An appeal/collection is an organized collection of funds to address a specifically identified need. It is very similar to the "pass the hat" concept.

To qualify for supplemental funding from a chapter Care program, at least six Thrivent Financial members, each from different households, must be involved in the logistics, planning, etc., of the appeal or collection. It does not qualify if six Thrivent Financial member households only contributed to the appeal or collection—the six households must be involved in the logistics.

When collecting funds at chapter-hosted activities (fund-raisers, appeals, collections), please follow these important guidelines:

• The person who collects and counts the funds being collected should not be the chapter's financial director (or whichever leader is responsible for depositing the funds into the chapter account).



• Have at least two people collect and count the funds at the activity, and then turn the money over to the financial director (or another chapter leader) for deposit. This way, there are multiple people to substantiate the amount deposited, in case that amount is ever called into question. It's never a good practice to have one person responsible for collecting, counting and depositing funds.



• The financial director should include these and all other transactions in a detailed financial report at each chapter meeting. The report should include beginning balance, a list of deposits, a list of checks written and ending balance.

Additional topics
Chapter Care programs
Collecting funds
Six member households

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