Director, Community Impact, Healthy Community

United Way of Dane County mobilizes the caring power of our community so all can thrive. From advancing health and education to strengthening livelihoods and local resilience, we connect people to possibility. Our mission is to unite the community to achieve measurable results that change lives. We collaborate with local nonprofits, individuals, families, people with lived experience, businesses, community leaders including policy markers, donors and volunteers to multiply impact and address complex issues no single person or organization can solve alone.

As a local, autonomous member of a global network, we are a nonpartisan organization that works with leaders from all backgrounds to strengthen communities and expand opportunities for all.

We serve as a cornerstone in our community, bringing together people and resources to create lasting change. Together, we are The Power of Caring. Working for All.

The Director, Community Impact, Healthy Community leads, launches, and oversees the investments, initiatives, strategies, goals, and outcomes, as part of the Plan for Community Well Being outlined in the Reducing Health Disparities Mobilization Plan. Through collective impact, by connecting, convening and aligning local available programs, and resources the Director, Community Impact, Healthy Community creates outcomes and results through community engagement, resource development and utilization, volunteer engagement, agency relations, donor relations and public relations.

• Represent United Way and facilitate collaboration among stakeholders in Healthy Community:
  United Way partner agencies, donors, funders, area school districts, and other key community stake holders.
• As a leader in Healthy Community issues related to the community level goals of United Way of Dane County. Acquire and maintain up to date knowledge on community systems, relationships, data and best practices related to our strategies within the Healthy Community portfolio.
• Connect or provide partner agencies with technical assistance and support to advance our common vision and goals.
• Develop, convene and implement partnership initiatives or specific strategies to meet community level goals in Healthy Community.
• Represent United Way and the Plan for Community Well Being on relevant community task forces, commissions, and committees, including the health council staff team and support the CEO in their role on the health council, as well as United Way's contributions to the health council's priority collaborations (Saving Our Babies and Connect Rx in 2025).
• Coordinate activities and communication with partner organizations, i.e., state, county, local commissions, networks, councils, etc. as they relate to the Healthy Community programs and strategies of the Plan for Community Well Being, or Vision Council goals and strategies.
• Lead, facilitate and convene community engagement and listening sessions to educate the community, provide feedback on our vision, goals, and strategies, and motivate public action and advocacy. This includes facilitating convenings to bring community together to address priority issues and systemic responses aligned to United Way's Plan for Community Well Being and Strategic Plan.
• Support, develop and manage implementation of pilot programming and special projects as requested.
• In collaboration with Marketing, lead marketing and public relations for Health Impact Area and external communications about the portfolio of work. Including being the United Way Representative for website, digital content including videos, media interviews, event or press conference speaking engagements,…