These safeguards include a volunteer finance committee, Human resources committee, and board of directors, to name a few. These groups of individuals meet periodically to review and monitor every aspect of United Way operations. Additionally, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona contracts with a local accounting firm to provide an independent audit every year. Auditing firms are chosen through a request for proposal process every few years as a requirement for non-profit organizations. The United Way discourages any form of coercion in the workplace or anywhere else.
Contributions are to be strictly voluntary.