Why go through Centraide when I can give directly to an agency?
Because Centraide provides the best solutions to the problems in our community. Volunteers, agency representatives and other partners from every part of the community come together at Centraide in order to help us find these solutions. Donations to Centraide are used to meet many different needs. By making a single donation to Centraide, you are supporting a wide range of worthy causes. Thanks to its vast network of donors and volunteers, Centraide benefits from economies of scale. This enables us to raise a lot of money for the community while keeping our campaign costs to a minimum. If each agency were required to organize its own campaign, it would have less time and fewer resources to devote to helping people. At Centraide, competent volunteers, supported by a team of consultants, analyse social needs and identify the agencies and projects which meet those needs most effectively. Just imagine if you had to do all that by yourself before making your donation.
