"All United Ways are independently operated, so that's the beauty of our work - we can really tailor our programming and our investments to what each of our community needs are. But our state association also allows us to learn from each other...and we've been working more together on statewide efforts over the last couple years.
... One of the goals that I'm hoping to accomplish is to really find more opportunities for our statewide association to unite and make a difference on a statewide level.
... I think it's really important that we can hopefully tackle some big issues like hunger, childcare, and there's definitely strength in numbers and all of us working together to make a difference." - UWNEMN Executive Director Erin Shay on her appointment to lead the United Ways of Minnesota board