What is the Combined Federal Campaign? The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the only authorized solicitation of Federal employees in their workplaces on behalf of approved charitable organizations. In 2014, Federal employees across the country contributed $ 193,206,643 to charitable organizations.

Volunteer Responsibilities -Select team members to help -Educate employees about CFC -Distribute Charity List and paper pledge forms to employees who prefer this method - Invite employees to donate - Answer employee questions - Collect pledge forms when completed - Complete Report Envelope and give to CFC - Print copies of on-line forms to send to your Payroll Office - Follow-up with employee to assure that everyone has had the opportunity to contribute

Planning The Campaign - Learn all you can about CFC (training, website) - Meet with Agency Head/Director to determine plan. - Create a timeline for the campaign. - Set a campaign goal (increase in donors, dollars, etc). Communication - Advertise your campaign ( , posters). - Invite Charity Representatives to speak at staff meetings - history tells us employees donate more when they hear first-hand from a charity where their donation goes. - Host fundraising events.

Campaign Tool Kit Additional information can be found on the CFC website. Scroll over the “volunteers” tab and CLICK on “campaign tool kit” View the CFC video by clicking the link on the home page of our website

Campaign Tool Kit

Why donate thru the CFC? Benefits for the Donor: Searchable on-line charity list Using payroll deduction, payments are spread out over 12 months, making budgeting easy Donors making contributions through the CFC will not be added to any charity’s mailing list

Making the Ask Statistics show that when you make a “personal ask” of someone to give, the individual is more likely to make a donation – it shows respect, care for them as people and genuine concern that we want them to donate

Ways to donate to CFC Payroll Deduction (on-line or paper) Credit/Debit Card (one-time, online only) Check/e-check Cash

Payroll Deduction Payroll Deduction e-pledge, Employee Express, myPay Payroll deduction is the easiest and quickest way to give. Each donor decides how much they want to give per pay period. Your payroll office will deduct the allotment from your pay starting with the first pay period in 2016.

ONE – TIME CONTRIBUTIONS Credit/Debit Card or e-check Credit/Debit Card or e-check Can ONLY be used with e-pledging Cash/Check – paper pledge forms only Cash – for some, cash is best way to give. Check – personal checks are accepted and should be made payable to the CFC. Donors who contribute $250 or more will receive a letter from the CFC acknowledging the contribution. This can be used for tax purposes.

Universal Giving Can I give to a participating CFC Charity that is not listed in my Local CFC Charity List? As of the 2014 CFC, donors may make a pledge to any of the approved 24,000+ charities that participate in the 150 CFC regions. You can search through an online list of all charities available at OR You can make your pledge by entering their five-digit code on your pledge form.

Completing Paper Pledge Form - Paper Pledge forms – please PRINT so we can read the information and credit the appropriate Charity. blue - You must use blue or black ink and press FIRMLY (there are 4 copies). - Fill in your name & agency info on front of the form. -On the white “payroll copy” indicate civilian or military. If contributing via payroll allotments, your Social Security # or Employee ID# are required.

Report Envelope The yellow copies of the paper pledge forms are given to the CFC in the Report Envelope NOTE: IF you have donors who pledge on-line, do NOT include their pledges or amounts in/on the Report Envelope!

Processing Paper Pledge Forms Copy 1 (white) – send to your Payroll Administrator Your payroll office will enter amount of each employee’s per pay allocation.

Processing Paper Pledge Forms Copy 2 (yellow) – this is the local CFC office copy – Place copy in the Report Envelope for CFC - CFC enters total pledge amount for each donor. - CFC office sends check to designated charities at the end of each quarter.

Processing Paper Pledge Forms Copy 3 (blue) – Give to donor for their records. - IRS requires documentation to support tax deductions for charitable contributions. - IRS documentation includes: pledge form, cancelled check or payroll stub Donors who contribute $250 or more by cash/check/cc will receive a letter from CFC per IRS requirements.

e-Pledging Options MyPay Employee Express  2015 Goal is: $1,425,000  Central Carolinas Area (CCA) - $325,000  Piedmont Triad Area (PTA) - $400,000  Research Triangle Area (RTA) - $700,000

Tokens of Appreciation Contributions of $50 - $999 $1,000 or more Pen/Stylus/screen cleanerEagle Statue OR CFC Challenge Coin

Campaign Events Fundraising Events: Many of the CFC Charities offer small give-a-way items and/or raffle/door prizes. If you would like to receive these – Cindy

Facebook and CFC Do you have a Facebook account? CFC does!! Go to Facebook; search for CFC Greater NC - “like us” Follow the campaign on Facebook Share pictures of CFC events Key Word Phrase/Contest - Win a $10 Gift Card We will post a daily key word or phrase to our Facebook page (CFC Greater NC) Use the Charity List (paper or on-line – to search for the Charities that use the word or phrase. Send the list of charities to: One winner will be selected each week; winners will be notified via .

Structure of CFC CFC is governed by a Local Federal Coordinating Committee (LFCC), which serves as a “Board of Directors” for the local campaign. It is comprised of Federal employees and is responsible for the oversight of the local CFC. The LFCC makes admission determinations for local charities and selects a Principal Combined Fund Organization (PCFO) to administer the day-to-day operations of the campaign and serve as its fiscal agent.

2015 LFCC members Sandy Yeatts – Chair, USDA Risk Management - Raleigh Jessica Dew – Vice-Chair, US Postal Service - Charlotte Chad Esposito – Dept. of Veterans Affairs – Winston-Salem Al Green – US Postal Service – Greensboro Chris Long – NIEHS – Durham Marjorie Roberts – Transportation Security Admin – Raleigh Paula Southwell – IRS, Greensboro Lynn Taylor – US Postal Service, Charlotte Avon Waters – SSA, Gastonia