Central Virginia AreaCombined Federal Campaign

Key Worker’s Training2013 Combined Federal Campaign

We’re All In This Together – Each One – Reach One

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CFC History and Facts

www.cfcofcva.org

* Fundraising in the Federal workplace traces back to the late 1940s

* 1960s– CFC uniform fundraising method for Federal service; payroll deduction introduced

*Today CFC is the most inclusive workplace giving campaign in the world

CFC Campaign Facts

• Our CFC raised $1,201,683 in 2012. Our goal is $1.15 million for 2013.

• 75 local Federal facilities participated.• 19,772 federal civilian employees,

USPS, and military personnel were solicited.

Familiarize yourself with the CFC brochure:• Table of Contents• What is the CFC?• What Your Gift Can Buy• The “ Fair Share” (One hour’s pay per month)

Chart• International, Local & International Charitable

Organizations (order changes every year)• New online options with CFC Nexus – credit

card or payroll deduction

Education

CFC Nexus   Go Green!  Save Time, Energy, and

Trees by Giving Online This Year!•  New in 2013!  CFC Nexus can be used

by any Federal Employee.  • Pledges can be made online for payroll

deduction, credit card, check, or cash contributions

• Go to cfcofcva.org for instructions.

1st Step: Educate and Motivate yourself so you can spread the word and excitement!

Contact everyone: Make sure

that everyone receives a CFC brochure and a pledge card.

Education

• Send e-mail messages to all employees in your organization weekly during the campaign.

• Post flyers in the elevators, restrooms, lounges, etc. highlighting important facts about the campaign.

• Highlight the campaign in your agency’s and/or Organization’s newsletter.

Education

Try to collect every pledge card, whether the employee has made a contribution or not. It will help you keep track of how many employees need follow-up.

Some will opt to give online this year. You will receive reports for online gifts.

Pledge Cards

Pledge Cards•Review all pledge cards to verify

contributor name, gift amount and designation codes.

Separate copies (white payroll/yellow CFC/pink employee). Staple cash/checks directly to pledge cards.

•For CFC Nexus online pledges, your ACM will

need to register. Then he or she will have

access to online pledges from your agency. He

or she will forward all payroll pledges to your

payroll office – just like with paper pledge forms.

Key Points:• Name, Unit/Org• 5 digit agency code • Cash, Check or Payroll Deduction:

Total Gift = Total Annual Amount• Authorization:

Ensure SSN or Employee ID# and signature for payroll deduction

Pledge Cards

• Make sure that every contributor at your agency receives their participation gift--CFC lapel pin OR ball-point pen.

• Make sure that Fair Share, Champion, and Eagle level givers receive their thank you gift after their pledges are turned in.

Gifts

Make sure employees are aware of the exciting gift incentives that are offered for this year’s

campaign:“Fair Share” Gift – Retractable ID badge reel

AND a large tote$650+ “Champion” Gift – folding umbrella

$1,000-$2,499 “Bronze” Gift – Certificate of Appreciation, etched flag pen, AND 2013

commemorative CFC bronze coin$2,500-$4,999 “Silver” – Certificate of

Appreciation, etched flag pen, AND 2013 CFC silver coin

$5,000 & Above ”Golden” – one of each level gift plus 2013 CFC gold coin

Gift Incentives

Give every person in your organization the opportunity to

make a meaningful contribution to the campaign by making contact

with individuals requesting consideration of donation.

100% contact is the goal!

Combined Federal CampaignSolicitation:

It Must be Easy to Make a Contribution

CFC

Seek Investment, Not Charity Fund Raising is not begging. We are not asking people to give us something for nothing

When we ask for contributions to CFC, we are giving the contributors the opportunity to do something for society, for the surrounding community, but most of all, for themselves.

Keys to Fundraising

Ask People to Considera Specific Amount

All prospective contributors want some guidance, the more specific the better

Suggesting to a donor “Whatever you can do”

is a recipe for failure. It implies that the organization is ambiguous about the whole enterprise

If asked, explain to a prospective donor that while any gift is appreciated, the guideline gift is the Fair Share (one hour’s pay per month)

Keys to Fundraising

Pledge cards are confidential - Do not share information about whether an employee has chosen to participate in the campaign, or the amount of their contribution, with their supervisor or anyone except you. If they are not able to forward cards to you immediately, they need to keep them in a secure location.

Key Workers may share department totals with supervisors.

Solicitation

Questions?

“We’re All in This Together – Each One,

Reach One”