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9-5-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 Lori Pattison

9-5-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q: Is there any SVdP policy statement or position that addresses a Vincentian member’s “private” donation of food, clothes or money to a neighbor being served?  That is, a donation action that would not first come before the Conference members? A: Conference members must understand that the works of the members are works of the…

National Council Announces New Friends of the Poor Grant Recipients 150 150 Lori Pattison

National Council Announces New Friends of the Poor Grant Recipients

We received 92 grant applications totaling $443,850.00. There were 23 grant awards for this round totaling $66,500.00. Through a simple application process, SVdP Conferences and District Councils can apply for up to $5,000 from the National Council’s Friends of the Poor® Fund. The Friends of the Poor® funds available to grant is normally limited to…

Governance Resources 1198 1198 Lori Pattison

Governance Resources

By Joe Riley, Phoenix Council Board Member Good leadership is one of the keys to every successful organization.  With this in mind, the following are among the projects and materials the National Governance Committee has developed.  It is our hope that these will help everyone become a better servant leader whether as a Conference or…

Save the Dates! Vincentian Heritage Pilgrimage 2025 293 168 Lori Pattison

Save the Dates! Vincentian Heritage Pilgrimage 2025

Paris: September 5-13, 2025 Join fellow Vincentians to walk the streets of Paris, visiting the churches of St Vincent, St Louise, Bl. Rosalie, and Bl. Frédéric. We’ll visit the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal, Frédéric’s beloved Sorbonne, the Rue Mouffetard, where Rosalie served the poor for 54 years, Sacré-Coeur, the tombs of all four of…

08-29-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 Lori Pattison

08-29-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q: A recently deceased member of our Conference bequeathed a large donation to us. No decision has been made yet on how to use this donation. Is this hoarding? A: Donors typically give funds to the Society to help those in need. Some bequest instruments have specific donor intentions, and these should be followed whenever possible.  …

Annual Review – Part Two 1198 1198 Pam Hudson

Annual Review – Part Two

(Excerpted from Vincentian Life: Conference) By Joe Riley, Phoenix Council Board Member  IRS Form 990 The IRS requires all nonprofits to submit a Form 990 describing their financials and works at the end of their fiscal year.  The IRS gives our Councils and Conferences until February 15 of the following year to submit this report.  However, not all…

08-22-24 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 Pam Hudson

08-22-24 Weekly Questions & Answers

Q: Does a Vincentian who is an active member of two Conferences have voting rights in each Conference? Is his/her membership counted twice in the annual report? If so, where is the citing that relates to this?   A: Yes, his/her membership should be counted twice in the annual report. Although allowed, it is not often that…

Survivor Story from Western KY Spring Tornadoes 150 150 Pam Hudson

Survivor Story from Western KY Spring Tornadoes

Have you ever encountered a neighbor suffering so greatly, it seemed any assistance you could offer would be insufficient? As Vincentians, we inevitably encounter poverty and suffering so deep that our material assistance feels like a Band Aid on a bullet wound. It is easy to become discouraged when our resources don’t seem to measure…

Your Store Operation – A Daily Living, Working Journey in Faith 1200 628 Pam Hudson

Your Store Operation – A Daily Living, Working Journey in Faith

By Rick Bologna, Austin Diocesan Council Stores Director – South Central Region Is your store whizzing along and doing well or struggling to survive? Either scenario, your store operation is a daily living prayer, a journey in faith! From Vincentian volunteers, hired staff, donors, vendors, Council/Conference leadership and customers alike, each individual and day, is a gift…

Systemic Change Grant Awardees Announcement 1198 1198 Pam Hudson

Systemic Change Grant Awardees Announcement

Thank you to the 38 Conferences and Councils who applied for the Systemic Change Grant.  The good news is that we saw many outstanding and innovative program applications.  The bad news is that we could not award grants to everyone.  To put that in perspective, we had $719,315 in requests and had a $250,000 budget.…

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