Corporate Charitable Giving

• Matching Gifts Program: Employer matches (dollar for dollar or percentage), the contributions their employees make to Carpenter’s Shelter
• Volunteer Grants: Grant money given to Carpenter’s for designated number of volunteer hours performed by employees
• Carpenter’s Shelter Special Event Sponsorship
  • Carpenter’s Cook-off – April 26, 2009
  • Urban Country…on the Runway – September 26, 2009
• Carpenter’s Corporate Costume Event
• Sponsor summer camps
• Dress Down/Denim Day: Employees pay or bring a needed item for donation, then dress down for the day

In-Kind Donations

• Employee Drives:
  • Toiletry Welcome Kits (e.g., travel-sized toothpaste, soap, shampoo, etc.)
  • Non-perishable Food (e.g., breakfast cereal, kids snacks, coffee, drink mix)
  • Towels & Linens
• Gift Certificates (e.g., Target, Old Navy, Walmart)

Individual Charitable Giving

• Workplace Giving Campaign: cash contributions are made in the form of pledges via automatic payroll deduction or one-time contributions
• Angel Fund: Cash contributions to a special fund helping with emergency needs (e.g., baby crib, kids camp)

Volunteer Opportunities

• Tutor a child
• Be a Job or Life Skills Mentor
• Lead a children’s weekend field trip
• Participate in a “Day of Caring” – half-day of a special shelter clean-up project (e.g., pantry or linen closet organization, yard work)
• Prepare and serve a meal for shelter residents
• Lend your professional expertise or interest to our Development Committee (e.g, marketing/PR, special events, budgeting, project management, etc.)
• Help our IT Committee with hardware/software, update and maintain shelter website

For more information please contact Jasmin Witcher, Director of Development and Strategic Alliances, at (703) 548-7500 ext. 203 or jasminwitcher@carpentersshelter.org .