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1 of 7Combin ed Fe de ral Campaign Char ity ApplicationCharityNexus.org is designed specifically to meet the needs of non-profit participation in the Combined Federal Campaign. CharityNexus.org is 100% electronic with no paper required. The charity review and vetting process outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations is rigorous. It results in a list of outstanding charities offered to Federal employees. Traditionally, it consumes an enormous amount of administrative time. Charities/Federations, PCFOs, and Federal volunteers spend thousands of hours every year performing the task of charity application to the CFC.

CharityNexus.org makes the application process easier for all parties involved.

PCFO – CFC Admin The CFC administrator manages the entire process and acts as a intermediate between the charitable organizations and the LFCC team. They allow applications into the LFCC approval process, set up the threshold of approved votes required, and communicate with charities regarding rejections or requests for more information. By simply logging into their account, they get a management level view of all applications. PCFO also have the ability to enter paper applications to be reviewed online.

Enormous time savingsOnline document storage and historical archive

Charities and FederationsCharities register, fill out the basic information found on the paper application form, upload supporting attachment files, and are able to selectively apply to any number of CFC regions. They can apply as either a local independent or a Federation and the forms and requirements automatically change. They get real time feedback about the status of their applications and have access to time-stamped logs and communications or instructions from the PCFOs. They can also, in subsequent years, simply log back in to the site to update their information, making re-applying very easy.

Easily apply to many campaignsView real time status

Overview

LFCC MembersLFCC members review all details of pending charity applications online. The only tools required are a computer and a connection to the internet. They leave comments or ask questions as they are reviewing specific applications. Every correspondence is stored with the application and can be viewed by other LFCC members or the PCFO. Votes are cast for each application in the form of Approved, Rejected, or Return to Charity.

Review applications from office/homeLog comments, questions, votes with application

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CFC Admin

Charity/FederationLFCC Member

Register an account using unique IRS Employer Identification Number

Complete basic charity profile information that is utilized for every application

Choose CFCs to submit an application to for the upcoming campaign year

Complete application equivalent to OPM approved paper versions

Upload relevant supporting documentation

Receive real time status updates on their pending applications

View or respond to communications from PCFO

Act on requests for additional information

Review submitted applications in cursory check

Accept submitted applications to send into LFCC review queue

Monitor every aspect of the review process

Respond to LFCC comments or questions

Communicate with applicant regarding rejections or requests for more information

Download spreadsheets or view reports of complete application data

Log in with access provided by PCFO

Email, Print, Download, or View applications

Review pending CFC applications that have been pre-filtered by PCFO

Add notes or comments about each application that are viewable by other reviewers and PCFO

Vote on application – approved, rejected, needing more information via LFCC checklist

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The CostLocal Independent Charity: $10 for every application submitted to a PCFO. Payment to charitynexus.org is made via credit card at the time of application. This price is intended to reflect the time, cost, and postage saving that each charity will experience through the application process.

Local Federation: $30 for every application submitted to a PCFO. Credit Card payment to charitynexus.org.

PCFO: $750 - $2000 per campaign year. Sliding scale based on the number of local charities in the CFC region.

number of local charities price(previous year’s campaign)less than 100 $750100 to 249 $1,250250+ $2,000

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2013 Beta Year

SecurityCharityNexus.org employs industry standard security measures used by large ecommerce and banking sites. The entire website utilizes 256 bit encrypted SSL communications through a GoDaddy certificate. Sensitive information such as login details are encrypted one level deeper ensuring your data is safe. Payment Card Industry standards are achieved and verified with McAfee Secure software which runs quarterly audit scans to uncover and correct for any potential vulnerabilities.

Summary

CharityNexus was launched in January of 2013 and a handful of CFC Nexus clients used it to accept 2013 charity applications.

Intermountain CFC (Bruce Jacobs, Robynn Browne)426 submitted by charities/federations550 paper applications entered by PCFO for online LFCC review

Northern Lights CFC (Wink Newcomb)116 submitted by charities/federations

Ft. Campbell Area CFC (Valerie Crocker)43 submitted by charities/federations

Greater Indiana CFC (John Clausen)16 submitted by charities/federations

Ohio River Valley CFC (John Clausen)12 submitted by charities/federations

Charity

PCFO

LFCC

Login and try it out as all 3 roles.

Charity/Federationhttps://www.charitynexus.org/_apply/Username: democharityPassword: democharity

PCFO – CFC adminhttps://www.charitynexus.org/_testingcfc/Username: demopcfoPassword: demopcfo

LFCC Reviewerhttps://www.charitynexus.org/_testingcfc/Username:: demolfccPassword: demolfcc

The Charity Nexus TeamHansoo (Han) Kim ∞ John Zietlow ∞ Levi McCormick ∞ Joel [email protected](855) 263-4321 x 1


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