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Executive Order 12353

Charitable fund-raising

This executive order establishes the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), an annual workplace solicitation program allowing voluntary health and welfare agencies to raise funds from federal employees and uniformed service members. The OPM Director sets eligibility criteria, ensures voluntary participation without coercion, and may authorize local organizations to manage campaigns. It revokes the prior Executive Order 10927 while allowing its directives to continue temporarily.

47 FR 12785
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Impact dates

  1. OPM Director to establish arrangements and eligibility criteria for annual Combined Federal Campaign

  2. Prior directives under Executive Order 10927 remain in effect until revoked or modified under this order

Key directives

  • OPM Director shall make arrangements for annual Combined Federal Campaign
  • OPM Director shall establish eligibility criteria for voluntary agencies
  • Eligibility limited to agencies providing direct health and welfare services to individuals or families
  • Political advocacy, lobbying, or election-influencing organizations excluded from eligibility
  • International organizations providing overseas health and welfare services eligible despite local services criterion
  • Unaffiliated local agencies meeting criteria permitted to participate in their service areas
  • All contributions must be voluntary with no coercion; confidentiality option required
  • Only one annual solicitation period permitted except for emergency/disaster appeals
  • OPM Director may authorize local principal combined fund organizations to manage local campaigns
  • Solicitation forms must specify eligible agencies and provide direct designation means
  • Undesignated fund allocation must be prominently noticed on forms
  • OPM Director shall prescribe implementing rules and regulations

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Revocation of Executive Order 10927
  • Continuation of existing directives under prior order until modified

Near term (90d)

  • OPM Director to establish eligibility criteria and arrangements for annual CFC
  • Prescription of implementing rules and regulations

Long term

  • Ongoing annual Combined Federal Campaigns
  • Continuous oversight and potential modification of participating agencies and local campaign managers

Risks & tensions

  • Vague timeline: No specific deadline provided for OPM Director to establish CFC arrangements or criteria
  • Tension between facilitating charitable giving and avoiding workplace disruption or coercion
  • Boundary enforcement challenge: distinguishing permissible health/welfare services from excluded political advocacy or lobbying activities
  • Local services requirement creates tension for national organizations seeking broad participation
  • Confidentiality provision versus transparency expectations in federal employee giving
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