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Become a Member

As a member of the Community of Caring:

  • You play an important role in making a meaningful impact on our communities.
  • You receive numerous value-added resources that make it easy for you to “do more with less.”
  • There are many opportunities for recognition and visibility.
  • You participate in a learning community of like-minded organizations for networking and best practices.
  • You may take advantage of leadership and governance opportunities.
  • Your organization’s reputation will be enhanced in the eyes of your stakeholders.

Eligibility

All employers, regardless of size, sector, ownership (publicly-held or privately-owned) or profit classification (for-profit or not-for-profit) are eligible to join the Community of Caring.

Membership Levels and Benefits

There are five annual membership levels – Affiliate, Member, Partner, Steward, and Luminary. Each level provides valuable benefits in:

  • Leadership
  • Visibility and Recognition
  • Organizational Development Resources
  • Social Responsibility
  • Education, Learning and Development
  • Governance

Some examples of the benefits included at all levels are:

  • Branding as a member of the Community of Caring
  • Your organization’s best practices highlighted on the Companies That Care website
  • Community of Caring logo for your use on your organization’s website and recruiting materials
  • Recognition on the Companies That Care website as a Community of Caring member
  • Companies That Care Honor Roll Application Fee and Feedback Report
  • Recognition in major media if named to Honor Roll
  • Companies That Care online employee engagement survey and report
  • Participation in collaborative community-building initiatives with other members, including the AIM High mentoring initiative
  • Participation in the Virtual Book Club
Benefits then expand significantly with each higher membership level. At the highest levels (Steward and Luminary), benefits include value-added extras such as complimentary consulting, significant discounts on Companies That Care education programs (e.g., the Best Practices Road Show and Stepping Stone Seminar Series), presentation opportunities, and participation in the Companies That Care Executive Leadership Forum.

Membership Fees

Membership Type Fee
Affiliate $250
Member $2,500
Partner $5,000
Steward $10,000
Luminary $25,000

Join the Community of Caring

  • Pay via PayPal with all major credit cards accepted.

(You do not need to be a registered PayPal member in order to pay via PayPal.)

$250 Affiliate

$2,500 Member
$5,000 Partner
$10,000 Steward
$25,000 Luminary

Membership

We all have an active role to play in building and sustaining Chicagoland.  Data has shown that those employers that are involved in their communities and highly value their employees have greater employee engagement and superior business results. Employers who are looking to take their business to the next level should join Center for Companies That Care.

Companies That Care members believe:

  • Employers must participate in solving social problems
  • Creating value for society goes hand in hand with creating value for stakeholders
  • Success should be measured by more than profits
  • Corporate culture should value employees and support community involvement

Value to Members

Center for Companies That Care understands how to develop impactful community initiatives without sacrificing business priorities.  Through their membership, employers can:

Enable Social Responsibility

Whether your business is already socially responsible or aspires to be, Companies That Care’s staff has the expertise to support and expand your efforts to take you to the next level.  Companies That Care helps you save money and time by doing all the legwork for you, while still achieving your social responsibility goals.

Build the Future Workforce

Most jobs require a college degree, but currently, only 3% of minorities are graduating from college.  The talent pipeline is not diverse. Companies That Care’s community initiatives are focused on increasing college graduation rates among minorities and people with neurobehavioral and learning disabilities, and preparing them to be highly productive employees.  Center for Companies That Care is the rare nonprofit that follows at-risk students through college graduation.

Act with Impact

Members participate in proven community initiatives that both simplify and amplify their community impact. Companies That Care measures outcomes for you, which enables businesses to know their ROI and be recognized for it.

Enhance Network Effect

Collaborative efforts accomplish more than individual companies can accomplish on their own, which generates enthusiasm and pride among employees.  Connections among like-minded employers serve business goals as well.

Walk the Walk

Membership is a visible reinforcement of the organizations’ values and brands businesses as a Company That Cares about its community and employees.  Both employees and customers want to work with businesses that care about more than just profits.

Membership Benefits

Membership benefits are designed to make it easy for businesses to participate in community initiatives, develop their corporate social responsibility efforts, and provide an employee-centric culture, while being recognized as a Company That Cares. There are three levels of membership: Partner, Steward and Luminary.

Each membership level offers benefits in the following categories:

  • Community Initiatives and Volunteer Opportunities
  • Resources and Expertise
  • Visibility and Branding

Employers select their level of membership based on the benefits that are valuable to them. Membership Benefits include:

  • Community Initiatives and Volunteer Opportunities
  • Guest mentors at AIM High Touchpoint Event
  • AIM High teams
  • Terrific Tales
  • Guide youth through March to College Fair
  • Bring underserved students to March to College Fair
  • Runners participate in March to College 5K
  • Career Awareness Internship location during Summer Stretch & STEM Institute
  • Host students for Job Shadowing Day
  • Conduct board member training and place executives on non-profit boards
  • Bring at-risk college-bound Seniors to College Simulation
  • Train to be Peer Mentors and/or College Coaches for Students with Invisible Differences
  • Resources and Expertise
  • Consulting Services
  • Tickets to annual Community Symposium
  • Executive Leadership Forum (Tickets)
  • Employee Engagement Survey
  • Management Presentation
  • Employee Benefits
    • Invisible Differences Parent Resource Group
    • College counseling for employees’ children with Invisible Differences
    • Transitions to College workshop for employees whose children have Invisible Differences
    • Resource and Referral for parents of children with Invisible Differences
    • Job and/or College Coach for employees with Invisible Differences
    • College Simulation for employees’ college-bound children
  • Track outcomes through college for “your” at-risk youth
  • Visibility
  • Companies That Care seal for website and print materials
  • Best practices listed on Companies That Care website
  • Recognized as Sponsor for Program and/or Event
  • Recognized on Companies That Care Day
  • Featured case study in press materials/interviews

This chart shows the specific benefits at each membership level.

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