United Way Announces Stuart Haniff Director of Resource Development

October 7, 2009

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United Way is very pleased to announce Stuart I.R. Haniff, M.H.A. as the new Director of Resource Development. Haniff comes to the organization with 20 years of continuous fundraising, administration, and health care management experience, including leadership, resource development, planned giving, and operations.

Haniff joins Inland Empire United Way’s mission to engage a caring community to respond to human need by helping disadvantaged kids succeed in school, providing easy access to health and social services, developing opportunities for volunteers to create positive change, and strengthening financial stability opportunities for low-income families and individuals.

Haniff said, “I am honored to be part of such a worthy and vital organization as yours. I feel my experience, my background, and the relationships I hold will be a tremendous asset and further greatly the work already in place.”

Crystal Todd, Interim Executive Director of Inland Empire United Way, said, “Stuart brings his enthusiasm, passion and experience to our organization and the community, and will be an integral part of our team.”

Before taking the lead as Director of Resource Development at Inland Empire United Way, Haniff served as the Director of Development at Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire, one of the largest chapters of a highly recognizable nonprofit with a mission to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Prior to Make-A-Wish Foundation, Haniff was the Executive Director at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of the county hospital in the largest geographic county in the United States with a commitment to achieving an adequate and diverse nursing workforce in the Inland Empire.

Stuart Haniff holds a Masters of Health Administration degree from University of La Verne and a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from University of California, Los Angeles.

Inland Empire United Way (IEUW) is a nonprofit organization that works in partnership with local community leaders, businesses, government agencies, other nonprofits, and individuals to build a stronger, healthier community. By focusing on our initiatives and programs in Education, Health, Financial Stability, and Volunteerism, as well as 2-1-1 San Bernardino County, long-lasting and positive changes are made in the lives of children, families, and individuals. The IEUW service area covers portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties. LIVE UNITED is a call to action for everyone to become part of the change. For more information about your local United Way, please visit our website at www.ieuw.org.

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