Leaflets in Action

My colleagues and I hit downtown Chicago today as we braved the weather to leaflet in front of the Metcalfe Federal Building as apart of driving in donations from workplace giving.

While we got mixed emotions from early morning federal workers, several seemed interested in what we're doing within Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection through either Community Shares or the Combined Federal Campaign. Which leads me to believe we will have a better workplace giving turnout coming in next year. But this means continuing to tell the story and pushing for the cause.


Through our story, we can increase our donations that come in from corporations through workplace campaigns. Workplace fundraising campaigns are a great, non-intrusive way to help Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection.

Today we were targeting people who classify as "federal employees." Which means if you work for any government agency (USPS, FAA, any state university, SEC) you can donate to us via the Combined Federal Campaign (#20937 @ the tip-top of page 21). But now with the beauty of Community Shares of Illinois (CSI) you can contribute through workplace giving from ANY company that offers it. Even through United Way you can choose your own charity! Feel free to write us in. Both you and your co-workers can designate pledges to Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection and in many cases employers will match your contribution.

We understand that these are tough times to raise money and tougher times to GIVE, so we need to work harder and reach further than the normal thought process of fundraising and delve into development. Workplace giving is a small step in creating those relationships. And it is something we can all participate in.

Learn about workplace fundraising and other ways to help at http://www.cabriniconnections.net/donate/other_ways.asp
The options are there, please do what you can.