SWOT Analysis and Recommendations for Global United Way

RUNNING HEAD: HUMAN SERVICES
HUMAN SERVICES

Executive Summary
The scope of the current analysis deals with Global United Way. The Global United
Way was started in 1887 in Colorado USA. It is a non-profit organization established with a
motive of identifying welfare problems in society and coming up. A comprehensive SWOT
analysis for the organisation is conducted along with providing certain recommendations for
improvement.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................3
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Organization Accomplishments.................................................................................................4
Sponsors of United Way WA.....................................................................................................5
Challenges faced by non-profit organizations............................................................................6
Challenges faced by United Way WA.......................................................................................6
SWOT ANALYSIS....................................................................................................................6
Strengths of the organization.....................................................................................................7
Weaknesses................................................................................................................................7
Identify Opportunities................................................................................................................8
Threats........................................................................................................................................8
Application of appropriate organizational TheorY....................................................................8
How can the organization start using this theory?.....................................................................9
Proposal for a new initiative......................................................................................................9
Recommendations toward its implementation...........................................................................9
Identification of stakeholders...................................................................................................11
Strategies to use to advocate the approval of the new initiative..............................................11
Conclusion................................................................................................................................13
References................................................................................................................................14
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Introduction
The Global United Way was started in 1887 in Colorado USA. It was founded by a
rabbi, two ministers, priest, and a Denver woman. It is a non-profit organization established
with a motive of identifying welfare problems in society and coming up with suitable actions
on how to solve them. This team came together to come up with solutions to the various
issues that were facing the community (Bezjian, Holmstrom & Kipley, 2009). They also
aimed at collecting funds for charities and coordinating various wellbeing services however
the organization collapsed. Come 1986 some Perth businessmen founded United Way WA in
Australia (Ackerman & Auten, 2008). This was to cater for the increasing needs of the
society and charitable requests (Fleming and Tappin, 2009). United Way mainly aims at
caring for people and ensuring good lifestyles. The United Ways aimed at providing great
opportunities to the community to ensure societal well-being by meeting their basic needs
which are Income, health, and Education. They considered the three as the most critical assets
in the society (Eikenberry, 2008). Education was thought to give skills and knowledge to
young people. Therefore, students got good jobs and income and also meet the basic needs of
their families. United Way also came up with very many programmes in the health sector
meant to improve health service
Organization Accomplishments
The following are some of the organization accomplishments undertaken by the
organisation.
 Community Engagement: United Way focuses more on the issues facing the society
thus they are involved in community services. They aim to find and understand the
various issues facing the community and come up with essential strategies to solve
them.
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