Federal Charity Campaign Plans Changes

Federal Charity Campaign Plans Changes: "Federal Charity Campaign Plans Changes
Limits on Organizations' Expenses, Rules About Local Giving to Be Dropped

By Jacqueline L. Salmon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 10, 2006; Page B02

The agency that oversees the Combined Federal Campaign -- the annual workplace charity fundraiser among federal employees -- plans to propose a sweeping overhaul of the strict rules governing one of the nation's biggest charity drives, officials said yesterday.

One of the proposed changes would eliminate the requirement that participating charities limit their overhead expenses. Another would allow federal workers in one geographic area to donate to charities in other locations -- a practice currently prohibited."