Air Education and Training CommandAir Education and Training Command

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e

Replenishing the Combat Capability of America’s Air Force

CFC Unit Rep Training

26 Sep 2012

Air Education and Training CommandAir Education and Training Command

Replenishing the Combat Capability of America’s Air Force

325th Fighter Wing

Office of the

Staff Judge AdvocateCapt Margaret Loiselle

Chief, Civil Law & Ethics1st Lt Ryan Ditchkofsky

Chief, Legal Assistance & Preventive Law

Overview

• Authorities

• Official vs. Unofficial Fundraising

• Fundraising on Tyndall

• Limitations

• Bottom Line

Fundraising in the Air Force

• Authority:• Executive Orders

• Dept of Defense Instructions and Directives

• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

• Joint Ethics Regulation (JER)

• The Judge Advocate General Opinions & Letters (TJAG)

• Air Force Instructions (AFI)• AFI 36-3101

• AFI 34-223

Fundraising in the Air Force

• Official Fundraising:• Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)

• Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF)

• Other Fundraisers• Unofficial

Fundraising on TAFB

• How to start the process:• Force Support Squadron

• POC: Cindy Hobbs

• Approval authority:• MSG Commander

• Delegated by the 325 FW/CC

• Other steps along the way:• Legal office, FSS, others…

This is the process regardless of whether it is official fundraising for the CFC or unofficial fundraising.

Table 1, AFI 36-3101 (Page 14)

What you want to do:

Approval authority:

Use of TAFB or AF resources:

Official Endorsem’t:

Authorized during CFC or AFAF:

Approval authority MAY:

Solicit for the CFC at the workplace

OPM Authorized Authorized Not Applicable

Allows additional fundraising special events at or away from workplace IF proceeds go to the CFC

Limitations

• Campaign Goals:• May create dollar goals for installations and units

• May not create individual dollar goals, individual quotas

• May not show preferential treatment to any specific charity

• Fundraising events may not have “designated” CFC beneficiaries

• Each donor must be allowed to make their own decision about how to designate their donation

• Voluntariness is KEY

• No Running Lists

Limitations

• Non-DoD Personnel (contractors) MAY NOT be solicited to give to CFC• Non-Governmental personnel who work on Federal

premises (contractors, credit union) may make voluntary unsolicited contributions

• Supervisors may support and promote CFC, but may not solicit subordinates or coerce giving

• May authorize limited use of resources, including APF, in support

Bottom Line

• DoD Personnel should be mindful NOT to:• Show preferential treatment to any CFC

charities;• Misuse Government resources in support

of CFC;• Solicit or coerce subordinates or non-

Federal entities for contributions; and• Solicit for contributions from DoD

contractors or other non-DoD sources

Summary

• Authorities

• Official vs. Unofficial

• Fundraising on Tyndall

• Limitations

• Bottom Line

Fundraising in the Air Force

QUESTIONS?Contact: 325 FW/JA

283-4681

Capt Loiselle or Lt Ditchkofsky

CFC Video

• www.NorthwestFloridaCFC.org

• Use the CFC campaign video to educate yourself and others about the entire CFC process!

• The video can be found on our local CFC website!

About CFC

• 51st Anniversary

• Instituted by President John F. Kennedy in order to coordinate fundraising efforts so the federal donor would only be solicited on an annual basis and offered the opportunity to give by payroll deduction.

• In 2010, over $281.5 million was pledged to CFC worldwide by federal employees.

Unit Rep Data Mgmt

• See Handout referencing Local 2011 Campaign

• Pledge Data

• Contributor Data

• Income and Disbursement Data

• Expense Data

Charity Brochure

• Pledge Card Information

• Local Federal Coordinating Committee

• Appreciation Gifts

• Introduction Information

• Local/ National/International Listings

Charity Listings

• Federation vs. Charity listings

• Some charities listed as local and national

• AFR %

• Matching Funds

• Do your research!

Distribution and Turn In

• Process to track contact• Create a spreadsheet or checklist to track the federal

employees in which you are responsible for distributing materials

• Keep track of the employee name, phone number, date contact was made, and notate if you are finished soliciting that employee

• Do not list the amount each donor gave• Do not track if the employee turned in a pledge card

• Pledge Card Turn In• Weekly turn in- designated location, day and time period• Use Weekly Progress Report envelopes

What’s new this year?

• New website • www.NorthwestFloridaCFC.org

• Use this website to find a digital copy of the all local CFC documents such as:

• Charity brochure• Pledge card• Weekly Progress Report Sheets• Key Worker Training Slides

• Look under the Campaign Team tab to the Key Workers section for these documents

Happy Giving

• Giving is a personal choice

• No coercion

• Give with a happy heart for the RIGHT reason

• Charities are in more need now than ever

• Almost everyone we know has been touched in some way by some sort of charitable contribution

Contact Information

• 2d Lt Preston Smith• 282-4714• Preston.smith1@tyndall.af.mil

• MSgt Bruce Boling• 283-2609• Bruce.boling@tyndall.af.mil

• Tiffani Hinds• PCFO United Way of Northwest Florida• (850)215-6750• thinds@unitedwaynwfl.org

Questions?

Tyndall AFB Campaign

1 SEP OCT NOV 15 DEC

11 OCT 18 NOV

TAFB - 6 Weeks

CFC Window

Goal: 100% Contact Rate

Northwest Florida Region: Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes,

Jackson and Washington Counties“2012 marks the 51st Anniversary of CFC”

•Unit POCs Training: 0800L-26 Sep/1300L- 5 Oct

•WEG Auditorium-bldg 226

•Charity Fair/Kick-off Luncheon: 11 Oct, 1100 at Horizons •Tynman Duathlon/Triathlon: 13 Oct 11, 1100 - 1300 hrs

•5K: 26 Oct, 0700L at Fitness Track

Campaign Events

•Golf Tournament: 2 Nov, shotgun start at 0800 hrs held at the Pelican Point Golf Course

•Bowling Tournament: 14 Nov, 1200-1600 •End of Campaign: 18 Nov

Campaign Events

•CFC Goal will be tracked by a football fill display, located at Tyndall AFB main gate.

•Forms and Funds will be collected every Thursday from 1300 - 1500 hrs

•MXS Building – Bldg 580 (Lt Preston)•Airfield Operations – Bldg 149 (MSgt Boling)

•both on flight line side.

Other Information

QUESTIONS?

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