GoFundMe Campaigns

The Standards of Ethical Conduct prohibit Postal Service employees from soliciting or accepting a gift from the public because of their postal positions and from misusing their postal positions for their own private gain.

Any fundraising campaign should not reference the Postal Service in any way.

GoFundMe campaigns created without reference to postal title, postal employment, or the Postal Service allow Postal Service employees to accept funds from the public without violating the ethics regulations.

And that’s smart business.

Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for further guidance.