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28th Annual
Don Carlos
Humanitarian Awards.
Honoring Tempe's
Great Humanitarians.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Arizona Historical Society
Please contact
Emma Gully
or 480-858-2307
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Join the Team!
Get it better shape, make new friends and most of all, help those most in need!
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In-Kind Donation Boxes
| We have received an outpouring of generosity from our board members and their friends and colleagues!
Through a coordinated drive for water for the homeless and products for the seniors in our Shared Living program, we are overwhelmed by the community response. Thank you!  |
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Shared Living Clean Up
| In June, a small group of dedicated volunteers from TCC and Tempe Neighbors Helping Neighbors teamed up to clean and paint one of the houses in our Shared Living program.
Huge thanks to to Laura Kajfez, Woody Wilson, Mike Jennings, Gary Roberts, Lisa Roach and Kate Hanley for spending a Saturday spiffing up the house!
It will be available to rent soon. Check out our photos on facebook!
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Our Vision
TCC nurtures Tempe's sense of community where children, seniors, families and individuals care for and about one another.
Mission Statement
TCC's mission is to connect those in need with those who care. TCC does this by convening community, conducting research, determining priorities, implementing effective programs and exemplifying prudent stewardship of resources.
Learn more...
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How Nonprofits Spend Your Money
Support for Those Most in Need
Be it through your direct donations or indirectly through the United Way, foundations and government funding, we all have an interest in how nonprofits spend our money. One of the services Tempe Community Council (TCC) is most proud to provide is the annual "Agency Review" process. This annual event brings in a large group of diverse and dedicated volunteers who review grant applications, conduct interviews and make funding recommendations to the Tempe City Council. This fair and unbiased process ensures that the community is directly involved in the disbursement of public funds. In March, 55 TCC volunteers completed Agency Review for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. This resulted in 30 agencies (see the full list here) receiving funds from the City of Tempe to help support nearly *147,000 clients in the Tempe area. These agencies are supported and monitored throughout the year by TCC Board of Directors and staff. Data is collected and compiled regularly through an online reporting system developed by the Valley of the Sun United Way . This system allows TCC to track the impact of your dollars. The chart below illustrates how over 30 nonprofits, partially funded by the City of Tempe, budgeted to spend their total agency revenue in four major categories during the past three fiscal years: 2008/09 through 2010/11. These budgets totaled over $279 million for the 2010/11 fiscal year and range from $133,740 to $36,987,830 in annual budgets. 
This demonstrates that the proportions in these four categories (In-Kind, Non-Personnel/Operating, Other Expense, Salaries/Benefits) remained fairly stable over the three year period; however, in fiscal years 2009/10 and 2010/11 you will see that Salaries/Benefits decreased slightly while In-Kind expenses increased. This is mostly due to nonprofit agencies reducing their workforce, while there was an influx of community support in response to poor economic conditions.
A more detailed look at the Operating Expenses for the 30 funded agencies:
Occupancy (rent, utilities, building and grounds) is one of the largest categories (nearly 6%). Specific Assistance for individuals; Professional Fees and Contracts; and Supplies/Equipment/Rental Maintenance total over 10% and reflects that many nonprofits often staff with temporary or periodic personnel to keep up with the high demand for services.
*Data is directly captured from agencies,and may include repeat clients based on service provided. Please email Caterina Mena with any questions
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Diversified Funds
Nonprofits supported by the City of Tempe through TCC's Agency Review process each have diverse sources of revenue. Broken down in broad categories, 60% of revenue came from government funding, and 10% from fundraising efforts in the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The remaining 30% was from other sources, including things like program fees. |
It's All About Leverage
TCC's partnership with the City of Tempe allows the leverage of millions of dollars for those most in need in our community. In fiscal year 2010-2011, the City of Tempe funded around $1 million in proportion to the overall funding for the programs operating to help vulnerable Tempeans. Our investment of approximately $1 million leverages over $73 million in human service program staff, experience and resources to help those in need in Tempe. That means that for very $1 invested, an additional $73 is available to programs so that Tempeans can improve their situation and stabilize their lives! 
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People Helping People
It is important to remember what is really behind these facts and figures. Human service programs are essentially about people helping people in need. Whether it is someone utilizing their professional expertise in counseling, case management or mentoring, or providing a service or product (like rental assistance or food boxes), these employees dedicate their professional lives to helping individuals and families in need. These caring professionals provide stability and hope to people when they need it most. We thank all our nonprofit service providers and professional staff for sharing your skills and working tirelessly to help make this a better community for all of us. Thank You!
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