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Frequently Asked Questions
Campaign Structure
Endorsements of the CCC

Implementing a Combined Charities Campaign is an easy process. Even though employees can choose from more than 500 charities, your payroll office only needs to make one deduction per employee. CCC tracks and disburses to participating charities on a quarterly basis.  Here are five easy steps for getting started:

  1. Identify an employee to serve as the key contact person or Worksite Coordinator. Beyond that, all we need is the number of employees and where they are located, if more than one site. CCC prepares and ships all materials you need including donor guides, pledge forms and supporting information.

  2. The Worksite Coordinator will often arrange a meeting for employees at the beginning of the campaign to introduce the program. CCC can provide someone to make a short presentation to explain the campaign and to answer any questions.

  3. CCC does not support pressuring employees to give. Charitable giving should be an individual’s choice – which charity to support or whether they want to give at all. When people do give, it is critical to thank them for their generosity. A simple thank you or note can make a big difference.

  4. After collecting pledge cards from employees, one copy goes to your payroll department authorizing a payroll deduction.  The second copy is sent to the Combined Charities Campaign, which tracks and disburses all funds.

  5. The payroll department only needs to make one deduction per participating employee even if an employee is donating to several different charities.  CCC tracks and disburses funds to the charities selected.

If you have questions or need more information please feel free to contact Linda Moses, (312) 379-0190 or lmoses@cs-il.org.

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