Please click here to open and download the EITC Survey. Submit your completed survey by mail to : Mary Shaheen, 155 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12210 or via email to shaheenm@uwnys.org.
EITC estimator on NYS OTDA site
Now available on the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance website is an EITC estimator - an easy-to-use tool to help individuals determine if they may be eligible for the Federal, State, and New York City EITCs. Go to the OTDA home page (http://www.otda.state.ny.us/). The calculator can be accessed on the right hand side of the home page.
Promising Practices for Achieving Impact
It is widely held that community impact is a journey. What is not as widely acknowledged is that in this transformation process, many United Ways have already made significant progress in achieving impact. Sharing these efforts can help colleagues address similar challenges in their own communities. Towards that end, several United Ways have provided the following examples of Community Impact:
United Way of the Greater Capital Region: Born Learning
If you have a good example of community impact at your United Way, please download this template in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Then fill it out with the information requested and send it to Mary Shaheen at shaheenm@uwnys.org.
How Are We Doing?
Community Impact Exercise - 2007
For the last four summers United Way of NYS has assessed local United Way progress in achieving the eight essential attributes of a community impact United Way and their evolution along a change continuum (An overview of how United Ways have evolved over time - developed by United Way of Dutchess County and modified by United Way of Schenectady County). The annual update is done during the summer meetings of the Professional Advisory Committee (PAC). Please click here to read the complete report.
EITC Survey - 2007
Local United Ways throughout NYS are engaging in work aimed at increasing the number of eligible filers who claim this credit. The complete results of these efforts for the 2007 tax season follow and include these notable accomplishments:
The NYS VOAD 2007-08 Directory and Handbook is now available for use as a resource in responding to disasters. The handbook provides information about disaster planning, and a list of VOAD leadership in the voluntary sector as well as government partners. There is also information about the state's and VOAD's activation levels. Please contact Tony Rashid, NYSVOAD Coordinator for further information or to make corrections at 585-328-3380 ext 138. Please click here for the Handbook!
February 25, 2007 -- Emergency Preparedness Guide - This guide is intended for United Ways to use as a planning tool to prepare for the unforeseen emergency or disaster. The guide takes the best of what we have learned from others across the country and here in New York State. The sections help United Way staff to make plans with their families, and for their United Way operations. Another section is a tool for United Ways to use in planning with community partners so that both short term relief and long term recovery needs are met, in coordination with local, state and federal government.
