What is the CFC?

The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the only authorized solicitation of Federal employees in their workplaces on behalf of approved charitable organizations.

The mission of the CFC is to support and to promote philanthropy through a voluntary program that is employee-focused, cost-efficient and effective in providing all Federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for all.

The CFC began in the early 1960's to coordinate the fundraising efforts of various charitable organizations so that the Federal donor would only be solicited once in the workplace and have the opportunity to make charitable contributions through payroll deduction.

Throughout the campaign we will update you on the progress toward the department's $1.9 million CFC campaign goal.

• Online Pledge Assistant
• 2009 Catalog of Caring Booklet (pdf)
• Sample 2009 CFC Pledge Card (pdf)

• USDA Coordinators and Reporting Unit
• Ethics Events Clearance Form - PDF
• Ethics Events Clearance Form - WORD

• Ethics CFC Training Module
• Informing the donor (video)
• Distributing and submitting pledge form (video)
• Completing pledge form carrier (video)

• President Obama (video)
• Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Rajiv Shah (video)
• All CFC campaign videos