Award Information

The CFC provides several awards to Federal government employees and agencies to recognize extraordinary contributions to the CFC. Each award has its own criteria as indicated below. Your CFC finance person will be aware of these criteria and will provide a status report to the various components within your agency so that they may see what effort is needed to achieve an award. The following list describes the available CFC awards and their criteria.

Department/Agency Awards:

The awards (with accompanying certificates) and their criteria offered to each assigned reporting number for their achievements are:

President’s Award - achieving 75 percent employee participation or $275 per capita gift.

Chairman’s Award - achieving 67 percent employee participation or $225 per capita gift.

Honor Award -  achieving 60 percent employee participation or $175 per capita gift.
Honor Award Proof (27 kb, pdf)

Merit Award - achieving 50 percent employee participation or $125 per capita gift.
Merit Award Proof (24 kb, pdf)

Million Dollar Circle Award -  recognizes component units of departments and agencies that raise more than $1 million in contributions.

Each assigned department or independent agency that meets the following criteria will earn one of the following awards:

Campaign Leadership Award - departments and independent agencies that achieve a 2 percent increase in contributions. Campaign Leadership Award Proof (27 kb, pdf)

Summit Award - departments and independent agencies achieving a 3 percent increase in giving over the previous year’s results (No certificate accompanies this award.)
Summit Award Proof (38 kb, pdf)

Participation Achievement Award -  departments and independent agencies that achieve a 2 percent increase in participation over the previous year's results (No certificate accompanies this award.) Participation Achievement Award Proof (26 kb, pdf)

Certificates Available

Corresponding certificates are available at no cost to the agencies upon request to recognize the individuals responsible for campaign leadership. These certificates can be personalized on a computer or with calligraphy.

Most Valuable Fundraiser - for CFC Vice Chairs, Campaign Managers, Coordinators, and other members of your CFC team.

Special Service - for volunteers who have provided outstanding service to the campaign.

Appreciation - for each Keyworker.

Outstanding Payroll Deduction Giving - for attaining an exemplary level of support for the CFC with 75 percent or more of contributors making payroll deduction gifts.

100 of Percent Goal - for any reporting unit meeting or exceeding its campaign goal.

Individual Eagle Award Pins:

The CFC recognizes contributors who give 1 percent of their salary as Eagle givers and 2 percent of their salary as Double Eagle givers. People giving these amounts will receive a special lapel pin from their Keyworker.

Ordering Awards and Certificates:

Agencies must order awards and certificates online via the Manage system. No awards or certificates will be distributed without being entered in Manage. If you are unable to order awards and certificates online, contact your LE or CFCNCA staff member for help placing your order.

CFCNCA reviews all agency accounts to determine the awards for which they have qualified. However, each agency must notify CFCNCA of the name of the component to be engraved on any award plaques. Please double check the spelling and lettering for each requested plaque. Although we will review all orders, it is up to you to ensure the accuracy of the citation. Please allow ten working days for preparation and delivery of plaques.

CFC certificates for volunteers can be issued with the name of the CFC Cabinet Chairperson appointed by the President, or they may be left blank for your own agency head to sign or autopen. Please advise CFC of the number and type of certificates needed and whether they are to be signed or unsigned. Certificates can be issued within two business days.

Agencies need to place their orders for awards and certificates as soon as they know they will need them. It is best for Campaign Managers to order all plaques and certificates at the same time rather than at several different times.

Awards are based on the official CFC records of contributions received by CFCNCA. This is known as the “Audited Report.” Awards cannot be made based on estimates or projections of contributions.

Note: Awards can be ordered until March 10, 2010. After that date, any agency requesting an award will incur the cost of the plaque and the engraving.