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Suggestions for guidelines:

PROJECTS                    Suggestion from Bill Pearce -

1.  Whenever possible, use United Methodist channels to discover and fund projects/needs/programs.
• (In virtually every program or project of The United Methodist Church, all monies donated go for the intended purposes, none for administration or fund-raising because funds for administration and fund-raising are drawn from the apportionments assigned to all local churches.)
2.  Establish some balance in funding among local or community projects/needs/programs, jurisdictional and/or  national projects/needs/programs and global projects/needs/programs.
1. (If possible, offer several different projects/needs/programs to be funded simultaneously, allowing class members the   opportunity of choice if they do participate in additional funding. 
2. (Church staff members and class members may be the best source of suggestions for local or community  projects/needs/programs. 
3. (The General Board of Global Ministry publishes a book listing all Advance Specials annually; this is an excellent source  for national and global projects/needs/programs.
4. (Heifer International is an excellent program for helping third world countries to become self-sustaining.)
3.  Expect some type of report from each project/need/program on at least an annual basis and make the report available to the class.
4.  Review all projects/needs/programs funded by the class annually.

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