United Way is one of the largest and oldest nonprofits in the United States — and in the world. But its focus right now is on shifting power to small, local organizations, its CEO told an audience of development professionals recently.
Speaking at the Devex Impact House on the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington, Angela Williams said her organization was focused on what was happening at the kitchen table.
It is easy, she said, to focus on policy and politics, but for most people, the really important decisions are those which are taken locally, and which center the individual people who want to see change in their lives.