Tampa Bay, Sarasota United Ways to Merge

United Way of Tampa Bay, serving Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, and United Way of Sarasota County, covering Sarasota and DeSoto counties, will consolidate under a new name: United Way Suncoast.
The merger is effective July 1.
Administrative jobs will be centralize, though the organization says the focus will stay on local communities.
"The regional discussions confirmed our expectations about the benefits of sharing knowledge, systems, professional staff and volunteers, and other resources," said Diana Baker, President & CEO, United Way of Tampa Bay.
Baker will serve as President and CEO of the new regional organization. Local area boards will remain in place, supported by an Area President (one in Tampa Bay, one in Sarasota), local staff and local offices.
The new structure requires local leadership by staff and

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