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11-23-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter
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11-23-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: Can members use personal funds for payment of neighbor’s utilities if the treasurer is not available to write a check to the utility company? A: Vincentians should refrain from providing help using their own personal resources, especially since those we serve will view the assistance as being provided by SVdP.  We are not a…

11-17-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter
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11-17-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: Our Council gets funds donated to us from a couple of grocery chains. The funds are then passed on to the Conferences in the form of gift cards which they either give to people or use to purchase food for their pantry. How would these funds be listed by the Conferences? A: The financial…

11-10-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter
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11-10-2022 Questions and Answers

Q:  Should Conferences pay tuition for Catholic school education since elementary and high-school education is free?  A:  The National Governance Committee has recently reviewed and agreed to the following: Helping a family make a tuition payment under the right circumstances can be justified. Making a contribution from Conference funds to the parish or school to…

11-3-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter
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11-3-2022 Questions and Answers

Q:  This is not officially in any of the Society’s documents.  When no one comes forward to run for Conference or Council President, should a Council President have the ability to appoint temporarily a Conference President or, in the case of a Diocesan Council, a District President to serve temporarily until an election can take…

Governance — A Council’s Job One: Serve the Conferences 1200 628 Jill Pioter
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Governance — A Council’s Job One: Serve the Conferences

Monitor Special Conditions The following special conditions should be monitored regularly and addressed as necessary. 1. Conference President’s term of office is limited to two consecutive three year terms. After the two terms, the President must be out of office for at least three years before being elected once again. Technically, as soon as the…

10-27-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter
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10-27-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: I have a comment in my notes that all officers of the board [and I assume officers of Councils and Conferences as well] must be Vincentians [I read this to mean Catholic]. I can’t find any reference to this in the Rule or the bylaws. Can you lead me to where this distinction is…

10-20-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter
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10-20-2022 Questions and Answers

Q:  Does the Society have a policy related to investments that is based on moral objectives?  A:  On April 23, 2016, the National Council approved Resolution 140 which identifies the criteria/process to be used in accepting donations and developing relationships. This also applies to making investments. This resolution may be found on the national website,…

Resolve to Focus on Good Governance 1200 628 Jill Pioter
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Resolve to Focus on Good Governance

A new fiscal year for our Society will start soon and this is a good time to remind ourselves that loving and supporting one another while serving the poor is an integral part of our Vincentian mission. Our Conference meetings are where we help each other fulfill that mission of growing spiritually, developing friendships and…

10-13-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter
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10-13-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: How are international disaster declarations handled and who issues them? A: The Commission for International Aid and Development (CIAD) examines funding requests regarding projects undertaken worldwide by the Society, focusing on emergency relief in response to humanitarian crisis, disaster recovery, development programs, and projects aimed at expanding and strengthening the Society internationally. It is…

Governance — Good Stewardship 1200 628 Jill Pioter
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Governance — Good Stewardship

*Information provided by the National Governance Committee What does stewardship look like in your life? Then think of this through the prism of a Vincentian lens which should have a spiritual and biblical foundation. Then ask yourself what stewardship means to you, to members of the Society, and to your respective Councils and Conferences. Certainly,…

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