Why should I make charitable contributions through the Miami Valley CFC when I could just send a check directly to charities I wish to support?
You could write a check and mail it directly to a charity, but most of us wait to be asked before we give. You might respond to a mail solicitation, for example, but maybe not the first one. Maybe a second or third mailing would get your attention. The Miami Valley CFC consolidates all of these individual and costly solicitations into one campaign once a year resulting in lower solicitation costs to the charities. Accounting costs are also much lower because gifts are consolidated into monthly checks. Imagine the accounting overhead if all of these gifts were processed one-by-one each month. Bottom line: Miami Valley CFC costs are lower than any other form of charitable solicitation. The Miami Valley CFC is the most cost-effective way to donate to a charity.
