Fellowship meetings are being listed on Reddit. Seeking presenters for 2019.
11 active members with 37 total members and friends.
Blog: 2 posts in Oct.
New Kroger number published on the web page. Be sure to update any uncorrected pamphlets before handing them out.
Blog: 2 posts in Oct.
New Kroger number published on the web page. Be sure to update any uncorrected pamphlets before handing them out.
Sharing posts and liking posts is working: Increased followers. Responses help too.
74 followers on FB.
The Volunteer Hours Tracker Form has been created and will send a link out soon. Below is a non-comprehensive list of examples we reviewed that would be qualifying hours for volunteer work (and will be added to the web pages):
- Attending a fellowship meeting is a minimum credit of 2 hours.
(Council meetings and Membership vote meetings are 0 by law.) - Researching a topic relevant to GSSC that is shared with the council or membership such as
- Researching or preparing a homily in anyway related to or benefiting GSSC then Presenting that homily at a fellowship meeting.
- Reading the bylaws and policies, the state and federal laws that govern nonprofits, and reading Robert's Rules of Order
- Researching land opportunities
- Research to find available grants and filling out grant applications
- Creating items for the Homeless Hookers Project or any work in relation to Homeless Hookers
- Creating policies in support of GSSC goals outside of council meetings.
- Administrative work done for GSSC outside of council meetings, such as Bookkeeping
- Web page maintenance (including server hardware and hosting support)
- Tasks in support of maintenance of the GSSC library
- Being trained to do administrative activities while not holding the board position. Such as learning how to be the Historian, how to maintain the social media, the web page, file paperwork, etc. Assisting the board with such activities to help administrate.
- Adding content to GSSC web pages (wiki, etc.)
- Liking, sharing, or responding to GSSC content to increase page views on social media, Facebook and the Blog. We can add more platforms if there is interest.
- Tasks in relation to clergy, activities done as a GSSC clergy
- Fundraising for GSSC
- Paperwork associated with fundraising ideas
- Time spent making or gathering items then donated to GSSC Inc, directly.
- Time spent gathering or making items donated to the membership, such as food, clothing and coupon swaps.
- Time spent making or gathering items for fundraising resale, (Remember, you can get reimbursed only cost of materials at time of sale. If we pay for labor, it cannot be used for volunteer hours by law. Donated items are a tax deduction!)
- Signing up yourself or others to support GSSC via the Kroger rewards program or Smile.amazon.com|
- Time spent driving long distances to support GSSC or its members
- Time used for positive community building communications such as emailing and chatting about GSSC and the gist of which we'd hear about at a meeting if it is not a medium visible already to the council or membership. Ex. Two people associated with GSSC meet for coffee and later one reports at a meeting, " I spent a couple hours talking with Sue, she's doing Ok. I told her about the fundraiser ideas. She suggested a musician we could use." If it meets the requirements for a business call or lunch, etc, then we should be able to count the time.
- Speaking out in support or talking positively to potential new members/supporters of GSSC or as PR
- Any work or trips GSSC members do to further our goals or for community benefits. Such as
- our trip to see HH the Dalai Lama 14th
- if we signed up as GSSC to volunteer to plant trees
- Helping with any GSSC sponsored event (including setup and cleanup)
The council notes the action of the state of CA for reporting of donations/donors. Anonymity in state records may not be available to donors in the future. The treasurer will create a committee to document toe procedure on filing the 990 as it relates to volunteer hours versus skilled labor donations.
UUFMC options discussed. Recommending a feasibility study for Samhain and Beltane.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving!
--The Council
