News & Updates

Our campaign theme this year is 'Focused on the Future' which echoes our ongoing commitment to strengthening families within our community. For a quick update on this year's campaign, please read our newsletter below.  

United Way of Central New Mexico (UWCNM) has awarded $3.6 million to 104 program grants to health and human service agencies (and seven Community Impact Projects) as part of its efforts to invest in stronger communities. Contributions to United Way of Central New Mexico's work totaled more than $6....

The Annual General Mills Community Champions Classic Golf Tournament, benefitting United Way of Central New Mexico is being held September 18, 2017 at Tanoan Country Club. All funds raised will be donated to UWCNM’s Community Fund. Don’t miss this fun opportunity to help our community! For more...

We are rolling up our sleeves and getting excited as we launch some of our early campaigns. Recently we were out at the Albuquerque Firefighter Training Facility presenting an appeal to some of our city's finest. We have also been speaking with many retailers such as Target, Albertsons and Costco....

We recently celebrated our 279 Impact Investors (donors giving $2,500 or more to directly support the work of UWCNM) and our 371 Tocqueville Society members (donors giving all-encompassing gifts of $10,000 or more) at our annual Thank You Reception hosted at Hotel Chaco on June 8th. Guests learned...

In May we highlighted UWCNM's work to assist with mental health support. Our Community Impact Project with the New Mexico Community Aids Partnership (NMCAP) aims to improve the behavioral health and well-being of transgender youth by offering services to them and their families, and additional...

In 2016, UWCNM created specialized, multi-year grants, called Community Impact Projects (CIPs) that target urgent needs in our community. Each grant is focused on long-term scalability and measurable outcomes. One of our grant recipients was La Plaza Encuento, which is partnering with CNM to...

DENVER AND ALBUQUERQUE—The Daniels Fund is hosting the 2017 Daniels Fund Ethics Consortium Case Competition April 27-28 at the Hyatt Regency Denver. Ten teams of 4-6 undergraduate business students will converge in Denver to participate in this unique competition, designed exclusively for...

The 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, benefitting United Way of Central New Mexico is being held May 18, 2017 at Paako Ridge Golf Club.  The event is sponsored by Enterprise Holdings and all funds raised this year will be donated directly to UWCNM.  Don’t miss this fun opportunity to help our...

On March 14, our outgoing 2016 Campaign Chair, Jason Harrington, emceed United Way's Campaign Celebration recognizing outstanding workplace campaigns, the efforts of Employee Campaign Managers (ECMs), and the many generous donors who collectively contributed over $8,050,000 to support the Community...