The Local Federal Coordinating Committee which is responsible for conducting the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is accepting applications from any 501 (C)(3) not-for-profit organization interested is serving as the Principal Combined Fund Organization for the 2011-2012 CFC.

Applications must include an operation plan and detailed budget. Applications must be received no later than 3:30 P.M. on Tuesday

January 24, 2012. Send applications and direct inquiries to:

Mr. Eric McKisick, LFCC Chair

Social Security Administration

3608 E. Kiehl Ave.

Sherwood, AR 72120

Phone Number: (877) 512-3854 ext 14400

As part of the 50th anniversary of the Combined Federal Campaign, the Office of Personnel Management has created a video for the 2011 campaign.  Please click the link below to view the video on YouTube.

50th Anniversary CFC Video

CFC Nexus Online Pledging

This year, the Combined Federal Campaign of Greater Arkansas is offering all federal employees the opportunity to pledge their donation online through CFC Nexus.  Below is the link to the CFC of Greater Arkansas' CFC Nexus.  If you have any questions, please contact Kristin Atkinson Stuart at 501-376-4567 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

https://www.cfcnexus.org/_cfcgreaterarkansas/

President Obama has appointed Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan as the National Honorary Chair of the 2011 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).  Below is a letter from Secretary Duncan:

Dear Fellow Federal Employees:

This year marks a historic milestone. Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy established the
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) to help people in local communities, across the nation, and
around the world. It is my profound pleasure to serve as National Honorary Chair of the 50th
anniversary campaign. Never has the purpose of the CFC been more apparent or more
important. I invite every Federal employee to participate as generously as possible in this year’s
campaign.

Since 1961, Federal employees have raised nearly $7 billion. This staggering generosity has
cured diseases, fed the hungry, housed the homeless, and served countless other life-changing
needs. The response from the Federal workforce is a deeply moving display of compassion and
generosity.

I have witnessed firsthand the dramatic changes that happen when communities in need receive
the resources necessary to overcome great challenges. I have seen a child smile at reading a first
sentence. I have seen pride restored to families able to once again provide for themselves and
the relieved faces of disaster victims sheltered when they thought all hope was lost. The
kindness of the Federal workforce touches virtually every community, every state, every country,
and every continent. Together, we are restoring hope.

Throughout the 50th Combined Federal Campaign, you will hear more stories like these?of lives
changed by the CFC, some within our own Federal community. I urge you to listen to these
voices, to attend campaign events, to learn about the charities the CFC supports, and to give to
the causes you support most passionately. No gift is too small. Every gift matters.

As we begin a new year of the CFC, I thank all Federal employees for their kindness over the
past 50 years, and I look forward to leading this year’s Combined Federal Campaign, the first in
a new half-century of generosity. Please join me and make a gift today.

Sincerely,

Arne Duncan