Category: Spotlight
100 Years and Counting!
United Way Bay Area Celebrates a Century of Impact, United for Equity There was an idea, nearly a century ago, that the best…
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A BEACON OF HOPE – AN OPEN “THANK YOU” NOTE TO MACKENZIE SCOTT
Author: Ena Yasuhara Li Tis the season for thank you notes. As we start the new year, many of us may be writing thank…
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WOMEN UNITED SPOTLIGHT WITH ARCHANA VENUGOPAL
United Way Bay Area’s Women United Volunteer Helps With 211 Data Analysis to Improve the 211 Program United Way Bay Area’s networking group, Women…
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EMERGING LEADERS SPOTLIGHT WITH JOSH GILBERT
United Way Bay Area’s networking group, Emerging Leaders, has been a group where like-minded professionals grow their leadership skills and make a commitment to giving…
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HOME IS WHERE THE START IS
By: Kevin Zwick Growing up, having a safe and stable home meant that my sister and I had a sturdy foundation on which to…
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HOW I BECAME AN ADVOCATE THROUGH WOMEN UNITED
By: Barbara Bennett I never ever imagined myself being a “lobbyist.” But for a day in mid-February last year (right before the California State…
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A VETERAN AND HIS SON FIND SHELTER AND SUPPORT
Father and son find out what it’s like to finally feel at home. David and his teenage son, Steven arrived at Compass Family…
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CEO Kevin Zwick: ‘My First Six Weeks on the Job’
When I accepted the position as CEO of United Way Bay Area in June of 2020, I knew there would be big challenges ahead. The…
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United Way Bay Area CEO Anne Wilson to Retire
United Way Bay Area (UWBA) CEO Anne Wilson has announced her retirement after 40 years of service—she joined the nonprofit in 1980 and became its…
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Emerging Leaders Fighting Poverty
Read how one of UWBA’s Emerging Leaders is helping fight Bay Area poverty. Meet Oscar Alvarez. He is a new member of the Steering Committee…
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