Welcome CFC Information Session

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Welcome CFC Information Session
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What is the CFC

• Federal Employees annual workplace fundraising
  drive for charity
• Planned, organized and implemented by Federal
  employees
• Contracts with a participating charity to serve
  as Principal Combined Fund Organization (PCFO)
  and administer the program
• United Way of Greater LA is the 2014 PCFO

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LFCC(CFC board of directors)

• Consists of Federal managers
• Hires PCFO approves budget
• Conducts charitable eligibility review
• Provides oversight of PCFO
• Approves campaign material
• Conducts compliance audit

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LFCC cont.

• Approves CFC scope of work
• Implements campaign strategies
• Conducts executive visits
• Promotes the CFC amount their peers
• Supports the loaned executive program
• Attend key CFC events

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Sub-committees

• Eligibility (Federal employees only)
• Loaned Executive (Federal employees only)
• Donor/agency recognition
• Kickoff
• Publicity

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Cabinet

• Consists of campaign coordinators, keyworkers
  charitable representatives
• Participates on sub-committee(s)
• Provides input, suggestions feedback
• Event planning, promotion
• Attend key CFC events

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PCFO

• Coordinates the overall campaign
• Assist in recruiting LFCC, cabinet, loaned
  executives, coordinators
• Develops campaign material
• Provides campaign orientation training
• Receives all campaign reports
• Serves as fiscal agent

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Campaign time line

• Feb Mar PCFO application
• Feb Mar Eligibility, recruit leadership
• May Jul Develop goal, strategies,
  sub-committee meetings
• Aug Sep Train Loaned Executives,
  Coordinators/keyworkers,
  distribute campaign material
• Sep Dec Kickoff, conduct solicitation
• Jan Feb Evaluation
• Feb Mar Awards event
• Apr Jan Pledge distribution

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Who is solicited
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How much is raised each year
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How can charities participate

• Can apply for PCFO contract
• Annual application process
• Screened by federal employees for compliance with
  OPM regulations
• Charities assigned a 5 digit code
• Listing in charity list
• Invitation to key activities

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Participation cont.

• Campaign cabinet member
• Committee member Donor recognition, kickoff,
  publicity, Federal employee appreciation
• Charity fairs
• Promotions (video, newsletters, website)

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Campaign partnership

• Attend kickoffs, rallies
• Provide speakers, prizes, material
• Provide tours
• Host a cabinet meeting
• Secure entertainment
• Provide recognition

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Campaign Initiatives May Include

• Volunteer/community involvement opportunities
• Recognition in newsletters, press releases,
  website, radio, TV, Facebook, etc.
• Increased involvement in event planning
• Provide examples of assistance to Federal
  employees

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Federation Responsibilities

• Communicate with member agencies
• Timely payment of pledges

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How pledges are processed

• March August PCFO agreement signed,
  committees recruited and organized
• Sept. Dec Kickoff, white forms sent to
  payroll and yellow to PCFO for processing
• January PCFO receives monthly, payroll deducted
  payments from various payroll centers
• February PCFO is reimbursed for campaign
  expenses (March February
• March PCFO send campaign summary and
  designation totals to participating charities and
  begins monthly distributions to charities (April)
• April Federations send payments to member
  charities

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CFC thanks the donors, LFCC, Cabinet, loaned
executives and the hundreds of coordinators and
keyworkers who make this campaign successful.

• For questions or clarification, please contact
  Demetrius Stevenson at dstevenson_at_unitedwayla.org