The State of the Combined Federal Campaign in 2014 - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

The State of the Combined Federal Campaign in 2014 - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: The CFC has experienced a significant decline in donations, moving from $283 million in 2009 to $258 million in 2012. The numbers for 2013 will be released in the spring, but there are fears that the decline will continue, delivering a number that’s potentially below $200 million. According to one article, the reasoning behind the drop in donations could be due to the sinking morale within the federal government.

Editorial: Make charities more efficient - FederalTimes.com

Editorial: Make charities more efficient - FederalTimes.com: "Federal employees and military personnel are a generous community — last year, they pledged more than $282 million to charities as part of the Combined Federal Campaign, a new record.

But too much of that money is being wasted in printing, labor and other overhead costs, and the Office of Personnel Management, which manages the CFC, needs to fix that."

Federal charity drive reaches out to young donors (11/3/09) -- GovExec.com

Federal charity drive reaches out to young donors (11/3/09) -- GovExec.com: "Online giving is also a potential recruiting tool to attract younger donors, a target group for the campaign. 'Most of our givers are the older generation of employees who are familiar with the CFC and have been giving to the CFC for many years,' says Lambert. 'Therefore, we do try to target the younger employees because they tend to be your new hires.'"

United Way error leaves 3 nonprofits off CFC list - washingtonpost.com

United Way error leaves 3 nonprofits off CFC list - washingtonpost.com: "'We take full responsibility,' said Bill Hanbury, president and chief executive of the United Way of the National Capital Area. 'It should not have happened. And we're going to make sure they're not damaged by our oversight.'

He said United Way would make up the expected loss in donations by paying the nonprofits out of his office's budget."

Charitable giving touted as a way to improve feds' image (9/21/09) -- GovExec.com

Charitable giving touted as a way to improve feds' image (9/21/09) -- GovExec.com: "Charitable giving touted as a way to improve feds' image
By Alex M. Parker aparker@govexec.com September 21, 2009

As the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign kicks into gear this month, the government's top personnel official is urging agencies to consider the charity fundraising drive as a way to improve the image of government workers and boost recruitment and retention."

Charitable campaign takes on new organizations - Air Force News, news from Iraq - Air Force Times

Charitable campaign takes on new organizations - Air Force News, news from Iraq - Air Force Times: "Charitable campaign takes on new organizations

By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Sep 30, 2008 10:38:41 EDT

Ten new charities ranging from organizations that help military children to one that helps homeless veterans have joined the Combined Federal Campaign federation that specializes in military-affiliated charities.

They are among 61 charities accepted this year into the Military, Veterans and Patriotic Service Organizations of America CFC federation."

WCFcourier.com - Waterloo and Cedar Falls Iowa News Homepage | News » Metro: Study finds volunteer spirit strong in Waterloo-Cedar Falls

WCFcourier.com - Waterloo and Cedar Falls Iowa News Homepage | News » Metro: Study finds volunteer spirit strong in Waterloo-Cedar Falls: "Apparently more than 37 percent of the residents in the Cedar Valley share Barnes' service commitment, according to a new Volunteering in America report released last week by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

That volunteer rate helped the Waterloo-Cedar Falls statistical area rank 14th out of 75 mid-sized cities included in the nationwide study. Roughly 54,000 volunteers in Waterloo contributed 5.7 million hours each year, making for an estimated annual economic contribution of $112 million."