About King County Combined Federal Campaign

                                                     
THE STRUCTURE - King County Combined Federal Campaign is planned, implemented and celebrated by federal employees with the management assistance of Community Health Charities of Washington State staff under the direction of the "Local Federal Coordinating Committee" of the Seattle Federal Executive Board.

CAMPAIGN KICKOFF - "Launch At the Convention Center" - Friday, October 3, 2008
Joint Public Sector Kickoff for Government Employees
11:00 - 1:30 p.m. at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center.
Separate Federal Agency Kickoffs are held throughout the campaign.

THE CAMPAIGN - The fund raising effort is directed toward all Federal Agencies represented by 20,413 federal employees in King County.  The campaign offers donors a choice of over 2200 local, national and international charities or federations.

2007 CFC CONTRIBUTION - $3,122, 614.  34% of federal employees participated.  Undesignated funds were allocated to the participating charities in the same proportion they received designated gifts.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION - The average gift was $450.20 making King County the No. 1 CFC in the Nation. 

2008 CAMPAIGN GOALS - $3,150,000.  This represents a 1% increase over 2007.
Increase participation to 8,276 overall (an increase of 1,339 donors)
Maintain use of payroll deduction 77%
100% of Employees Asked to participate
Increase Leadership Giving (Those contributing $1000 or more)

2008 STRATEGIES - Ask each Federal employee to donate one hour's pay per month or more utilizing payroll deduction plan.  Succeed in our goal of 100% contact and personal ask of every employee by recruiting 1000 volunteers. Make the campaign an agency team event.  Supported by top leadership and encouraged by all employees.  Increase participation from 2007 by 6%, total campaign participation back to 40%.
Establish "on-line" pledge form process.

CFC HISTORY  -  CFC began by Executive Order by President Kennedy in 1961, to consolidate the multiple appeals being made to Federal employees year-round at the work place.

Initially, the campaign was composed of three federations and their member agencies: Local United Ways, National Voluntary Health Agencies, and International Services Agencies

Since the early 1980's, the eligibility criteria has been challenged and expanded so that now twenty one national and international federations, nine local federations, plus hundreds of individual charities are able to receive donations.

METHODS OF DONATING - Payroll Deduction, Cash or Checks.  Last year, 77% of givers used payroll deduction.

Payroll deduction makes larger gifts possible; produces predictable, systematic revenues for recipient charities; and lowers fund raising costs.              
                                                     

2008 CHARITABLE   ORGANIZATIONS - More than 2,200 organizations have been approved to participate in the 2008 Combined Federal Campaign.

The Office of Personnel Management reviews national and international agencies.  A local Federal Employee Review Committee approves local agencies using eligibility criteria such as:
    · Non-profit health, social services, arts, or environmental agency.
    · Real services in a physical presence for local charities.
    · Review of Federations annual financial audits.

FUND RAISING COST - 9.2% in 2007.  Over Ninety cents of every dollar donated goes directly to the charities.  Expenses include campaign materials, recognition items and administrative services.