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12-12-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

12-12-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q: Some of our Conferences receive donations in the form of gift cards to supermarkets and places like Target which they then distribute to friends in need during Christmas. These gift cards have cash value, and so I am thinking the Conference treats them as such. Should they be reported under 5E: Other-Misc. Receipts? A:…

Helping Others Serve the Poor 1198 1198 admin

Helping Others Serve the Poor

Helping Others Serve the Poor Excerpted from Vincentian Life: Conference When someone considers reaching out to help the poor and calls the parish office for a contact person or organization, the name given is usually someone involved in the St. Vincent de Paul Conference.  Why?  It is because they are active, visible and available.  They are…

12-5-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

12-5-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q: I have a store committee that wants to fundraise in the community, so they can have a Christmas party for employees and volunteers. It does not sound right to me, but I want to make sure that I am not being too conservative, and I say no to something that is not against any…

Donation Acquisition 1200 628 admin

Donation Acquisition

Donation Acquisition By Bryan Engel-Director of Operations – Mid-Atlantic Region, Diocesan Council of Pittsburgh Do not tell anyone, but at one time, I worked for another thrift store organization. My title was Donations Acquisition Coordinator. I only worked there for two years before seeing the light and coming over to St. Vincent de Paul. But,…

A Time For Thanks 1198 1198 admin

A Time For Thanks

At this special time of the year when our thoughts turn to giving thanks, it is appropriate to reflect on the many reasons Vincentians have to be grateful. Perhaps the two most important are the ongoing guidance of Divine Providence, which has been wondrously at work on behalf of the Society of St. Vincent de…

11-27-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

11-27-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q: Our Conference was given a considerable amount of canned goods for our Food Pantry Special Works.  We cannot use all of it so we decided to give some to another Conference.  Is this “twinning”?  A: What you are describing is indeed twinning and not “in-kind.”  The Conference receiving donated food from another Conference does…

11-21-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

11-21-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q:  We have a Food Pantry at our parish, and as long as I can remember, it’s been SVdP Food Pantry to our Parish and our community. I am told by our District President that it isn’t SVdP Food Pantry, but our church’s pantry run by Vincentians, and funds from our SVdP account cannot be…

Owners And Stakeholders – Part Two 1198 1198 admin

Owners And Stakeholders – Part Two

Owners And Stakeholders – Part Two The source of this article is Governance: Council and Board, the original version of which was authored by former National Vice President Terry Wilson. Last week we discussed five groups of people who should be considered stakeholders in what we do as Vincentians.  Here are five additional groups: Collaborative…

11-14-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

11-14-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q: How do we report the number of people helped with cash (i.e. rent, electric etc.)?  There is a reporting section for in-kind activity, but not cash. A: The number of people helped with cash is not captured on the annual report separately but is reflected in our Visits and Services to People, which includes…

National Puerto Rican Heritage Month 624 587 admin

National Puerto Rican Heritage Month

Join us this November as we celebrate National Puerto Rican Heritage Month! “Had we but one spark of the divine fire that consumed the heart of Jesus Christ, would we remain with our arms folded and abandon those whom we could assist”—St. Vincent de Paul. We know that we are called to assist our neighbors…

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