Cost Efficiency:

With the Coalition for Charitable Choice, you are allowing your employees to help charities raise money in the most cost-effective way. Payroll deduction is one of the most efficient ways for a charity to raise money. It is cheaper for an agency to process one large check than many small checks from individuals. With lower fundraising costs, more money can go directly to programs and services. Employees also tend to give more through payroll deduction; studies have shown that the average donor gives seven times as much through payroll deduction than through cash contributions! Payroll deduction provides a consistent income which enables charities to plan and operate more efficiently.

Enhanced Employee Relations:

By offering choice in giving to your employees, you are building morale and improving employee relations. An expanded campaign is an employee benefit. It tells your employees that you support their diverse interests and acknowledges the wide range of charitable groups that they value. Increasingly, employees’ sense of community includes regional, national and international concerns seldom addressed in traditional workplace giving campaigns. A collaborative campaign provides them with a way to give directly to the charity of their choice.

Convenience:

Payroll deduction is also one of the easiest ways for a donor to give to the charity of his or her choice; all the employee has to do is sign up once a year and the rest is taken care of! They don’t have to remember to write checks and they will not be solicited again by these charities. Payroll deduction also offers the donor an easy way to document their charitable contributions.

Improved Community Relations:

By including the Coalition for Charitable Choice’s member federations in your campaign, you are now working with over 300 new charities! This helps enhance your company’s image as a community supporter. By raising more dollars for more organizations, your employees will help benefit more community needs.