Our Services

Our federation provides an array of services associated with state, local and municipal workplace giving campaigns. Applicants to these campaigns are usually not required to affiliate with a federation to gain admission, but most do for the following reasons.

Admissions support. Each campaign has its own application, eligibility requirements and timetable. Applications and admissions processes can be hard to understand, and organizing participation in several campaigns can present considerable logistical challenges. We help applicants make sense of the requirements and coordinate submissions to ensure that deadlines are met. Our admissions specialists can advise early in the process if improvements to an application are needed, and if an organization does not qualify initially for a campaign, we sometimes can offer suggestions that will lead to success in later years.

Charities that participate in the Combined Federal Campaign through one of our sister federations find it especially easy to enter states with us since we re-use CFC application materials whenever we can.

Fiscal services. Each campaign reports pledges and forwards donated funds separately. For federation members, correspondence and payments are first sent to the federation. We consolidate data, track pledges and confirm payments, and make regular, lump-sum distributions to members.

How We’re Different

All federations are required to provide admission support and fiscal services. However, like every federation in the Workplace Giving Alliance, we do some things a little differently:

Virtually every new organization we present to workplace giving campaigns is admitted. Overall, more than 98% of applications from federations in the Workplace Giving Alliance are accepted.
Our fees are low – quite low – and we spell them out in writing.
When we tell our members how much has been pledged to them, we also project how much of that amount they are likely to receive. We base our fee on our members’ net donations, not gross pledge amounts.
We do not sell advertising. We do help our members craft 25-word statements – and may even suggest DBAs – that are likely to improve performance and visibility in campaign directories.
We organize and publish information about fund drives sponsored by states, municipalities and other public-sector entities. Our Campaign Calendar helps charities understand the costs, potential benefits and processes associated with these campaigns. The federations of the Workplace Giving Alliance make this information available for all charities, whether they work with us or not.