Founded in 1982, Community Works is a cooperative fundraising effort among community-based and social justice oriented organizations. Our goal is to develop a stable and growing source of support for our member organizations, primarily through our partnership with local businesses as part of their employee giving campaigns. We do this by …

• Expanding traditional definitions of charitable activity to include advocacy and community organizing;
• Increasing employee awareness of community resources;
• Demonstrating alternative approaches to pressing issues; focuses attention on issues not previously addressed;
• And fostering the empowerment of donors as they choose where they will direct their contributions.

Membership in Community Works has grown to mean much more to our organizations than raising money. Community Works has provided an opportunity for member organizations to share resources among themselves and to collaborate on projects that benefit the broader community.   Since 1982, we have raised over $5 million for our member organizations.

Remembering Our Colleague & Friend

Kip Tiernan, Co-founder of Community Works and a CW Board Member, passed away on July 2nd, 2011. Kip was a relentless advocate for poor and homeless people.  She stood for people who were underserved and considered “invisible”.  We will miss her irrepressible, indomitable, loving spirit.  We will continue to work together to make Kip’s hopeful vision of a just future a reality.