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Looking For A New Conference Or Council President? Make It Easy For Them To Become One 1200 628 Jill Pioter

Looking For A New Conference Or Council President? Make It Easy For Them To Become One

Many people hesitate to pursue leadership positions in a Conference or Council because they feel there is too much they don’t know or understand. Shatter the notion that being a Conference/Council president is overwhelming by consolidating pertinent materials into a well-organized packet or binder. We suggest you include the following: Records A current roster of…

National Safeguarding Policy Help 900 900 Jill Pioter

National Safeguarding Policy Help

New Safeguarding Policy Assistance for SVdP Councils A national policy on Safeguarding was adopted by the National Council last August at its Houston meeting. The Safeguarding Task Force has produced a Policy Assistance paper to help Councils (and as needed, Conferences) develop their own Safeguarding policy, a recognized priority of the National Council. The document…

Lenten Reflection As We Explore the Plight of Our Neighbors Who Are Unhoused 900 900 Jill Pioter

Lenten Reflection As We Explore the Plight of Our Neighbors Who Are Unhoused

Our faith teaches that safe and adequate shelter is a human right and foundational to honoring the human dignity we all have as ‘imago dei’; the Catholic bishops of the United States made this point as plainly as they could in titling their seminal letter on the issue, The Right to a Decent Home. The…

Succession Planning Requires Preparation And Training 1200 628 Jill Pioter

Succession Planning Requires Preparation And Training

What does succession planning really mean within the Society of St. Vincent de Paul?  Essentially it refers to Conferences and Councils being prepared when a president’s term of office nears its end to present to membership Vincentians who are qualified and willing to take on the role of Conference or Council president.  Realistically, succession planning…

3-10-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

3-10-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: Our Council is considering updating our salary ranges for our management staff. Is it acceptable for us to simply call around to other SVdP’s or other organizations to find out what salary ranges are reasonable for our area? A: Councils/Conferences should never discuss employee wages or benefits with other SVdP’s or other organizations. There…

Succession Planning: A Brief Primer 1200 628 Jill Pioter

Succession Planning: A Brief Primer

The National Governance Committee believes there are benefits to be gained by being a Vincentian leader. Consider these: Leaders have a unique opportunity to grow in their own spirituality. Leaders are in a unique position to provide help to those in need. It is through leadership that our efforts are organized. In order to be…

02-24-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

02-24-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: When our Conference visitors come across a neighbor in need who has put the utility bill in one of their children’s names, should we pay it? Putting the account in a child’s name may be considered fraud, but for some families this may be the only way to have electric and gas service. Do…

Welcoming New National Partner GivingArts.org 778 212 Jill Pioter

Welcoming New National Partner GivingArts.org

Giving Arts is a philanthropic company that supports both artists and nonprofit organizations like the Society of St. Vincent de Paul by giving artists a place to sell beautiful wall art, home decor, and other gifts and lifestyle products, and providing SVdP with a unique fundraising opportunity in the process. Donors and Vincentians who shop…

2-17-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

2-17-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: We have a separately incorporated store who is choosing to operate independently from the Council. What do we need to consider in discussing this with them? A: Every effort must be made to recover the members and store operation. The following are considerations related to what might occur. All entities of the Society operating within…

A Vitally Important Relationship 1200 628 Jill Pioter

A Vitally Important Relationship

OUR RIGHT TO EXIST The Society’s right to exist as a Catholic lay association is set out in Canon Law. However, we cannot do so without permission. We are allowed as a Catholic lay organization to serve within the diocese at the pleasure of and with the support of the Bishop. The Bishop has the…

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