State Employees'
Charitable Campaign (SECC)

Roles and Responsibilities

▶ SECC Steering Committee

Appointed by:

The Governor

Major Responsibilities:

Campaign Management

Duties:

The SECC Steering Committee is responsible for developing all necessary schedules, policies, and procedures implemented in Executive Order 22
Reviewing applications and approving eligible organization for participating in the campaign; selecting a campaign administrator in accordance with procedures set forth in section 6 of Executive Order 22
Overseeing the management of the campaign
Recruiting employee volunteers
Promoting and publicizing the campaign
Reviewing pamphlets, donor cards, and other promotional materials for the campaign

▶ SECC Administrator

Appointed by:

SECC Steering Committee according to Executive Order 22 guidelines

Major Responsibility:

To organize and implement the State Employees’ Charitable Campaign.

Duties:

To assure the SECC has the organizational capacity to target areas for campaign emphasis and track the progress of the campaign.
To orient and train your campaign team.
To help develop promotional activities that generate enthusiasm and provide effective education about SECC’s services.
To assure adequate campaign supplies.
To establish a reporting process that enables you to monitor the campaign effectively.
To distribute employee donations to the appropriate agencies.

▶ Statewide SECC Coordinator

Appointed by:

SECC Chairperson

Major Responsibility:

To provide support and guidance to SECC Chairperson, SECC Steering Committee, Nonprofit Organizations, the Campaign Administrator, and Department/Agency Campaign Teams.

Duties:

To determine campaign goals with the SECC Chairperson and Steering Committee.
To obtain the support and involvement of leadership from all State agencies.
To recruit and train all Department/Agency Campaign Teams.
To oversee the timely distribution of campaign supplies and materials.
To guarantee that all pledge cards, cash and checks are delivered in report envelopes to the SECC Administrator, United Way, on a weekly basis.

▶ Department SECC Chairperson

Appointed by:

Department Secretary

Major Responsibility:

To provide leadership for the Department’s/Agency’s campaign by working with the SECC Coordinator, top management, and campaign volunteers.

Duties:

To work with the SECC Coordinator, and the Department’s/Agency’s Captains in developing, scheduling, and implementing the campaign.
To obtain the support and involvement of both top management and personnel in the campaign.
To recruit and train all Captains within the Department/Agency.
To oversee the timely distribution of campaign supplies and materials.
To guarantee that all pledge cards, cash and checks are delivered in report envelopes to the SECC Administrator, United Way, on a weekly basis.

▶ Department SECC Captains

Appointed by:

Department/Agency Leadership and Department SECC Chairperson

Major Responsibility:

To serve as a representative to Department/Agency and SECC in the solicitation of every employee assigned to them.

Duties:

To attend training and to become familiar with all campaign materials in order to:
Communicate the importance of SECC and the use of payroll deduction;
Explain how to designate gifts;
Answer any questions; and,
Personally solicit each employee assigned to them.

Related Topics: captains' responsibilities, chairpersons' responsibilities, steering committee responsiblilities