Good servant leadership is essential in helping Conferences and Councils effectively and creatively serve neighbors in need. The documents below are those minimally required for leaders, including Conference Presidents and Officers, Council Presidents and Officers, Members of Boards of Directors, Spiritual Advisors, and Leaders of Special Works.
“Leadership positions in the Society, at any level,
are always to be accepted as service to Christ, the members and the poor.
Servant leadership is done in imitation of Jesus who said: “For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and give his life as a ransom for many.”
– Rule: Part 3, Statute 11
Vincentian FAQ
Title Description Size Date modified Download Q&A Master - February 2023 2.05 MB 03-24-2023 DownloadPreview Leadership Mentoring
Title Description Size Date modified Download Mentoring Program Application Packet 95.51 KB 02-06-2023 DownloadPreview Mentoring Advertisement 26.00 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Starting or Dissolving a Conference
Title Description Size Date modified Download Dissolution of a Conference 146.58 KB 10-20-2022 DownloadPreview Application Form for New Conferences 116.89 KB 10-03-2022 DownloadPreview Basics for Leadership
Basics About Conferences
Title Description Size Date modified Download Conference Audit Manual 319.92 KB 08-17-2021 DownloadPreview Conference Audit Worksheets 39.90 KB 08-17-2021 DownloadPreview 065 Questionnaire for Conferences 218.00 KB 04-07-2022 DownloadPreview SOE - What is Expected of a Conference 1.97 MB 03-23-2022 DownloadPreview Vincentian Life – Member 565.45 KB 08-18-2021 DownloadPreview Vincentian Life – Conference 927.14 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Election Process for a Conference 38.50 KB 08-18-2021 DownloadPreview Robert’s Rules of Order 85.00 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Conference Presidents
Title Description Size Date modified Download Annual Conference Calendar Template 29.55 KB 10-13-2022 DownloadPreview Bylaws N/A 05-03-2022 Link Conference President Handbook 1.44 MB 08-17-2021 DownloadPreview Corporate Identity Summary Template 23.81 KB 10-13-2022 DownloadPreview Effective Servant Leadership: Five Goals of a Conference President 195.14 KB 08-16-2021 Link Effective Servant Leadership: Seven Duties of a Conference President 194.75 KB 08-16-2021 Link Ideas for Delegation 249.86 KB 06-21-2022 DownloadPreview Leadership Training N/A 05-05-2022 Link Opening and Closing Prayers for Society Meetings 419.24 KB 06-21-2022 DownloadPreview Standards of Excellence Information N/A 10-31-2022 Link Survival Kit Slides and Links 1.46 MB 01-25-2023 DownloadPreview Vincentian Pathway Toolbox: B-Conference President N/A 08-18-2021 Link Conference Secretaries
Title Description Size Date modified Download Leadership Training N/A 05-05-2022 Link Secretary Minutes Book (2021) 0.95 MB 08-18-2021 DownloadPreview Bylaws N/A 05-03-2022 Link Conference Treasurers
Title Description Size Date modified Download Leadership Training N/A 05-05-2022 Link Bylaws N/A 05-03-2022 Link Conference Treasurers Manual 505.50 KB 10-25-2022 DownloadPreview Conference Treasurer Training 935.89 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Executive Summary Sarbanes-Oxley 44.59 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview District Council Presidents
Title Description Size Date modified Download Standards of Excellence Information N/A 10-31-2022 Link Council Presidents and EDs – Process for a Successful Partnership 119.97 KB 07-18-2022 DownloadPreview SVdP – To RVP’s and Council Presidents 32.50 KB 08-18-2021 DownloadPreview Introduction to Governance Policies 61.40 KB 08-18-2021 DownloadPreview Various Resolutions Passed by National Council N/A 08-17-2021 Link Vincentian Life – Council 563.75 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Council Presidents and EDs: CEOs – Good Governance Talking Points 50.50 KB 07-18-2022 DownloadPreview Election Process for a District Council 39.00 KB 10-13-2021 DownloadPreview How to Develop Governance Policies 1.64 MB 08-18-2021 DownloadPreview Diocesan Council Presidents
Title Description Size Date modified Download Vincentian Pathway Toolbox: H-Council Presidents N/A 08-17-2021 Link Vincentian Life – Council 563.75 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Standards of Excellence Information N/A 10-31-2022 Link SVdP – To RVP’s and Council Presidents 32.50 KB 08-18-2021 DownloadPreview Introduction to Governance Policies 61.40 KB 08-18-2021 DownloadPreview Election Process for an Archdiocesan Council 41.50 KB 10-13-2021 DownloadPreview Council Presidents and EDs – Process for a Successful Partnership 119.97 KB 07-18-2022 DownloadPreview Council Presidents and EDs: CEOs – Good Governance Talking Points 50.50 KB 07-18-2022 DownloadPreview Bylaws - Document 4 Arch-Diocesan Councils with Separate Boards 519.50 KB 04-28-2022 DownloadPreview 064 Questionnaire for Councils 221.00 KB 04-04-2022 DownloadPreview Tax and Legal Basics
Title Description Size Date modified Download IRS/Tax Information N/A 07-15-2022 Link 501 (c)(3) Information N/A 07-15-2022 Link Insurance Information N/A 03-11-2022 Link For Leaders of Bigger Units
Title Description Size Date modified Download Rules of Engagement for Collaboration and Partnerships 79.65 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview 5 - Finance and Legal Matters 122.29 KB 05-05-2022 DownloadPreview If You Have Employees
Title Description Size Date modified Download Pre-Termination Employment Consultation Form 196.00 KB 04-01-2022 DownloadPreview Employee Termination Checklist 71.30 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview If You Have a Board
Title Description Size Date modified Download Governance: Council and Board 3.05 MB 10-15-2021 DownloadPreview Governance for Councils and Boards PowerPoint 2.77 MB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Governance DVD Cover and User’s Guide 215.75 KB 07-30-2021 DownloadPreview Governance Training Participants Guide 10.88 MB 07-30-2021 DownloadPreview If You Have a Special Work
Title Description Size Date modified Download Special Works Conference – What It Is and Requirements 377.26 KB 01-24-2023 DownloadPreview Governance Roles and Responsibilities for Special Works 12.53 KB 04-06-2022 DownloadPreview Spanish Language Resources
Title Description Size Date modified Download Regla 3.64 MB 08-17-2021 DownloadPreview Oraciones para las Reuniones de la Conferencia 445.07 KB 06-21-2022 DownloadPreview Manual (Spanish) 11.71 MB 08-17-2021 DownloadPreview Bylaws
Officer Information
Contact Us
Pamela Hudson Johnson
National Director of Governance & Membership Services
phudson@svdpusa.org
(314) 576-3993, ext. 214