Community Giving Campaign

The annual Community Giving Campaign is the hallmark of our work at Community Shares and our primary service to our member nonprofit organizations and Colorado’s “everyday philanthropists”.  The 2008 Community Giving Campaign totaled nearly $1.5 million in pledged funding for local nonprofit organizations.  Through giving campaigns offered by Community Shares and our Denver Metro coalition Partnership for Colorado, we reach an audience of more than 140 workplaces and 200,000 employees annually.

Community Shares welcomes all donors with no minimum donation amounts.  Our community of “everyday philanthropists” takes advantage of the accessibility and convenience of paycheck contribution giving.  With an average gift of just over $5 each week, Community Shares has raised nearly $16 million dollars from individuals in Colorado.

Workplace giving is the highest yielding and least expensive fundraising method, providing nearly $4 billion annually to nonprofit organizations nationwide.  Over the past 7 years, our Community Giving Campaigns have exceeded our goals and achieved a 50% increase in total giving.  At the same time, we’ve lowered campaign management fees by 2.5% over the past five years.

Thanks to our generous community of donors and our internal focus on efficiency, more dollars are reaching local nonprofit organizations than ever before.  Start a giving campaign at your workplace today!