Do's and Don'ts

There is a right way and a wrong way to handle donations. Here are a few short guidelines. A reminder that all donations the need to be mailed to CCO should be sent to the following address.

Catholic Christian Outreach

PO Box 79030 Vanier PO

Ottawa, ON K1L 1A1

DO:

• • DO MAKE SURE donations are returned to YOU, not CCO, so that you can keep track of what is coming in.

  • DO THANK DONORS by sending them a thank you card within 2 days.

  • DO MAIL OR DROP OFF DONATIONS to our headquarters within 2 weeks of receiving them. If you mail donations, please send them in a trackable envelope.

  • DO MAKE SURE THAT DONORS' ADDRESSES ARE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY. This way they will get a tax receipt for their donation.

  • DO COORDINATE WITH OTHER MISSION PARTICIPANTS IN YOUR AREA. You may have some contacts in common, and it would be better to send a joint letter or do a parish appeal together and split the donations raised.

  • DO SEND ALL DONATIONS WITH A DONATION TRACKING SHEET. We will not process your donations until we have received the tracking sheet.

DON'T:

• • DON'T SEND US DONATIONS WITHOUT DONATION FORMS. Every cheque must be stapled to a completed donation form; otherwise, we may not know who it is for or how to send a tax receipt to the donor.

  • DON'T SEND CASH IN THE MAIL OR BRING CASH TO THE OFFICE. If you receive cash donations, deposit them and follow the instructions for sending e-transfers to CCO.

  • DON'T WAIT TO SEND IN YOUR DONATIONS. We should be good stewards of others' generosity and it is courteous to submit their donations so they are not waiting for a cheque to be cashed or a credit card to be charged.