SELC FOUNDATION

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SELC FOUNDATION 

• Ministry Outreach
• Church planting

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SELC FOUNDATION

• WHAT IS A FOUNDATION?
• A Foundation is a permanent fund established and
• maintained by contributions for charitable,
• educational, religious, research, or other
  benevolent
• purposes.
• SOURCE BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY, EIGHTH EDITION

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SELC FOUNDATION

• NAME OF THE FOUNDATION
• SELC FOUNDATION
• Created by resolution of the
• Board of Directors
• October 16, 2008
• Subject to ratification
• by the District in Convention

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SELC FOUNDATION

• OUR MOTTO
• Showing Everyone Life in Christ
• as we
• Show Everyone the Love of Christ!
• OUR GOALS
• Spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Making disciples of all nations

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SELC FOUNDATION

• PURPOSE
• To promote and financially support the
• the mission of the SELC District
• by making funds available to its ministries
• so that they may carry out their work
• in this changing and challenging world.

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SELC FOUNDATION

• WHICH SPECIFIC MISSIONS?
• OUR CURRENT MISSIONS
• The Lutheran Haven Retirement Village
• Multi-site mission starts
• Chuluota/St. Lukes Oviedo FL
• Hope/Faith, Viera, Melbourne FL
• Small Group Outreach/Holy Cross, Lake Mary FL
• Concordia, Bethlehem PA

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SELC FOUNDATION

• WHICH SPECIFIC MISSIONS?
• OUR CURRENT MISSIONS, contd
• ETHNIC MISSIONS
• Holy Trinity, Yonkers NY Hispanic, African
  Immigrants
• Zion, Clark NJ Asian Indian
• Dr. Martin Luther, Chicago IL, - Hispanic
• Ascension, Montreal Canada - Muslim

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SELC FOUNDATION

• WHICH SPECIFIC MISSIONS?
• OUR CURRENT MISSIONS, contd
• Mission immersion experiences for SELC Pastors.
• Revitalization of struggling SELC congregations.
• Support of Assisting Agencies JUMP (Great
  Lakes Region) CAME (Asian Ministries).

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SELC FOUNDATION

• WHICH SPECIFIC MISSIONS?
• NEW MISSIONS!
• . . . as determined by SELC Mission Board and
  Board of Directors.

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SELC FOUNDATION

• MISSION DESIGNATIONS BY DONOR
• Donors may designate mission to be supported.
• Such designations are subject to the SELC
• Foundations mission focus and its Gift
• Acceptance Policy.

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SELC FOUNDATION

• DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT?
• SELC FOUNDATION CONTINUES!
• SUPPORTS
• Missions designated by donor.
• Missions of SELC previously established.
• Missions subsequently established by Board of
• Directors.

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SELC FOUNDATION

• FOUNDATION MAY BE DISSOLVED BY
• A. SELC Board of Directors during
• continuance of District.
• B. Foundation Board of Directors, if
• SELC no longer exists as a
• separate District.

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SELC FOUNDATION

• BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FOUNDATION BOARD OF
  DIRECTORS OF DISTRICT
  OFFICERS
  OF THE SELC FOUNDATION President Vice
  President Secretary Treasurer Chairman of the
  Finance Committee

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SELC FOUNDATION

• FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
• Appointed by the Board of the Foundation
• President of the Foundation serves as ex officio
• RESPONSIBILITIES
• Take charge of assets.
• Establish investment guidelines.
• Announce gifts, i.e.
• details, nature, and restrictions, if any.

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SELC FOUNDATION

• FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
• RESPONSIBILITY
• To establish guidelines for gift acceptance.
• PRESIDENT
• Serves as Chief Executive Officer
• Is ex officio member of all Committees.

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SELC FOUNDATION

• REPORTS TO DISTRICT BOARD
• MADE BY WHOM? President of the Foundation.
• WHEN? At each regularly scheduled meeting.
• ON WHAT?
• Donors and/or recipients disclosed.
• (Donors may request anonymity.)
• Status of the Foundation
• Receipts and Disbursements
• Current Assets

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SELC FOUNDATION

• REPORTS TO FOUNDATION BOARD
• BY TREASURER
• Receipts and Disbursements
• Status of all Investments
• ANNUAL AUDIT REQUIRED

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SELC FOUNDATION

• FINANCE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
• REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH
• Investment Guidelines and Authority limits.
• Prohibited Investment statement.
• Restrictions on borrowing and on margin
  accounts.
• Restrictions on loans.
• These guidelines will be subject to the approval
  of the
• Foundation Board.

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SELC FOUNDATION

• ETHICS and
• CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
• Established by the Foundation Board
• PLEASE NOTE
• THIS IS A SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL ADOPTED
• FULL TEXT IN CONVENTION WORKBOOK

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SELC Foundation

• MARKETING STRATEGY
• Develop marketing position/brand based on
  Foundations mission and vision.
• Begin building awareness of Foundation through
  consistent and frequent external promotions.
• Partner with LCMS Foundation for greater
  exposure, online giving and e-marketing.

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SELC Foundation

• MARKETING TACTICS
• Create printed brochure for distribution.
• Develop/distribute promotional posters,
  PowerPoint presentation and bulletin inserts.
• Run ads in District newsletter, Beacon.

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SELC Foundation

• MORE MARKETING TACTICS
• Produce Foundation gift envelopes.
• Create dedicated Foundation web page on District
  website.
• Partner with LCMS Foundation to establish SELC
  Foundation link with online giving.

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SELC Foundation

• BUY-IN AT BOARD LEVEL IS CRITICAL
• Have each Board member call five pastors to
  verbally support concept.
• TOMA Top Of Mind Awareness will require
  continual education and communication.