How It Works

Expanding your workplace giving program is easy and it gives your employees so much more choice in making painless donations to charitable organizations addressing their concerns. And it gives your company the opportunity to further emphasize its aim of 'giving back' to the community.

Here's all we ask of you:

Distribute a Community Shares pledge form and brochure to each employee. If your workplace currently runs another campaign, distribute CS materials simultaneously with other appeals. Most employers run their campaign between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.

Increase awareness of your employee giving campaign and promote informed giving. Gather interested employees for a 5-minute presentation from Community Shares. Community Shares' staff and volunteers are available at any time. Though not required, a personal appeal gives employees a better understanding of their giving options and a chance to ask questions. This may be done jointly with other workplace charities.

Upon the close of your campaign period, collect all employee pledge forms and return the Community Shares copies and any cash donations. Our staff is available to assist in filling out the campaign summary, help review and tally pledge forms and input information in Excel format. We will provide all support necessary to make your campaign run easily and effectively.

Transmit payroll deduction contributions to Community Shares on a monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly basis. We track all agency designations and distribute funds to our member agencies accordingly.

Contact the Community Shares officeat 303-861-7507 to learn more about adding choice in giving to your company's employee giving campaign.  We'll answer any questions you have, and provide all the information you need to include Community Shares in your next workplace giving campaign.