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Succession Planning: A Brief Primer 1200 628 admin

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 admin

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 admin

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 admin

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 admin

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…

2-10-2022 Questions and Answers 150 150 admin

2-10-2022 Questions and Answers

Q: The philosophy of the Conference to which I belong is to help people get over an emergency situation, not to offer continual ongoing support. Is this a correct position for a Conference to take in dealing with people who come to us with needs? Our philosophy is not related to our not having sufficient…

Stores and Special Works 1200 628 admin

Stores and Special Works

NO STANDALONE STORES OR SPECIAL WORKS One essential principle must be kept in mind. No store or other special work can exist as a standalone entity within the Society. Every store and/or special work must be owned and operated by a Council or Conference. A Council or Conference, for specific reasons, may set up a…

National Reentry Task Force (NRTF) / Immersion Mentors Now Available 1200 628 admin

National Reentry Task Force (NRTF) / Immersion Mentors Now Available

Each year more than 600,000 individuals are released from state and federal prisons. Another nine million cycle through local jails. More than two-thirds of prisoners are rearrested within three years of their release and half are reincarcerated. These are staggering statistics.  In fact, nationally, nearly 30% of those we serve have been directly impacted by…

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…

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