GBC Fromal Proposal form

[Guest guest]

Dear Prabhus,

 

PAMHO. AGTSP.

 

I have just received the following and have attempted to fill in the blanks. I

welcome input, etc. We need to have this before the GBC by DEC 1 in order to

get full attention. It also showed me that if we have a similar outline for RDP

it would be easier to go ahead. I will also try to present one on the

conference.

 

Your servant,

Chayadevi

 

 

STANDARD FORMAT FOR GBC PROPOSALS

 

PROPOSAL NAME: Vaisnava Rural Development Plan

 

PROPOSED BY: ISKCON Ministry for Cow Protection and Agriculture

 

SPONSORED BY (GBC member):

 

CONTACTS (email, fax, address of proposer and sponsor):iscowp (AT) earthlink (DOT) net

 

DATE OF SUBMISSION:

 

PRESENTATION OF PROPOSAL: (maximum 300 words)

 

To reinvigorate ISKCON farm communities in accordance

with the wishes of His

Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the

ISKCON Ministry of Cow

Protection and Agriculture presents a Rural

Development Plan to establish sustainable

principles and practices of land use that encourage

participation in

lifetime-protected cow-based agriculture

and provides tenure security for the participants.

 

 

The VAISNAVA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN follows this form.

 

 

Whereas (Please write the facts and principles of your proposal; without

any arguments)

 

PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION:

 

Resolved, That (Please write your proposal as a resolution for voting by the

GBC Body)

 

"The GBC Body gives its approval for the VAISNAVA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

presented by the ISKCON Ministry for Cow Protection and Agriculture and an

international group of devotee agriculturalists and cowherds. For all centers

interested in reinvigorating their present farm community or starting new ones,

let it be known that this plan should be referred to as the primary means of

establishing viable ISKCON rural communities.

 

EXPLANATION:

 

Please give answers to the following questions:

 

1) What prompts you to submit this proposal?

We are presenting this plan to the Governing Body Commission of ISKCON (GBC)

for their approval so that ISKCON Farms can become viable, sustainable, safe

havens for the devotees as well as attract non devotees during the future

unknown and threatening world events.

 

2) Why this proposal is important for the success of ISKCON?

Cow protection is a foundation principle to the establishment of a potent

spiritual ISKCON. Without viable ISKCON farming communities cow protection can

not become established.

 

3) What would be the implications of implementing this proposal?

 

A plan of action can be utilized for ISKCON farming communities which will help

them esablish viable working communities.

 

4) How do you see yourself contributing to the implementation?

 

The ISKCON Ministry for Cow Protection and Agriculture is an advisory body.

 

5) What budget is needed?

 

 

 

7) What other levels of support?

 

The leaders of ISKCON recognizing and preaching the importance of cow

protection within their centers and facilitating in whatever ways they can the

development of ISKCON farming communities.

 

 

GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A PROPOSAL:

 

1. Check if there are any existing GBC resolutions and laws related to your

proposal.

 

2. The wording should be as the accepted resolution would read should the

proposal be passed. A proposal shall not contain arguments but shall simply

express the principle. Arguments may be voiced during the discussion on the

proposal.

 

3. A proposal should express a single point or subject. Avoid having too

many components in one proposal. There may be several proposals on a related

topic.

 

4. Make your proposal as concise and short as possible.

 

5. As much as possible, follow the set standard wording listed in the

appendix below.

 

 

APPENDIX TO THE STANDARD FORM FOR GBC PROPOSALS

 

 

 

 

7. STATEMENTS BY THE GBC BODY:

 

[definition] "The following is accepted as the GBC Body position on xx: ..."

[definition] "The GBC Body advises (ISKCON temples/members) that .."

[definition] "The GBC Body gives its approval for (describe)."

 

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