Equity Framework – Overview

United Way’s Equity Framework supports your local United Way to develop, identify and implement strategies, processes and approaches to drive more equitable outcomes in your community. The Equity Framework is intended for United Way staff, including Resource Development, Impact, Policy and Advocacy, and Marketing and Communications to implement equity as a process and result of their work. The Framework draws heavily from U.S. historical developments and current context. The 6 equity levers that form the majority of the contents are tied to core practices of United Ways that can be applied and/or adapted to other contexts. Use Framework contents to make important connections between equity and your United Way’s community-facing work, to identify and adopt specific strategies and action steps, to assess your organization’s progress to date, and to identify specific success measures to track your progress.