Use the Combined Federal Campaign's Green (or Giving) Tuesday as an antidote to the consumerism of Cyber Monday and Black Friday.
In today's Federal Newscast, 28 Senators signed on to a resolution to keep the U.S. Postal Service a federal entity.
Since 1961, the Combined Federal Campaign, the federal workforce’s annual giving program, has raised more than $8.3 billion to support charities ranging from disaster relief to housing, education, medical research, the arts and animal welfare.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management says its starting this year's combined federal campaign with more upgrades to the online donation system.
Giving Tuesday gives everyone the chance to be a philanthropist. Blue Cross-Blue Shield joins with FEEA to promote more assistance for federal employees.
For the first time, federal retirees were supposed to be able to donate to the Combined Federal Campaign this year. But the Office of Personnel Management is still waiting for final clearance to solicit donations from retirees, and it can't accept annuitants' contributions online.
Some key changes are coming to the Combined Federal Campaign in 2017, including online donations and the ability for retirees to give.
The Combined Federal Campaign is close toward meeting its $47 million goal this year, but national capital area leaders are making one last push for donations in the final days of the CFC.
The 2016 Combined Federal Campaign ends this month and it's raised $34 million so far. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says 327,000 Washington-area feds haven't been heard from yet.
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Two big changes are coming to the Combined Federal Campaign, the federal workforce's annual giving campaign, next year. One change lets federal employees volunteer with certain charities and have that time count toward the campaign. The second lets federal retirees submit donations.
National capital area leaders kicked off the 2016 Combined Federal Campaign in Washington Sept. 1. This year's theme is "Show Some Love," which CFC leaders said is a focus on the 18,000 participating charities and the causes themselves.
Campaign leaders hope a renewed sense of optimism will spur federal employees to dig deep on donations.
For the first time the Combined Federal Campaign will try to generate excitement and participation among that newest class of feds -- teleworkers. Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explores.
The Combined Federal Campaign is underway for 2014. This year charity-minded federal employees have a new option that lifts the geographical restrictions on the charities they can choose. The goal for the Chesapeake Bay Area is an ambitious seven-million dollars. There are over 24,000 approved charities to choose from. Col. Jeremy Martin is commandant of the Defense Information School (DINFOS) and campaign chairman for the Chesapeake Bay Area CFC program. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss the new options for this season.