A. Business Office

This series documents the role of the Business Office in over-seeing compliance of the funding raised for operations and programs from local and state government sources. Also documented is the effort of United South End Settlements to raise funds for operations, facilities, and programs from city and state sources.

Subseries A. Business subseries documents implementation, monitoring, and compliance enforcement of all pubic grants and contracts. Also documented are United strategic planning, budget development, and program planning, as well as the contract manager's participation in the Administration / Management, Planning, and Strategic Planning committee meetings. Records included in this subseries are meeting minutes, grant and contract reports, and program reports. Correspondence to and from executive directors, program directors, deputy directors, and staff; meeting notes; and Board of Director minutes annotated by John Roch, for 2003-2006 are also included.

Subseries B. Public Grants and Contracts documents the funding of operations and programs and the development of new programs. Funding sources include the Massachusetts Cultural Council; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts departments of Education, Public Health, Social Services, and Public Welfare; the Massachusetts Executive Office of Communities and Development and Elderly Affairs; and the Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council. Local government sources include the City of Boston's Public Facilities Department, Jobs and Community Services, and the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation; the Neighborhood Development and Employment Agency; and the Boston Housing Authority. Grants from private foundations and corporations are scattered throughout this series. Records included in this series are progress, quarterly, and final reports; program audits and budgets; and correspondence to and from funding sources regarding reports, contract amendments, and appeals. The proposals include supporting materials, such as program descriptions, newsletters, and curricula. The City of Boston Arts Lottery Council and the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities records include comprehensive reports regarding audience profiles, response, and turnout for all exhibits; publicity material; evaluation of goals; and program successes and failures. Proposals and grants are also scattered throughout Series 2, Executive Staff and Series 4, Programs. Grant awards from private sources are located in Series 5, Development Office.