Charitable Campaign 2014 Welcome: Sarah Berthelot CEO/President, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

State Combined Charitable Campaign

2014

Welcome:

• Sarah Berthelot
• CEO/President, Louisiana Association of United Ways

(SCCC PCFO)

• Robin Taylor
• Director of Communications and Projects, Louisiana

Association of United Ways (SCCC PCFO)

Overview:

• What is the SCCC?
• How does it work?
• What charities are involved?
• How are funds distributed?
• Why give to the SCCC?
• Next Steps
• Q&A

What is the SCCC?

• Passed ฀

in 2012 by legislation

• Single workplace campaign
• For state employees paid through the LaGov HCM

payroll system

• Replacing United Way workplace campaigns
• Louisiana Association of United Ways (LAUW) =

acting Principal Combined Fundraising Organization (PCFO)

• Works in coordination with

Office of State Uniform Payroll (OSUP)

What is the SCCC?

• Employees can designate their donation to over 70

qualified health and human service charitable

• rganizations (up to 4 designations allowed)
• Convenience of payroll deduction or one time giving
• Inaugural Year = 2014
• Begins = Sept. 15
• with pledge forms due Oct. 31
• with all other event revenue due Dec. 1

How does it work?

• Each department/agency has an appointed Campaign

Coordinator(s), who is responsible for:

• Participating in a coordinator training
• Securing campaign materials and support from PCFO
• Preparing and sending communications as required to

support the annual campaign at his/her location

• Arranging for a presentation to employees
• Turning in pledge forms to the PCFO
• Maintaining confidentiality of pledge information
• Completing the campaign evaluation form for their agency

How does it work?

• Employees can give through:
• Payroll deduction
• One-time gift:
• Cash
• Check
• Credit Card
• Payroll Deduction
• SCCC special events and fundraising efforts

What charities are involved?

• All health and human service non-profits within Louisiana

are invited to apply or reapply annually

• Charities excluded by law:
• Educational
• Cultural
• Religious
• Political

What charities are involved?

• 2014 = 73 health and human service charitable organizations
• Small local organizations to larger national organizations
• Providing services to our communities and/or state
• All applied to be a part of the SCCC
• Met all of the necessary requirements and qualifications
• Reviewed and screened by the PCFO and OSUP for

approval

How are funds distributed?

• Contributions collected and distributed - quarterly schedule
• Disbursements begin once all fees (fundraising and

administrative costs) to the PCFO are paid

• A % method is used to distribute the funds:
• Due to uncollectibles (change in contributions or job status)
• End of the campaign the % of funds pledged to each charity is

calculated

• Each charity will then receive the % of what is eventually collected

quarterly from the PCFO

• Undesignated funds (special events/fundraising revenue)

calculated in the same manner

Why give to the SCCC?

• This campaign is just for you and all state employees
• Opportunity to support charities that you care about
• Make a difference locally and throughout the state
• Have confidence in giving, because the eligible charitable
• rganizations are reviewed annually
• Make a tax deductible contribution and designate your

contribution to up to four charities of your choice

• Afford a more generous gift over time with

contributions being deducted per pay period

Next Steps:

• Visit LASCCC.org
• Like LouisianaSCCC on Facebook
• Follow @LouisianaSCCC on Twitter
• Look out for SCCC events,

materials and updates from your dept./agency SCCC campaign coordinator(s)

• Ask your campaign coordinator if you can help
• Give to the SCCC & Give HOPE to our Louisiana!

Q & A

• Q & A
• If you have questions following this meeting:
• visit LASCCC.org
• call (225) 218-2613
• e-mail sccc@launitedway.org
• Contact OSUP for payroll and HR inquiries

Thank You for through the SCCC.