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Partners in community success
At CDW, we don’t just invest in the success of our customers.
We also invest in the success of our community and the communities of our coworkers, customers and brand partners.
Community Involvement and Partnerships
CDW is an active contributor to communities where we live and work. For more than 25 years, CDW and its coworkers have contributed millions of dollars and thousands of volunteer hours to national and local charitable activities.
Community Involvement is a long-standing corporate objective. Investment in our communities is just one of many ways CDW demonstrates our commitment to being a good corporate citizen.
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Corporate Philanthropy
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Each year, CDW receives thousands of requests for charitable support from a wide range of community organizations. Although the number of incoming requests has made appropriating the funds more challenging, CDW does its best to contribute to as many of these organizations as possible.
At CDW, we make it a priority to contribute to a wide range of charitable programs and events in the communities where our company does business and our coworkers live and work. Some highlights of the programs and organizations CDW supports are:
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The Center for Enriched Living (CEL) |
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- Nonprofit agency for children and adults with developmental disabilities such as mental retardation. Members range in age from 10 to 80 and come from throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. CEL offers after-school, evening and weekend programs for social enrichment and skill development.
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The Greater Chicago Food Depository |
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- One of the largest nonprofit food distribution centers in the United States, feeding more than 310,000 hungry children and adults in Cook County, Illinois annually. The Depository is committed to efficiently distributing donated and purchased food through qualified agencies such as soup kitchens, shelters and pantries.
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Children’s Miracle Network |
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- A non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children's hospitals across North America and Canada. The 170 hospitals they support are available 24-hours a day to help kids of every age and background overcome every imaginable disease and injury, regardless of a family's ability to pay. Every July, CDW coworkers embark on a month-long grassroots campaign called the CDW Fun Drive for Children’s Miracle Network. Our coworkers organize and implement various events such as car washes, bake sales, an online auction, a charity motorcycle ride, and Guitar Hero competitions – to name a few – in order to raise funds for this very worthy cause.
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Operation Homefront |
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- Provides emergency assistance and morale to our U.S. troops, the families they leave behind, and to wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded after September 11, Operation Homefront leads more than 2500 volunteers in 26 chapters nationwide. Since its inception, Operation Homefront has provided critical assistance to more than 40,000 military families in need.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters |
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- Helps children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth.
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Junior Achievement |
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- JA’s purpose has been to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise and understand business and economics to improve the quality of their lives.
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Hispanic Heritage Organization |
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- This nonprofit organization was created to enhance educational and cultural awareness for Hispanic and non-Hispanics in Illinois. This organization hosts the opening event for Hispanic Heritage Month to showcase the contributions of the Hispanic community and their heritage. The Hispanic Heritage Organization was the first organization to spearhead this event in Illinois and to bring focus on the rich heritage of the Hispanic/Latino people.
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I.C. Stars |
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- Provides inner-city youth with opportunities to harness the strength of technology for social and economic leadership. By integrating technology training and leadership development, I. C. Stars is helping shape the next generation of technology leaders.
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YWCA TechGYRLS® |
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- A program designed to reduce the widening gender gap and increase exposure to and interest in technology for girls, ages 9-14. Designed to broaden girls’ knowledge of and interest in math, science and technology, the girls gain confidence using technology tools in whatever profession they pursue. The long-range goal of TechGYRLS® is to increase the number of girls who choose technical, math or science careers.
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Community Service
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Getting up close and personal with the community is an important part of CDW culture. CDW supports our coworkers’ desire to give back to their communities by offering one paid Community Service Day off per year. Participation is entirely voluntary. The following are just a few highlights of organizations benefiting from coworker volunteer efforts:
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Habitat for Humanity |
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- A nonprofit housing organization. Habitat seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Hundreds of CDW coworkers volunteer each year to help support this goal of eliminating poverty housing.
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American Cancer Society |
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- A nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. Each year, CDW and its coworkers participate in the Relay for Life, an event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs.
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Chicago Cares |
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- A charity that responds to the critical human service, educational and environmental needs of Chicago by creating, managing and leading effective and innovative volunteer service programs, which foster the ethic of volunteerism, promote a sense of community and support their partnerships with community organizations. CDW coworkers volunteer in the Chicago Cares Serve-A-Thon by painting, planting and cleaning up Chicago public schools, parks and community centers.
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Chase Corporate Challenge |
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- A race of Chicago-based companies who come together for a 3.5-mile walk/run. For the past few years, CDW has been recognized for outstanding participation. Proceeds from this race are donated to charitable organizations throughout Chicagoland.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters |
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- An organization that is dedicated to bringing friendship, guidance and emotional support to youth through positive adult role models. CDW provides financial support, while numerous coworkers volunteer their time by mentoring children.
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Junior Achievement |
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- A nonprofit that educates and inspires young people to value free enterprise, business and economics to improve the quality of their lives. CDW provides financial support, while numerous coworkers volunteer by mentoring students.
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American Red Cross |
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- The nation’s premier emergency response organization. CDW coworkers have been trained for the ARC’s local disaster response volunteer program, “Ready When the Time Comes.”
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In-Kind Donations
CDW is committed to bridging the digital divide by providing technology products to organizations that help improve communities through strategic partnerships. We partner with many groups, providing a wide-range of products to help raise money for charitable organizations nationally. Learn more about donations.
Executive Leadership
Many of our executives give their time and expertise to local charitable and not-for-profit organizations such as: The Center for Enriched Living, The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Art Institute of Chicago, Ravinia Festival, America Scores Chicago, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Lake County and Children’s Home + Aid.
Matching Contributions
CDW will match up to $2,000 annually per eligible coworker to qualified charitable organizations of their choice.
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