powered lighting would allow local children
to study at night and it would mean the
pump could now draw water from two ki-
lometres away. Funding for the solar pow-
er project came from one of CCFC’s cor-
porate sponsors, DUCA Financial Services
Credit Union, which committed $100,000
CCFC among list of
Top 25 charities
In December 2014, the Financial
Post looked at more than 86,000 reg-
istered charities in Canada and chose
their top 25 based on accountability,
transparency and efficiency. They
were also graded on how well they re-
ported the social impact of their work
back to their donors.
CCFC made the esteemed list, re-
ceiving a very respectable B+ grade in
the Children category. These are the
25 charities that the publication con-
siders “worth donating to” after rig-
orous analysis based on a list of crite-
ria. The top 25 had to spend less than
35 cents out of every donated dollar
on fundraising expenses and spend
less than 65 percent of their annual
budget on programs and giving rath-
er than administration, among other
standards.
“It was the first time for us, and
the first time that the Financial Post
published it,” said CCFC CEO Mark
Lukowski. “We were honoured and
excited to be included.”
A CCFC-sponsored child holds an
Easter card she received from her
Canadian sponsor
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