What benefits would improved finances bring to full-time devotees?

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Project by the NA GBC, "shifting from a mindset of scarcity to one of abundance. What would that mean for a temple administrator? How would such a refreshed mentality show itself in the daily functioning of an ISKCON temple? What benefits would improved finances bring to full-time devotees?"

 

 

Financial solvency - achieving a strong fiscal position

Descriptive

"Solvency fulfills two criteria: income greater than expenses, and assets greater than liabilities. The team might recommend creating a model template for achieving financial solvency through pledges, foundation grants, government allocations, capital campaigns, fundraising dinners and other special events. This model could then serve as a reference for all temples. After solvency, the next step is to generate additional revenues for preaching programs. If a temple is small, or has limited staff, how could such a campaign be started? What hidden resources might be unearthed from local businesses and friends? (Establishing solvency also means achieving positive cash flow on a monthly basis and covering costs of ongoing temple maintenance.)

Additional considerations

Business consultants and personal counselors alike speak of shifting from a mindset of scarcity to one of abundance. What would that mean for a temple administrator? How would such a refreshed mentality show itself in the daily functioning of an ISKCON temple? What benefits would improved finances bring to full-time devotees?"

 

Web site: http://financialsolvency.com/

 

Financial Solvency

 

"Financial Solvency Team was born from the need to strengthen the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) with regard to its operations designed to fulfill its aim of re-spiritualizing the entire planet. The Financial Solvency initiative is one of a number of initiatives undergoing careful development under the umbrella of the Spiritual Strategic Planning Team (SSPT)

 

The SSPT is the ISKCON sub-organization responsible for making available, resources that could be utilized for the daily operations and long term projects of ISKCON branches throughout North America.

 

The Financial Solvency team is made up of, but not limited to, ISKCON members whose expertise cover a number of areas of material knowledge including accounting, management, web site development and law, to name a few. Its aim is to make available, detailed ways in which funds could be raised by the management of various ISKCON temples, and ways in which expenditure could be monitored in a fiscally responsible fashion. The FS team plans to fulfill its aim by utilizing various multi-media methods including CD, DVD and the Internet.

 

The door to membership of the FS team is open to everyone who is favorable to ISKCON and who feels inclined to help move its aims forward. We hope to stay the course with regard to our contribution to SSPT in particular and ISKCON in general. Most importantly, we seek to please our light bearer and spiritual eye-opening guru, the founder-Acarya of ISKCON, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, whose tireless efforts aimed at taking His spiritual master’s instruction as His life’s only purpose, has resulted in raising the spiritual consciousness of people the world over. Hare Krsna."