What is the Combined Federal Campaign?

1. 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 2013, the Federal employees contributed over $205 million to charitable organizations.

2. Volunteer Responsibilities - Educate employees about CFC • Distribute Charity List and paper pledge forms • to employees who prefer this method - Invite employees to give to their favorite charities - Answer questions employees may have • Collect pledge forms when complete • Complete Report Envelope and give to CFC • Print copies of on-line forms to send to your • Payroll Office • Follow-up with employees who have not • turned in a form

3. Planning The Campaign • - Learn all you can about the CFC. • - Meet with Agency Head/Director to determine • game plan. • Create a timeline for the campaign. • Set a campaign goal. • Communication • Advertise your campaign (email, posters). • Invite Charity Representatives to speak at staff • meetings. • - Host fundraising events.

4. Our CFC Website • Our website is: www.cfcgreaternc.org • Check our website for campaign materials. • Scroll over the volunteers tab, click on “campaign tool kit”. Some of the tool kit items are: • 2014 posters download & print • Training presentation • Volunteer handbook

5. Campaign Tool Kitwww.cfcgreaternc.org Additional information can be found on the CFC website. Scroll over the “volunteers” tab and CLICK on “campaign tool kit”

6. Campaign Tool Kitwww.cfcgreaternc.org

7. 2014 Campaign Video View the 2014 campaign video from our website

8. Campaign Events Fundraising Events: Many of the CFC Charities have offered small give-a-way items and/or raffle items. If you would like to receive these – email Gina cfc0655@gmail.com

9. 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 • How do you make an ask?

10. Why donate thru the CFC? • Who wants to share why they give 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

11. Ways to donate to CFC Payroll Deduction Credit Card (one-time) Check Cash

12. Payroll Deductione-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 2015.

13. Credit Card Can ONLY be used with e-pledging on www.cfcgreaternc.org. In 2013, $15,734 was given via credit card. Donors who contribute $250 or more will receive a letter from the CFC acknowledging the contribution, that can be used for tax purposes.

14. Cash/Checkpaper pledge form 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, that can be used for tax purposes.

15. 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 24,000+ charities that participate in the 151 CFC regions. You can search through an online list of all charities available at www.cfcgreaternc.org. OR www.opm.gov/cfc. You can make your pledge by entering the five-digit code on your local campaign region’s pledge form.

16. Completing Paper Pledge Form • Paper Pledge forms – please PRINT so we can read the • information and credit the appropriate Charity. • You must use blue or black ink and press FIRMLY • (there are 4 copies). • Fill in your name & agency information on front of • the form. • On the inside cover, circle the recognition item that you would • like based on your contribution level. OR if you do NOT wish to • receive a recognition item, please put an “X” in the oval circle. • - On the white “payroll copy”, fill in your Social Security • # or Employee ID#; indicate civilian or military.

17. Paper Pledge FormPayroll Deduction 0655 37 1360 Jones, Samantha x HUD 123-45-6789 123 Anywhere Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 336-234-2111 6 3 6 3 6 80.00 5 3 6 3 6 50.00 260.00 10.00 30.00 4 3 6 3 6 3 3 6 3 6 30.00 2 3 6 3 6 50.00 Samantha Jones 10/13/14

18. Paper Pledge Formcash/check 0655 37 1360 Jones, Samantha x HUD 123 Anywhere Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 336-234-2111 6 3 6 3 6 80.00 5 3 6 3 6 50.00 4 3 6 3 6 50.00 260.00 1234 3 3 6 3 6 30.00 10/13/14 2 3 6 3 6 50.00

19. Paper Pledge FormFundraiser 0655 37 1360 FUNDRAISER – BAKE SALE HUD 123 Anywhere Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 336-234-2111 434.00 10/13/14

20. 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.

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

22. 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/payroll stub • Donors who contribute $250 or more by cash/check/cc will receive a letter from • CFC per IRS requirements.

23. 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!

24. Contributions in this Envelope No staples Federal Agency_______________________ Dept/Division:_____________________ Address: __________________________ KeyworkerName: ______________________ Email: Phone #

25. e-Pledging Options • www.cfcgreaternc.org • MyPay • Employee Express

26. Top Perch Award Criteria • These are guidelines and each area can change them: • % Increase in giving • overall % increase of 5% or higher to be considered • Participation Rate Increase • overall increase in participation % • Per Capita contributions • Agency per capita $ should equal or exceed overall campaign statistic • Agency used special events to educate employees • Charity speakers • Educational fair • Fund Raising events • Volunteer enthusiasm • Did the volunteer(s) actively support the campaign?

27. Facebook and CFC • Do you have a Facebook account? So does CFC!! • Go to Facebook; search for CFC Greater NC - “like us” • Follow the campaign on Facebook • Share pictures of CFC events

28. Facebook and CFC • Starting Sept 1st we will introduce a drawing. • Our Facebook page will have a daily key word or phrase. • Use the Charity List (print copy or on-line) to search for the word or phrase. • Email the code # & name of all Charities that use the word or phrase in their description or name. • Your name will go into the weekly drawing – one entry for each Charity code & name.

29. Structure of CFC • CFC is managed 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.

30. 2014 LFCC members Carl Walton – Chair, US Postal Service - Greensboro Sandy Yeatts – Vice-Chair, USDA Risk Management - Raleigh Stacy Anderson – Transportation Security Admin – Charlotte Carol Assimoglou – Transportation Security Admin - Charlotte Chad Esposito – Dept. of Veterans Affairs – Winston-Salem Al Green – US Postal Service – Greensboro Margaret Hartis – US Dept of Labor - Charlotte Chris Long – NIEHS – Durham Marjorie Roberts – Transportation Security Admin - Raleigh Lynn Taylor – US Postal Service - Charlotte

31. Regional Executive Committee Members Central Carolinas Area • Lynn Taylor – US Postal Service, Chairperson • Margaret Hartis – US Dept. of Labor, Vice-Chair • Stacy Anderson – Transportation Security Admin. • Carol Assimoglou - Transportation Security Admin. • Barbara Brown – US Postal Service • Carolyn Camps – US Customs and Border Protection • Jessica Dew – US Postal Service • PecoMcKoy – Social Security Administration • Avon Waters – Social Security Administration

32. Regional Executive Committee MembersPiedmont Triad Area • Al Green – US Postal Service, Chairperson • Chad Esposito – Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Vice-Chair • Jill Baker – US Postal Service • Caryn Cruickson – Public Defenders Office • Kathy Green – US Postal Service • Gloria Parker – US Postal Service • Paula Southwell – Internal Revenue Service • April Venable – US Postal Service • Carl Walton – US Postal Service • Jymmi Weiss – US Postal Service • Sonya Young – US Postal Service

33. Regional Executive Committee MembersResearch Triangle Area • Sandy Yeatts – USDA Risk Management, Chairperson • Marjorie Roberts –TSA, Vice-Chair • Christy Knight – VA Medical Center • Chris Long – NIEHS • Teresa Long – US Postal Service • Mark McPherson – Environmental Protection Agency • Sherry McGowan – US Postal Service • Willa Nipper – Social Security Administration

34. Principal Combined Fund Organization (PCFO) • The PCFO that manages your campaign is Community Health Charities of NC. • CHC has two full-time employees who work for you – Gina Misasi-Wood, Director and Cindy Westmoreland, Asst. Director.

35. Principal Combined Fund Organization (PCFO) continued • Each campaign incurs expenses to run their respective campaigns; our “cost of doing business”. • Our CFC works hard to reduce expenses each year. • Recent examples: • Purchasing incentives in bulk. • Reducing the number of printed Charity Lists. • Combining delivery & pickup trips • Loading materials to our website instead • of printing • Restructuring our bank accounts to get • no-fee banking