Bringing United Ways together to improve the lives of all New Yorkers by: * Enhancing services and programs to strengthen the capacity of local United Ways to be effective community leaders. * Becoming New York State's most effective advocate for public policies that maximize the positive community impact of the state's United Way organizations. * Effectively communicating the established reputation of United Way of New York State as a significant New York State resource * Having a solid financial infrastructure with diversified revenue streams. * Being a model organization demonstrating the highest standards of the not for profit sector and United Way stewardship of the public trust.