Last Monday night, our Capacity Core Team hosted a conversation around Circle of Hope's Common Fund Budget. We are committed to the counter-cultural act of talking about money. Believing that how we allocate our common resources is a reflection of our values, 32 people gathered to discuss where we stand on Sources (income) and Uses (spending) half-way through the calendar year. We heard about some significant new uses in 2013 on technology, speaker honorariums, and QuickBooks online - which are all increasing our Capacity for meeting the next person in our region. We discussed a new way of allocating our World Hunger Giving, and will be sending a percentage of our Common Fund giving with Macha Mission, a community, hospital, and malaria research center founded in Zambia. Finally, we brainstormed in small groups about how we might allocate our resources in 2014 - centered around our 3 main uses: Human Resources, our shared spaces, and technology. We hope that this conversation serves as a springboard for further discussion about how Circle of Hope shares our common resources.
If you would like to continue the conversation, please reach out to Capacity Core Team members Alison Wear, Michael Heneghan, Kyle Zieba, or Aaron Foltz. If you have shared with Circle of Hope's Common Fund in the 2nd Quarter of 2013 (April, May, June), you will receive a Statement via email in the next week or so. Please check your statement for accuracy, and contact Operations Manager Matthew Abraham with any questions or concerns.
If you would like to continue the conversation, please reach out to Capacity Core Team members Alison Wear, Michael Heneghan, Kyle Zieba, or Aaron Foltz. If you have shared with Circle of Hope's Common Fund in the 2nd Quarter of 2013 (April, May, June), you will receive a Statement via email in the next week or so. Please check your statement for accuracy, and contact Operations Manager Matthew Abraham with any questions or concerns.
Reporting: Alison Wear
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