{"id":25971,"date":"2022-10-25T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/25\/us-government-workers-pass-the-hat-raise-670000-for-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:51:52","slug":"us-government-workers-pass-the-hat-raise-670000-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/fedlife\/2022\/10\/25\/us-government-workers-pass-the-hat-raise-670000-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"US government workers pass the hat, raise $670,000 for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A special solicitation open to members of the federal workforce that took place from April to June raised $670,000 for relief efforts in Ukraine, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chcoc.gov\/content\/2022-combined-federal-campaign\" target=\"_blank\">Office of Personnel Management said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each year, tens of millions of dollars are given by federal civilian, postal and military donors in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/combined-federal-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\">Combined Federal Campaign<\/a>, the main conduit for donations from government workers to thousands of pre-approved nonprofit groups. The current CFC season is in full swing, opening on Sept. 1 and ending on Jan. 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside of that program, agencies can conduct \u201cspecial solicitation\u201d giving periods toward a particular cause for which federal employees can pledge a new or extra gift. Last year, $520,000 was raised in a special solicitation for winter storm recovery in Texas and other southern states. Two years ago, a special solicitation for COVID-19 relief raised nearly $2.6 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, the cause of choice was the war in Ukraine. Federal employees passed the hat after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of the country in February. The war has killed thousands of people, displaced millions more, and destroyed entire cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the heels of last year\u2019s annual CFC, which raised more than $80 million for local, national and international charities, federal employees and retirees gave more than three-quarters of a million dollars for relief efforts for Ukraine, OPM said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough the annual Combined Federal Campaign, members of the federal family demonstrate that our commitment to public service extends far beyond the workplace,\u201d said Kiran Ahuja, director of the Office of Personnel Management, in a statement. \u201cIn this moment of need, our efforts should focus on assisting the people of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One month before the special solicitation period was authorized, President Joe Biden ordered federal assistance to help ease the burden on people in Europe and refugees impacted by the invasion. The subsequent special solicitation allowed federal employees to voluntarily support the CFC\u2019s participating charities that were helping people injured or displaced during the war, as well as those on the front-line providing emergency aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How special solicitations work<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the CFC is an annual giving opportunity for the federal workforce that is procedurally regulated, special solicitations operate with some fluidity. Generally, OPM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/combined-federal-campaign\/\">limits<\/a> donations to the annual year-end solicitation but leaves leeway for special solicitations for emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once a special solicitation is open for donations, federal employees can write a one-time cash or check donation outside the normal CFC procedures. One-hundred percent of the gifts made in the campaign for Ukraine went to charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OPM\u2019s director has the power to grant permission for special solicitations for emergencies and disasters defined as \u201cany hurricane, tornado storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, drought, fire, explosion, or other catastrophe in any part of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since at least 2010s, special solicitations have been authorized by OPM to drive donations separate from the CFC for a number of humanitarian crises, including the<a href=\"https:\/\/chcoc.gov\/content\/special-solicitation-haitian-earthquake-relief\" target=\"_blank\"> 2010 earthquake<\/a> in Haiti, the <a href=\"https:\/\/chcoc.gov\/content\/relief-and-reconstruction-efforts-victims-japanese-earthquake-and-tsunami\" target=\"_blank\">2011 tsunami in Japan<\/a>, 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