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 Vincentian Q&A - (May 2022) 1.82 MB 06-03-2022 DownloadPreview Leadership Mentoring
Title Description Size Date modified Download Mentoring Program Application Packet 690.75 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Mentoring Advertisement 26.00 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Starting or Dissolving a Conference or Council
Title Description Size Date modified Download Dissolution of a Conference 642.43 KB 10-15-2021 DownloadPreview Application Form for New Conferences 2018 297.82 KB 08-11-2021 DownloadPreview Basics for Leadership
The Rule
The Manual
124 Affirm the Authority of Bylaws and Resolutions
093 Ozanam Orientation
Leadership Training
Size: N/ADate modified: 05-05-2022Decoding the Society’s Structure
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Size: 57.47 KBDate modified: 08-18-2021Listing of Essential Resource Materials
Size: 56.40 KBDate modified: 08-18-2021Recommended Nonprofit Governance-Related Resources
Size: 58.73 KBDate modified: 04-04-2022Succession Planning – Recruit and Train Others to Carry on the Work
Size: 105.00 KBDate modified: 08-18-2021Succession Planning – Brief Primer
Size: 30.00 KBDate modified: 03-02-2022Succession Planning Requires Preparation and Training
Size: 15.66 KBDate modified: 08-18-2021Succession Planning Resource List
Size: 1.39 MBDate modified: 08-18-2021Talking Points for Why to Go Into Leadership
Size: 1.41 MBDate modified: 08-18-2021Who Me – Why in the World Would I Become a Vincentian Leader?
Size: 1.43 MBDate modified: 03-02-2022Prayer for Leadership
Size: 42.43 KBDate modified: 08-18-2021Relationship with the Church – Canon Laws
Size: 826.72 KBDate modified: 07-30-2021Basics 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 Calendar Template v4 28.98 KB 06-27-2022 DownloadPreview Bylaws N/A 05-03-2022 Link Conference President Handbook 1.44 MB 08-17-2021 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 SVdP Corp Identity Template v5 23.65 KB 06-27-2022 DownloadPreview Standards of Excellence N/A 06-21-2022 Link 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 491.50 KB 09-07-2021 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 Council Presidents and EDs – Process for a Successful Partnership 119.97 KB 08-16-2021 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 Standards of Excellence Questionnaire for District Councils 181.26 KB 08-02-2021 DownloadPreview Various Resolutions Passed by National Council N/A 08-17-2021 Link SOE - What is Expected of a District Council (not a SALE) 1.91 MB 03-23-2022 DownloadPreview SOE - What is Expected of a District Council (a SALE) 1.94 MB 03-23-2022 DownloadPreview Vincentian Life – Council 563.75 KB 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Council Presidents and EDs: CEOs – Good Governance Talking Points 50.50 KB 08-16-2021 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 SVdP – To RVP’s and Council Presidents 32.50 KB 08-18-2021 DownloadPreview SOE-What-is-Expected-of-a-Diocesan-Council 1.93 MB 04-29-2022 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 08-16-2021 DownloadPreview Council Presidents and EDs: CEOs – Good Governance Talking Points 50.50 KB 08-16-2021 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
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 05-02-2022 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
Liderazgo Del Presidente de la Conferencia
1 - Entrenamiento de los Presidentes de Conferencia
2 - Lider de Servicio y Oficiales de la Conferencia
3 - Consejos Distritales
4 - Guia del President para Trabajar con el Pastor
5 - Asuntos Financieros y Legales
Proceso de Eleccion para Presidente de la Conferencia
Contact Us
Pamela Hudson Johnson
National Director of Governance & Membership Services
phudson@svdpusa.org
(314) 576-3993, ext. 214