Campaign Central
Triangle United Way Campaign at a Glance
Your investment in Triangle United Way's Community Care Fund creates positive change. You make a difference in more than 300,000 lives each year in Durham, Wake and Orange counties when you give. Triangle United Way ensures that your contribution is invested in solutions that improve lives. It's what matters.
2007 Volunteer Campaign Chairpersons
- Triangle: J.R. Shearin, Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Durham County: TBD
- Orange County: Christopher Woodfin, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Wake County: Doug Vinsel, Duke Raleigh Hospital
2007 Campaign Theme: Together, we do what matters.
- Population in our Service Area (Wake, Durham,Orange): 1,050,645
Donation Sources
- Individual Employee Contributions: 76.5%
- Corporate Gifts: 19.8%
- Other Donors: 3.7%
- Number of People Served by Triangle United Way Funded Programs:
over 300,000 annually - Amount Raised to create Community Impact through the United Way Community Care Fund in 2005: $10.6 million
- Triangle United Way Administrative Overhead: 14.5%
- National recommended maximum for charitable overhead is 35% as reported by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Key Dates
- Community Campaign Kickoff: TBD
- Company Campaign Results Due: November 1, 2007
- Campaign Finale -- Old Reliable Run: November 11, 2007
Campaign History
- 1995: 3 County United Ways Combined $15 Million
- 1996: Triangle United Way $17.3 Million
- 1997: $20,007,000
- 1998: $22,300,000
- 1999: $25,017,119
- 2000: $26,150,618
- 2001: $26,170,154
- 2002: $22,245,606
- 2003: $10,600,000 Community Care Fund
- 2004: $11,219,751 Community Care Fund
- 2005: $10,643,000 Community Care Fund
- 2006: $10,810,000 Community Care Fund
Past Campaign Leadership
2006 Campaign Chairpersons
Triangle Campaign Chair: Tom Adams, Time Warner Cable; Orange County Chair: Christopher Woodfin, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina;
Durham County Chair: Tommy Schenck, WRAZ Fox 50; Wake County Chair: David Strong, Rex Healthcare
2005 Campaign Chairpersons
Triangle Campaign Chair: Orage Quarles, The News & Observer; Orange County Chair: Brenda Larson, Chapel Hill News; ;Wake County Chairs: Laura Bingham, Peace College & Tom Adams, Time Warner Cable
2004 Campaign Chairpersons
Triangle Campaign Chair: Bob Greczyn , Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; Durham Campaign Chair: Bill Donelan, Duke University Health System; Orange County Chair: Senator Howard Lee;Wake County Chair: Bill McNeal, Superintendent, Wake County Public Schools
2003 Campaign Chairpersons
Triangle Campaign Chair: Smedes York , York Properties; Durham Campaign Chair: Mike Ruffin, Durham County Government; Orange County Chair: Lee Pavao, Community Volunteer;Wake County Chair: Mark Ascolese, Powerware
2002 Campaign Chairpersons
Triangle Campaign Chair: Dennis & Joan Gillings, Quintiles Transnational; Durham Campaign Chair: Jerry O'Keefe, PSNC; Orange Campaign Chair: Zina Almers, Alliance for Affordable Health Care;Wake Campaign Chair: Santo Costa, Consultant, Quintiles Transnational
2001 Campaign Chairpersons
Triangle Campaign Chair: Barry Eveland, Senior State Executive, IBM; Durham Campaign Chair: MaryAnn Black, Durham County Commissioner; Orange Campaign Chair: Randy Bridges, Superintendent Orange County Schools; Wake Campaign Chairs: Rob Hoak, General Bank Executive for the Carolinas, First Union Bank / O. Temple Sloan Jr., Chairman and CEO of General Parts
2000 Campaign Chairpersons
Triangle Campaign Chair: Molly Broad, President University of North Carolina; Durham Campaign Chair: Dr. Ann Denlinger, Superintendent, Durham Public Schools; Orange Campaign Chair: Carl Fox/Valerie Stafford-Fox, District Attorney/Research Project Manager, Orange County/Schering Oncology Biotech; Wake Campaign Chair: Ray Champ, CEO, WakeMed
1999 Campaign Chairpersons
Triangle Campaign Chair: Ken Otis, CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Durham Campaign Chair: Richard "Stick" Williams, Vice President of Business and Community Relations, Duke Power Company Orange Campaign Chair: Calvin Horton, Chapel Hill Town Manager Wake Campaign Chair: Fred Crisp, Publisher, The News & Observer