Chapter Conference Call

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1 Chapter Conference Call Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Call: , code # When we begin the call, all phones will be muted. If you are scheduled to share, please press *6 to unmute your phone. Terri Loso

2 Good News Angel Rosas, Colorado Springs Chapter

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4 Sharing: Carina Warner Volunteer, Dallas Fort Worth Chapter; former Director, Rio Grande Valley Chapter May 16-18, 2014, Renaissance Long Beach Hotel Register at hopeww.org/globalsummit Schedule: Friday morning: Community Service Division Prayer Breakfast 8:00 am Friday daytime: Interactive North American Chapter Training -10:00 am 5:00 pm Friday evening: General Session Saturday: General Session Sunday: Worship Service Full schedule available at hopeww.org/global summit Delta Airlines has offered a discount to any Global Summit participants traveling from the US and Canada. Discounts vary by location. To access the discount, search flights at Delta.com, choose "More Search Options" and enter NMHWG in the "Meeting Event Code" field. Terri Loso

5 Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never give up If you would like to come to the Global Summit but are facing obstacles, please [email protected] We will send the list of obstacles out to the Chapter Leaders so that we can join together in prayer to ask God, if it is His will, to provide solutions In years past, our Chapter Leaders have been very inspired and encouraged by the Global Summit we want everyone who wishes to come to be able to!

6 Learning and Leading in Service Support Conference Call In response to Chapter requests for a forum to ask questions and discuss issues, the National Chapter Advisory Board (NCAB) has offered to host a monthly call for any Chapter Director or Advisory Board Member who would like to participate NCAB members will take turns facilitating the call the last week of each month The time and day of the call will vary in order to accommodate different schedules. Georgi Stratton NCAB Member / Phoenix Chapter Director

7 APRIL CALL: Call date and time: Sunday, April 27, 6:00 pm ET Call #: ; code # Sandra Dorsey, former NCAB Chair, National Fundraising Leadership Council Member and Not for Profit Development Professional, will facilitate the call. For the past ten years Ms. Dorsey has worked for Communities In Schools of Philadelphia, Inc. (CISP), currently serving as Director of Development. She is a graduate of the University of North Texas and serves as Chair of the National Chapter Advisory Bard. She has also served for nine years on the Board of the Philadelphia Chapter, which runs a Saturday Academy, participates in the Seasons of Service; and the recently created the HOPE for the Community Fund, offering mini grants up to $1,000 that support the projects within the Philadelphia Chapter. Ms. Dorsey is the proud mother to Sharyum J. Foster, graduate of Howard University and resident of Washington, D.C. and recently became the wife of Alfred T. Dorsey Sr., a retired Director of U.S. office of Personnel Management. Georgi Stratton

8 FINANCE FOOTNOTES Stacy Santellan, Chapter Accountant Stacy Santellan

9 Management Fee "Your Chapter pays HOPE worldwide s headquarters for the following cost including: Donation processing fees of up to 15% on restricted gifts for international programs. The amount of processing fees for such restricted gifts shall count toward the sponsoring church s Pillar of Hope status." - Chapter Toolkit, Page 11 Only applies to International donations All donations to HOPEww Affiliates are charged a management fee, usually 15% All Affiliates are aware of this fee and have agreed to. This fee helps to cover the cost of many of our headquarters functions related to passing the funds forward, including donations receipting, accounting, related insurance, bank fees, legal fees and any other costs related to being a good steward of the funds.

10 Pass-Through Funds "All funds raised in the name of HOPE worldwide must benefit HOPE worldwide. Funds may not be donated to another charitable cause. HOPE worldwide cannot be used as a pass-through organization." - Chapter Toolkit, Page 11 What are Pass-Through Funds? Funds received by an organization that are intended to be transferred to a secondary organization.

11 Pass-Through Funds - DOMESTIC Per the IRS, there is no legal restriction on passing-through to U.S charities (Salvation Army, Heifer International, etc.), but is against HOPEww policy. Why is this? We are not in the business of raising funds for other charitable organizations. There is always risk involved, as the funds are no longer under our control & we cannot report to donors how it is being used. With 87 active chapters, HQ staff is already quite busy if all chapters are doing additional fundraisers for outside entities, this takes our attention away from service to Hww activities (reimbursements, receipting donors, etc.)

12 Pass-Through Funds INTERNATIONAL Only charitable contributions made to a 501(c)(3) charitable organization are taxdeductible, which excludes foreign organizations. Thus donors prefer to give to a domestic 501(c)(3) organization to pass forward to the international program. So why aren't we cooperating & just "passing it forward"? To ensure that Hww donations continue to be tax deductible, we are responsible for making sure that the funds "passed forward" are spent the way we want them to be. This means that we have to have some amount of control and be able to receive back reports regarding how the money was spent once it was sent to the foreign organization. Many foreign frganizations are simply not able to give us that assurance, and without it the money that you give us is at risk of being mis-spent. As stewards of the funds that you've entrusted us with, this is not acceptable, and as such, we have instituted the following policies to prevent this: Non-HOPEww Organizations - Hww does not "pass through" funds to Non-Hww entities. This includes foreign ICOC churches. HOPEww Affiliates Overseas - Any funds raised for Affiliates must be approved by Hww Headquarters (contact Terri Loso) before being collected to ensure that the specified Affiliate is approved and up to the task of providing the required reports.

13 Chapter Classroom How to Make an Inspiring Announcement at Church Phil Arsenault, Evangelist Boston Church of Christ **LISTEN TO THE CALL RECORDING FOR THIS AMAZING PRESENTATION Ken Lowey / Phil Arsenault

14 MEDS Minute We seek to glorify God by enabling the mission of HOPE worldwide through a unified and disciplined global effort to keep our work safe, sustainable and above reproach Please listen to the Call Recording for VERY IMPORTANT information regarding Chapter Over-Border Trips David Blenko - Hww Compliance Officer

15 NATIONAL YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (NYAC) The NYAC is expanding and growing! Adding Student Representatives for each Chapter in the US Voice of the Youth for your Chapter Nominations: Jr in high school through College. Heart for service. GPA. - 1 or 2 names per Chapter Please send Nominations to: [email protected] Help the Memphis Chapter win $5,000 on Monday, April 14 The Memphis Chapter of HOPE worldwide has a chance to win $5,000, but they need your help to do so. On Monday, April 14, we re inviting everyone to cast a vote for HOPE worldwide in First Tennessee Bank s 150 Days of Giving campaign. To win the $5,000, HOPE ww must be the top vote-getter for one particular day, and we ve chosen to make our big push for Monday, April 14. Click here to cast your vote or follow the instructions below:go To: Type HOPE worldwide in the Search Box; When the HOPE worldwide box appears, click Vote

16 Final Reminders Applying for Local Grants: If you would like to apply for a local grant, you must submit the final application to Hww Corporate at least two weeks before it is due for approval. We cannot make any exceptions to this policy. Receipts: Please be sure to submit receipts within 45 days of purchase or they will not be reimbursed. Gift Cards: If you give small gift cards as a thank you to volunteers, you must submit a log with signatures of each recipient; otherwise the gift cards cannot be reimbursed. Direct Benevolence: funds from Chapter accounts cannot be used for direct benevolence to needy persons. Please do not purchase items, lodging or gift cards for individuals with Chapter funds. Thank you to those who updated your Chapter address!! Thanks for being on the call.