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2-3-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 admin

2-3-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: We have a neighbor in need of one of the Conferences that is being looked for by the police. I don’t know if the Conference knows where she is, but they do know the location of a storage facility that is owned by the person. Can the Conference disclose this information, either voluntarily or…

Council Finances 1200 628 admin

Council Finances

FULL DISCLOSURE (TRANSPARENCY) Council finances should be fully disclosed to all members of the Council on a regular basis. They can be disseminated to all Vincentians through Council members or a regular mailing. The frequency depends somewhat on the extent of the Council’s financial activities, but no less than once a quarter. As with Council…

Registration for 2022 SVdP Midyear Meeting Now Open! 3100 1860 admin

Registration for 2022 SVdP Midyear Meeting Now Open!

Join us the for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s 2022 Midyear Business Meeting, March 16 – 19, 2022 at the Hilton at the Ballpark in St. Louis, Missouri! The agenda is packed with education, spirituality, and informative information about the Society and helping those in need. Highlights include: Spiritual Retreat, Committee Meetings, Regional Meetings,…

Council Operations 1200 628 admin

Council Operations

PROCESS All business should be done by process – not reaction to individual situations. Council/Board policies and management procedures form the processes. Once formed, the process should not be violated except for very serious reasons. Processes must be in writing. They can be either Council/Board policy or operational procedures. MEETING AGENDA All Council/Board agenda items…

1-27-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 admin

1-27-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: Next year the Diocesan Council will be billed for solidarity based on the number of active Conferences reported for the 10/1/2020-9/30/2021 fiscal year, when two absorbed Conferences were still active. Is the Diocesan Council responsible for absorbing the solidarity dues for these now inactive Conferences? A:  When the new method of solidarity calculation went…

Announcing the Web Oversight Committee 1200 628 admin

Announcing the Web Oversight Committee

Dear Vincentian Friends, In an effort to further improve the usability and effectiveness of the National Council of the U.S., Society of St. Vincent de Paul members’ website, and based on the recommendation of the Leadership Task Force, I have established the Web Oversight Committee (WOC). This three-member committee is chartered to oversee the website content publication…

Paid Staff 1200 628 admin

Paid Staff

HIRING A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director is hired by and reports directly to the Council/Board. Where there is a Board of Directors, the hiring of the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director should be confirmed by the Council. The Council President serves as the communication link between the Council/Board and the Chief…

1-20-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 admin

1-20-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: Our local electricity utility demands a deposit of $300 for two years of a new resident in our town at one of our rental apartments. Because of the legal concerns, after two years, that deposit is sent back to the resident if they pay their bills during the two years (even if SVdP pays…

Servant Leadership Responsibilities 1200 628 admin

Servant Leadership Responsibilities

*Excerpt from Vincentian Life: Council OFFICERS Servant Leadership Officers are servant leaders and should strive to put the good of the Society, Councils, Conferences, Vincentians, poor and benefactors above their own. True servant leadership is a sacrifice given to God for the blessing of being able to help in service to his poor. What greater…

1-13-2022 Questions and Answers 1200 628 admin

1-13-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: If you have a pantry in your Conference, are you allowed to change the shopping list? For example, in the past a family of 6+ could receive 10 canned goods and then it was reduced to eight; plus, other items were also reduced on the sheet? A:  This is a local issue to be…

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