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2012 Community Fund Drive

2012 Community Fund Drive. Join me in the Campaign for Charity!. Welcome!. The Community Fund Drive is… a charitable-giving, workplace campaign conducted every October

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2012 Community Fund Drive

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  1. 2012 Community Fund Drive Join me in the Campaign for Charity!

  2. Welcome! The Community Fund Drive is… • a charitable-giving, workplace campaign • conducted every October • driven by lead volunteers from each college or unit and grassroots volunteers from within your units, with help from a volunteer committee (that’s us!)

  3. It’s a win-win: Workplace campaigns are better for the charities because : • Administrative costs are lower • Income is more predictable

  4. Win-win(continued) Workplace campaigns are better for employees because: • They are secure and confidential! • They are easy!

  5. Top 5 reasons for giving through the Community Fund Drive We have strength in numbers. 5 The agencies provide support in a wide variety of areas. 4 Federation agencies have all been screened. 3 During tough economic times, donations go down and needs go up. 2 The money goes directly to the Federations. 1

  6. Our campaign co-chairs Robert McMaster Senior VP Academic Affairs/Provost John Finnegan, Jr. Dean/Assistant VP School of Public Health

  7. Senior leaders champion the cause! The 2012Community Fund Drive campaign has the full support of President Eric W. Kaler

  8. 2012 Community Fund Drive Goals • Everyone can give something . . . in money or time! • This year, we want to hit 40%participation for colleges and units.

  9. Save the Date! 2012 Thank-You Celebration Monday, November 19McNamara Memorial Hall 12-1 p.m.

  10. 2012 Community Fund DriveA Culture of Caring Coordinate Ask & Advocate The role of lead volunteers is to C.A.R.E. Reach Out & Rouse Energize & Empower

  11. Coordinate Coordinate The campaign includes: • A printed promotional piece sent to each employee in late September • Posters to hang in your areas • Campuswide email messages • Weekly prize drawings with grand prize drawings in the first part of November

  12. Coordinate(continued) • An online form is available to request special speakers from the Federations for your units: http://www.umn.edu/cfd/volunteers/index.html • Funds are available to sponsor events if your unit needs assistance. For more information, contact: Bonnie Marten at marte004@umn.edu. • Start thinking about what activities and events will most engage and excite your audience.

  13. Ask &Advocate! Ask & Advocate • Be an enthusiastic supporter of the cause! • Ask others to get on board • You are an advocate for each of the Federations within your area, work unit, or college • Training manual is available at: www.umn.edu/cfd

  14. Ask and Advocate! (continued) • The Community Fund is a group of seven federations . . . each representing numerous charitable organizations.

  15. Federations • These seven Federations, together, represent more than 400 charities from which you can choose to donate . . . or

  16. Federations • If you prefer to donate to a charity not listed, the Community Fund Drive can also make that happen! You can donate to any charity with a 501(c)3 IRS Tax Exempt Status. • When you donate through the CommunityFund Drive, you are helping to lower the administrative costs that your favorite charity would have to spend for anindividual solicitation!

  17. Keeping your Community Fund Drive Events Legal

  18. The Challenge • A raffle or drawing is defined as the “payment of a fee for a chance to win a prize of value.” Many CFD events meet this definition. • Under Minnesota law, a license is required in order to conduct a raffle or drawing, with certain exceptions for charitable gambling. The University qualifies for one of those charitable gambling exceptions and is allowed to conduct five permitted activities each year, not nearly enough for community fund drive (“CFD”) events.

  19. How Can We Conduct Community Fund Drive Events And Remain In Compliance With The Law?

  20. The Solution – Three Options • Minnesota law allows for fundraising activities as part of the University’s Community Fund Drive campaign IF they meet certain requirements.

  21. Option 1: University departments may conduct a drawing if ALL of the following elements are true: • Participants in the drawing are only University employees and retirees; • All payments made by participants, whether by payroll deduction or other form of payment, go to a registered charitable organization; • The cost of prizes and other costs associated with the drawing are paid by University. Using employee contributions to pay for prizes is NOT permitted. • Minnesota Statutes §609.75, Subd.1(d).

  22. Option 2: Conduct a contest or game of skill, so that you do not meet the definition of a raffle or drawing. The winner is selected based on skill (not chance or luck). • Suggested activities include:  • Guessing the number of items in a jar; • Scavenger hunts; • Trivia question contests; • Beanbag/basketball toss or golf putt/drops; and • Art/essay and cooking contests.

  23. Option 3: The following fundraising activities are also permitted: • Bake sales; • Rummage/white elephant sales; and • Silent auctions.* * You may NOT include bottles of wine or liquor in gift baskets in silent auctions.

  24. Fundraising questions? • If you have fundraising questions, contact Beverly Moe, Paralegal, Office of the General Counsel, at 612-626-7797 or the Office of the General Counsel at 612-624-4100.

  25. Reach Out &Rouse! Reach Out & Rouse Part of the benefit (and FUN!) of this effort, is that you don’t have to do it alone. Reach out to others in your area for participation in: • Costume contests, drawings, pancake breakfasts . . . • Pizza lunches, guest speakers, chili cook-off's. . . • Bake sales, mailbox stuffers, potlucks . . . Others may have terrific ideas for making this fund drive a success!

  26. Reach Out &Rouse! (continued) • To rouse our inspiration, let’s watch a brief video highlighting past events…

  27. Energize &Empower! Energize & Empower • The Community Fund Drive is nothing without you!

  28. Pledge Form For the Community Fund Drive online pledge form, go to: http://www1.umn.edu/cfd/

  29. Pledging

  30. Main Menu How to Access the Pledge Form Definition of Federation and Agency Pledge to a Federation Pledge to an Agency within a Federation What to do if you See SELECTION NEEDED Pledge to Your Own Write-In Charity Change or Add to Pledge Contact Information Continue

  31. FAQs • Can I change my pledge after I have submitted the online form? • Can student employees donate? • How do I access participation reports? • How do I submit cash collected from events?

  32. Why Volunteer? • It is a great learning experience and an opportunity to gain new skills • You get to network with a variety of people across the University • It will invigorate you and your co-workers

  33. Why Volunteer (continued) • You will build friendships and a sense of community within your college and unit, while raising money for important causes • It is a great way to experience the “Helper’s High,” a scientifically documented observation that those who volunteer will produce more mood-boosting endorphins

  34. Why Volunteer (continued) • Your efforts make a huge, positive impact in the community! • Thank you! www.umn.edu/cfd

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