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About State and Local Campaigns
Over the years, more and more states and localities have come to follow the lead of the U.S. government's Combined Federal Campaign by offering their employees the opportunity to donate to not-for-profit organizations through workplace giving campaigns. The revenue generated by these campaigns is relatively small when compared to the CFC’s $260 million, but for some eligible organizations, state and local campaigns offer an important source of new revenue.
The Israel Fund has joined with four other CFC federations – Arts Federation, Human & Civil Rights Organizations of America, Latin America Fund, and Mental Health Organizations of America – to create the Campaign Calendar. Our goal is simple: to offer our members the information they need to understand, evaluate, and enter state and local campaigns.
State and local campaigns are not for everyone, of course. Still, not-for-profit organizations should consider this path as a means to attract new donors.
How the Campaign Calendar Works
State and local campaigns are similar to the U.S. government’s Combined Federal Campaign. Not-for-profit organizations must submit material that is reviewed in advance of the campaign. A directory is published listing eligible groups. Employees get to select the groups they wish to support and specify how much they wish to donate. Money is usually withheld from paychecks and forwarded to the designated groups over the year that follows.
The Campaign Calendar will list these campaigns in the order of their deadlines. The Calendar is not finished: For now, we list those states whose application deadlines occur in November and December of 2006 and January of 2007. We will post information on additional states in the next few weeks, so please check back often.
For each state and local campaign, we summarize the campaign, tell you what you need to do to qualify, tell you where to send your application material, and specify the deadline. Although each campaign has different eligibility requirements, most campaigns have these three major requirements in common:
- An organization must meet fiscal accountability and governance standards similar to those found in the requirements for admission to the CFC.
- An organization must be registered to solicit funds in the state where the campaign is taking place. We tell you the approximate cost for registering.
- An organization must have programs and services relevant to the campaign area.
For each campaign, we advise you to contact the administrator to make sure the rules have not changed. We rovide the contact information.
We are exploring entering state and local campaigns as a thematic federation. Whenever we decide to apply in this manner, we will invite our members to join us. In the meantime, we hope you will review each state and locality to see if you should try to enter on your own.
