Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-12

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Should new fund raising
organization be set up?
What structural relationships
should be worked out between
the United Fund, and the Wei.
fare Planning Agency in the
Community?
How should the distribution
of funds raised be worked out
among the participating agen-
cieS?
What symbol should be used
by the United Fund?
How is the goal for a United
Fund Campaign arrived at?
These and other questions re
quire craftsmanship to resolve.
and each community works them
out differently 1t is sufficient
at this point to state that if Great
er Washington moves into a
United Fund, the citizen leader
ship undoubtedly would be able
to resolve such questions.
Any community going into
United Fund should understand
and accept the fact that the Unit
ed Fund is not a panacea. 1t
cannot completely eliminate all
appeals for funds. However, the
benefits to the community, con-
tributors, and people needing
help are considerable. Included
among the benefits are:
1T does provide the eligible
agencies with an opportunity for
a single fund raising effort for
their support, rather than having
to compete for funds with all
other agencies.
PIT does conserve volunteer
manpoWer, so that a civic mind
ed person is not called upon to
give of his time soliciting funds
in multiple campaigns.
st does save time and con-
fusion in business houses and
government offices because they
can put on a once-a-year all out
fund raising effort rather than
have to put on two, three or a
dozen drives among their en-
ployees.
At does mean a savings in
campaign costs, thus permitting
more of the funds collected going
into actual services.
SIT does mean that if a per-
son gives enough at one time,
he can with clear conscience feel
that he has done his fair share.
ct does mean that the aver
age giver will be spared the con-
fusion of deciding relative merits
of separate appeals, since he will
have assurance that the United
Fund leadership will give such
! questions adequate study. !,
Tt does mean the likelihood
of more money raised for the
eligible agencies.
On the other hand, there are
some things that a United Fund
does not do:
IA United Fund does not
raise money for major capital re-
pairs, requirements or new build
ings.
"A United Fund does not in
clude agencies that are not strict
ly welfare, health or recreation in
the social service sense. For ex-
ample, it would not include the
symphony orchestra, the Crusade
for Freedom, etc.-no matter how
worthy such activities may be.
ga United Fund does not in.
clude agencies that may be social
service in nature but extremely
limited in interest-no matter
how worthy such activities may
be.
"A United Fund would not
be in a position to dictate to its
participating agencies against
their conducting house to house
canvass if their entrance into the
United Fund is contingent upon
their so doing-aS in the case
of the recently announced ma
tional Red Cross policy.
5-The United Fund does not
underwrite cost of agency serv-
ices to those who can afford to
pay:-for example, if boy can
afford to pay for a membership
in the YMCA, it is expected that
he should; if a family can afford
to pay all or part of a needed
medical care program, it should.
Although there are many spec.
ific situations that need to be
thought through carefully in the
National Capital Area before the
community can have a successful
United Fund, one in particular
warrants public attention. 1t is
fact that currently the Federal
Government does not make pos.
,sible a voluntary payroll deduc-
ton plan for those government
workers who wish to give a sui.
ficient amount but who can only
do so on an installment plan, pre-.
ferablY through payroll deduc.