That Reference Persons and members of working committees not be paid for their role in the Re-evaluation Counseling Community. That persons taking such responsibilities consider them their part in the growth and development of the Community.
That Reference Persons may ask for reimbursement from (1) their local Area maintenance fund where one has been established, or (2) from the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc. for such costs as telephoning, travel, child care and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Reference Persons may, where appropriate, apply for a grant from the Re-evaluation Foundation for expenses incurred in furthering the educational and charitable purposes of the Re-evaluation Foundation.
The present financial conditions in our Communities make it unrealistic to suggest payment for the work done by Reference Persons and members of working committees.
Also, it is important that persons in the positions of leadership be able to consider the needs of the Community without confusing these with their personal financial needs.
Another consideration is that it is the Reference Person's responsibility to resist the urge to take on too large a load. Instead, they should see to it that as much of the work as possible be taken on by Community members who are ready to do so. As volunteers, they are in good position to expect and encourage a rational sharing of responsibilities.
It is our policy that Reference Persons be unpaid for their basic function of thinking and planning about the Community. Expenses incurred in carrying out this responsibility and other services done for the Community may be paid by the Community when possible and reasonable.
That maintenance (expense) funds be established on an Area level and managed on that level, distinct from Outreach funds, for the ordinary, routine expenses of the Community.
Possible sources of such funds might be:
Adequate organization will make it possible to collect the necessary financing for the Area Community to flourish.
That teachers of Re-evaluation Counseling classes set their own fees. Those in any one area are permitted, but not required, to agree among themselves on fee limits (minimum and maximum).
The needs, motivations and economics vary so widely in the different communities where Re-evaluation Counseling classes are taught that fees can be best determined by the person who is responsible for the class.
That teachers of Re-evaluation Counseling classes (support groups are regarded as classes if a fee is charged for attendance) include in their calculation of the fees charged for the class, as a part of the basic expense of the class, a payment to the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc. of 25% of the gross revenue. This 25% shall be sent promptly to Personal Counselors Inc. at 719 Second Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA, (Checks should be made out to "Personal Counselors Inc."), as a fee for the use of the terms "Re-evaluation Counseling," "Re-evaluation Education," "Co-Counseling," or "Re-evaluation," which are service marks owned by Personal Counselors Inc. and whose use is not in the public domain. Three-tenths of these amounts (the twenty-five percent of gross revenue) shall be used by Personal Counselors Inc. in its work of servicing the activities of the Re-evaluation Counseling Communities through correspondence, telephoning, record-keeping, copying, computing, organizing of conferences, and for International Outreach. Seven-tenths of these amounts (the twenty-five percent of gross income) may be withdrawn for local outreach purposes on signed, approved applications by the Area Reference Person (or designated teacher in an unorganized area) to the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc. This proposal has the force of a requirement.
This is a convenient, unrestimulative collection point for the Community's necessary outreach funds.
That the organizer of any workshop (gatherings, "Gather-Ins," conferences or meetings are treated as workshops if a fee is charged for attendance) on the Area, Regional, or International level include in his or her calculation of the fees charged for the workshop, as a part of the basic expense of the workshop, a payment to the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc. of 10% of the gross revenue. This 10% shall be sent promptly to Personal Counselors Inc. at 719 Second Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA (Checks should be made out to "Personal Counselors Inc.") as a fee for the use of the terms "Re-evaluation Counseling," "Re-evaluation Education," "Co-Counseling," or "Re-evaluation," which are service marks owned by Personal Counselors Inc. and whose use is not in the public domain. These funds shall be used by Personal Counselors Inc. in its work of servicing the activities of the Re-evaluation Counseling Communities through correspondence, telephoning, record-keeping, copying, computing, organizing of conferences, and for International Outreach. This proposal has the force of a requirement.
This is a convenient, unrestimulative collection point for the Community's necessary outreach funds.
That workshops (gatherings, "Gather-Ins," conferences, or meetings are regarded as workshops if a fee is charged for attending them) organized on an Area or class level shall divide income over expenses (the term "expenses" to include the basic fees agreed on for the leader and for the organizer of the workshop) between the leader and the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc. one-quarter to the leader and three-quarters to the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc. Three-tenths of this three-quarters shall be used for servicing the Community and for International Outreach. Seven-tenths of these amounts (the three-quarters of net income ) may be withdrawn for local outreach purposes on signed, approved applications by the Area Reference Person (or designated teacher in an unorganized Area) to the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc. (Checks should be made out to "Personal Counselors Inc.) This proposal has the force of a requirement.
In the case of Regional and International level workshops (gatherings, "Gather-Ins," conferences, or meetings are regarded as workshops if a fee is charged for attending them), the income over expenses shall be divided between the leader, the organizer, the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc. and the Rational Island Publishers Publications Fund-one-twelfth to the organizer, three-twelfths to the leader, and one-third each to the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc. and the Publications Fund of Rational Island Publishers.
This is a convenient, unrestimulative collection point for the Community's necessary outreach funds. It will allow fair adjustment of compensation to the leader and organizer for handling larger workshops and give support to Outreach and publications.
Contributions to Area Outreach Funds (the seven-tenths of twenty-five percent, or 17.5% of gross income) in countries other than the United States may be sent to Personal Counselors Inc. or may be kept in the country of origin and accounted for there to the Community.
This will provide flexibility useful in dealing with possibly different legal situations in various countries.
That the Community raise and disburse funds for the primary purpose of outreach to new populations not yet involved in Re-evaluation Counseling. These funds may also be used for the purpose of equalizing to some extent the opportunities available to people whose inherent situations make it necessary to have assistance for full participation in Re-evaluation Counseling activities. That we keep these outreach funds both in the Re-evaluation Foundation, where their collection and disbursement meets the charitable and educational purposes of the Foundation's articles of incorporation, and in the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc., where matters of organizational support and expense are involved.
That we encourage voluntary donations to the Re-evaluation Foundation by all Co-Counselors and their contacts. That we ask International and Area Reference Persons to make recommendations to the Re-evaluation Foundation for opportunities for them to make grants within the charitable and educational purposes of the Foundation.
That the Community Service Fund of Personal Counselors Inc. agrees to hold 70% of the contributions from the classes and workshop net incomes from a particular Area for organizational outreach purposes of that particular Area.
Since Personal Counselors Inc. must legally handle the Outreach funds both of the individual Area Communities or incipient Communities and of the International Community as if they are income to, and expenses of, Personal Counselors Inc. itself and therefore legally must and does pay federal income tax on any such receipts as exceed the expenditures for any year, Personal Counselors Inc. is authorized to deduct from the individual Area (or incipient Area) Outreach funds kept in the Community Service Fund whatever income tax will be levied by the U.S. government on the amount of increase in these local funds for a given year.
Area Reference Persons, in the case of projects and outreach efforts on a local basis, and the International Reference Person, in the case of projects and outreach efforts on a wider level, shall assist the Re-evaluation Foundation in identifying potential grantees and prioritizing grant applications. Area Reference Persons and the International Reference Person shall familiarize themselves with the Foundation's exempt purposes and functions, as set forth in the Foundation's Articles of Incorporation and bylaws, in order to assist the Foundation in efficiently and effectively identifying appropriate grantees. Completed grant applications shall be submitted to the Foundation.
That individual Co-Counselors be encouraged to become volunteer workers for the Re-evaluation Foundation in soliciting voluntary contributions to the Re-evaluation Foundation from people and institutions outside the Re-evaluation Counseling Communities.
Area Reference Persons and the International Reference Person should promote the outreach efforts of the Re-evaluation Foundation by volunteering their time and energy assisting in the process of identifying appropriate grantees for the Foundation. These individuals are most in touch with the needs and resources of the local or International Community and can efficiently and effectively assist the Foundation in identifying grantees and projects worthy of Foundation funding.
Each Area shall commit itself to spreading Re-evaluation Counseling to all oppressed groups. The Area Reference Person and International Reference Person shall, where appropriate and consistent with the Foundation's exempt purposes and functions, apply to the Re-evaluation Foundation for grants for scholarships and to subsidize initial classes among oppressed groups.
We have a commitment to reach all humankind.
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