ABOUT US

The Workplace Giving Alliance is a consortium of federations that have come together to promote efficiency and transparency in public-sector workplace fundraising, starting with our own operations.
We are proud of our role in workplace fundraising. We see the payroll deduction, which characterizes most workplace giving, as allowing even people with modest resources to become philanthropists. As strong advocates of payroll philanthropy, we are dedicated to the success and integrity of the campaigns that enable it. 
The Workplace Giving Alliance is a trade-name for Human & Civil Rights Organizations of America, Inc. WGA federations share administrative staff to provide services to hundreds of nonprofit organizations in the Combined Federal Campaign and in state and municipal fundraising campaigns. Each collaborating federation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation with its own independent board of directors.

How We Work

Sharing administrative staff helps us keep costs as low as possible for our member organizations. Our staff helps members with applications, offer marketing advice, process pledge reports, forward donor names, and provide fiscal services.

We are highly selective about the services we offer and, as a rule, we stick to the core functions of campaign operations. We believe that ancillary services such as advertising, CFC training conferences, and car donations are likely to drive up federation overhead, which may offset gains in member revenues.

When we report campaign results to member charities, we give each group a detailed written statement of total pledges and estimated receipts, explaining the difference between the two numbers, including the fee we charge.

Our Fees

All WGA federations announce fees in advance. Fees are calculated as a percentage of funds actually received (not gross pledges). Along with the percentage formula, WGA federations generally set minimum and maximum fees. 

The most common fee formula among our national member federations is 4.5% of receipts, with a minimum fee of $400 and a maximum of $5,000. We never charge more than one-third of an organization's receipts even if it does not meet our minimum. 

The most common fee formula among our local member federations is 5% of receipts, with no minimum or maximum.

Each federation's board sets the fee for upcoming campaigns, so there is some variation. In all cases, however, members and prospective members are told in writing at the time they apply what the federation will charge.