Annual solicitation campaign. "Annual solicitation campaign" shall mean the period of organized solicitation of municipal employees conducted annually by the combined municipal campaign to obtain contributions with respect to the ensuing year of contributions. Charitable non-profit organization. "Charitable non-profit organization" shall mean a private non-profit organization performing charitable services for human health and welfare or recreation, eligible for approval as a coordinating agency, or for membership in the combined municipal campaign in accordance with the provisions of these rules. Combined municipal campaign. "Combined municipal campaign" shall mean the joint campaign of the coordinating agency with one or more other charitable non-profit organizations, based on their written agreement, approved by the director pursuant to 19 RCNY § 18-06, for the joint conduct and sharing in the result of annual solicitation campaign. Coordinating agency. "Coordinating agency" shall mean a federated community campaign, as defined in section 93-b of the General Municipal Law, which is approved by the director pursuant to 19 RCNY § 18-05 to serve as the agent for the combined municipal campaign. Director. "Director" shall mean the City Personnel Director. Year of contributions. "Year of contributions" shall mean the calendar year or other period designated by the Director for collection of the payroll deductions authorized by municipal employees pursuant to § 93-b of the General Municipal Law on behalf of the Combined Municipal Campaign.
The coordinating agency shall consist of the charitable non-profit organizations named as constituent members thereof upon the director's approval of the coordinating agency, subject to changes by discontinuance of such participation or the addition of eligible charitable non-profit organizations. The coordinating agency shall give prompt written notice of any such changes to the director.
To be eligible as a constituent organization of the coordinating agency or as a participating organization in the combined municipal campaign, a charitable non-profit organization must meet and maintain the following requirements:
(a) It shall be
(1) a private, non-profit corporation, association, or organization,
(2) incorporated or authorized to do business in New York, or a member of a federation of charitable organizations which is authorized to do business in New York, and
(3) organized to render voluntary charitable services for human health and welfare or recreation.
(b) It shall be and remain registered with the secretary of state; in compliance with the requirements and provisions of article 7-A of the Executive Law of New York; and a tax exempt organization under the terms of Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
(c) It shall operate without discrimination in regard to all persons served by the campaign and comply with all requirements of law and regulations respecting nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity with respect to its officers, staff, employees and volunteers.
(d) As its principal purpose, function and activity, it shall carry out a bona fide program of charitable services in support and advancement of the health, welfare or recreation of a substantial number of persons in need of such services.
To be eligible for approval as the coordinating agency, a charitable non-profit organization shall meet all of the conditions specified in 19 RCNY § 18-03, and in addition, shall
(a) constitute a federation of a substantial number of charitable non-profit organizations;
(b) conduct a bona fide program for the provision of services for human health and welfare or recreation services for the aid, support and advancement of a substantial number of residents in the City; and
(c) agree to combine with other eligible charitable non-profit organizations and/or federations of such organizations to form a Combined Municipal Campaign, and serve as agent of the Combined Municipal Campaign as set forth in 19 RCNY § 18-06.
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