, financial security, and community resiliency. Eliminating child abuse and neglect, raising reading and math scores, and lifting people above the poverty line are a few. It takes years to see movement. And we can’t do it alone. But working together throughout our community, we can – and we will!
Evidence-based Practices - MUW and our partners examine, research, and choose services shown to solve problems at hand. For example, Impact Monadnock wants to prepare all children for academic, career, and life success. Studies show that engaging families, quality child care and preschool, and home visiting achieve these goals. See the studies here.
Indicators of Success - While studies tell us a service should work, the service itself must be delivered with quality. Each MUW program and initiative sets measurements, such as the percentage of children reaching developmental milestones or the percentage of parents able to maintain jobs. These indicators guide us to success.