Dedicated To Their Mission

"We appear on the books as additional overhead, not as a money-maker, since we're not actually making money (i.e. obtaining donations) for the Federation. So, every year we have to show them how much we saved the organization by printing in-house vs. outside."

The in-plant contributes in other ways, as well. Vallone says his department not only oversees printing and mailing, but it also purchases office supplies, maintains record storage, provides messengers and handles all day-to-day mailing operations at the Federation. Additionally, he says, "it's almost an expectation" that employees volunteer at Federation events.