Phil Walnock – Charitable Giving
Phil Walnock is an experienced operations executive in the electric utility and telecommunications industries. He has long experience in large scale project management, contract management, and in the supervision of large numbers of employees.
He has had a long and successful career, but is aware of how fortunate he has been in life. Because this, he is a committed supporter of the United Way, the nonprofit organization that works with some twelve hundred local United Way offices around the United States. These offices pool their fundraising efforts, and identify the most pressing issues faced by communities across the country.
While the United Way mission is clear, many people do not have a clear idea of what it is they do. “Right here in the office, we have three direct services that we offer, that really could be their own non-profits or agency programs,” a United Way employee explained. “They are 2-1-1, Volunteer Solutions, and Teaming for Technology.”
2-1-1 is a free telephone number that people can call for information about agencies and programs that help with problems. Volunteer Solutions is a web portal that other nonprofits can use to post volunteer opportunities. And Teaming for Technology is a program that collects used computers and refurbishes them, and gets them to people who would otherwise not have access to a computer.
And then there is fundraising. “We fundraise year-round,” the United Way employee explained, “but have a heightened season from September to November each year called the Campaign season. The money we raise is then allocated to over 150 programs at our eighty-eight partner agencies.”
Phil Walnock is committed to supporting the United Way.