Welcome to this week's episode of What's Happening Salem!

In this episode, Jacob Espinoza and Brandon Sommers sit down with Jodi Blackman from United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley to discuss:

• The evolution of United Way over the past decade.
• Taking over the Awesome 3000 community event.
• How nonprofit funding is changing.
• And much more!

Timestamps:

03:37 - United Way's service transformation

08:28 - Enrichment Academy program overview

12:09 - Federal funding uncertainties

18:59 - Fiscal management approach

21:26 - Awesome 3000 acquisition

28:49 - Event sponsorship opportunities

33:39 - Leadership succession challenges