Chapter Conference Call

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Chapter Conference Call

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Call: 605-562-3000, code 306068#

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

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Good News…

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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.

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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 [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!

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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.

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APRIL CALL:

_{Call date and time: Sunday,}

April 27, 6:00 pm ET

Call #: 605-562-3000; code 306068#

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.

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FINANCE FOOTNOTES

Stacy

Stacy Santellan

Santellan

Santellan, Chapter Accountant

, Chapter Accountant

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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.

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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

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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.)

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Pass-Through Funds – INTERNATIONAL

Only charitable contributions made to a 501(c)(3) charitable organization are

tax-deductible, 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.

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How to Make an

Inspiring

Announcement at

Church

Phil Arsenault, Evangelist – Boston Church of Christ **LISTEN TO THE CALL RECORDING FOR THIS

AMAZING PRESENTATION

Chapter

Classroom

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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”

David Blenko - Hww Compliance Officer

Please listen to the Call

Recording for VERY

IMPORTANT information

regarding Chapter Over-Border

Trips

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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: http://www.150daysofgiving.org/; Type HOPE worldwide in the Search Box; When the HOPE worldwide box appears, click Vote

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