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Recruiting New Members 1198 1198 Lori Pattison

Recruiting New Members

From Joe Riley, Phoenix Council Board Member – (Excerpted from Vincentian Life: Conference) Recruiting New Members In the previous chapter, we focused on how to retain the members you have and how to help them to grow.  Keep in mind that in order for the Conference to grow we need to be able to attract…

9-26-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 Lori Pattison

9-26-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q: Are we still keeping records on those friends “that we cannot help” due to low or no funds on hand at time of their need? Do we report these numbers in some fashion?  A: Case records should be made whether we help an individual or not. A Home Visit may still offer spiritual and emotional…

Helping Hand in Mississippi 150 150 Lori Pattison

Helping Hand in Mississippi

Jimmie Ann McDonald was living a perfectly normal life prior to March 2023, when a tornado ripped through the small town of Amory, Mississippi, leaving her without a home and everything else she had owned. Jimmie was blessed with a FEMA Unit, as a temporary residence for up to 18 months. Jimmie petitioned for a…

9-19-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 Lori Pattison

9-19-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q: A couple of our members questioned buying raffle tickets with funds that “belong to the poor.” Please clarify.  A: Conferences should not use funds donated to the Society in any way for gambling, including the buying of raffle tickets. Individual members can purchase raffle tickets using their personal resources.  This is acceptable according to the…

Retaining Your Members – Part 2 1198 1198 Lori Pattison

Retaining Your Members – Part 2

From Joe Riley, Phoenix Council Board Member – (Excerpted from Vincentian Life: Conference) Retaining Your Members – Part Two Involve your regular donors.  Regular donors are equal partners in the Society.  We are a union of willing hands (Active Members), caring hearts and helping hands (Associate Members) and generous almsgivers (regular donors).  Each is separate but…

Retaining Your Members – Part 1 1198 1198 Lori Pattison

Retaining Your Members – Part 1

From Joe Riley, Phoenix Council Board Member – (Excerpted from Vincentian Life: Conference) Retaining Your Members – Part One  We have noted several times in this Manual that progress takes time and patience.  Gaining new members, increasing contributions, attaining spiritual maturity, and developing a network of relationships happen only slowly, over time.  Once you have…

9-12-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 Lori Pattison

9-12-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q: We recently received a company-matching gift from a member’s spouse who is a non-member. Under what category do we record this contribution?  A: Company matching gifts should be reported under other income, whether the company’s employee is a Conference member or not.  Q: A member volunteering at our food pantry recently said that we could…

Smart Shopping: The Benefits of Online Supply Shopping for Thrift Stores 1200 628 Lori Pattison

Smart Shopping: The Benefits of Online Supply Shopping for Thrift Stores

By Viktoriya Kotyash, Store Manager – West Region – Diocese of Sacramento Many stores still rely on petty cash rather than business credit or debit cards for purchasing supplies. They designate employees or volunteers to visit local store chains to buy general supplies. This can be beneficial to support local stores that support your store’s…

Governance Resources 1198 1198 Lori Pattison

Governance Resources

By Joe Riley, Phoenix Council Board Member Three Major Areas Of Board Responsibility The beginning of a new fiscal year is typically a good time for Boards to discuss, or at least review, their responsibilities as a nonprofit’s governing body to ensure that all members understand their individual duties.  Most Board members recognize that their…

Survivor Story From Western KY – Part 2 150 150 Lori Pattison

Survivor Story From Western KY – Part 2

Many of the people we serve through our Disaster Services are already in need of assistance in their day-to-day when a tornado, flood, earthquake, fire, or hurricane hits.  With every disaster, our neighbors show us the power of resilience: trusting in God, their families, their communities, and themselves that they will recover. What a blessing…

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