Report chapter leader election results before year-end — important reminders and tips —·FOR CHAPTER LEADERS

Action:  Please report your chapter’s election results, the election activity and any other activities held in conjunction with the election soon after your election is completed. Here are important reminders and tips:

• Enter all 2009 elected leaders, including those who are re-elected. (Time Saver:  Use the "Extend Term" option to enter those chapter leaders who are re-elected to same position they held in 2008.)
  
  
• The five required elected chapter leaders (president, vice president, records director, congregational service team director and financial director) need to be entered on the system by year-end for the chapter to receive the January deposit of its 2009 chapter operating funds. (Note: You'll also want to enter the 2009 chapter leaders on the system by year-end because the 2008 chapter leaders will be removed from the system as of Dec. 31, 2008, and will no longer have access to the online page to enter the 2009 leaders after that date.) 
  
  
• Because of the term-limit requirements, you cannot enter the name of someone who has served in elected chapter leadership positions for the past four years.
  
  
• Time Saver:  Before entering your 2009 chapter leaders, review the 2-page Reporting Chapter Leadership Election Results step-by-step instruction guide. This is on the Tutorials/Quick References page in your "For Chapter Leaders" section.
  
  
• Remember to report your election event as a locally supported activity. In the Chapter Leadership Administration Menu, click on the Go button next to "Report Locally Supported Activity Results." Select the Election category, click Continue, and fill in the appropriate information. If you held another activity with the election event, report that activity separately.
  
  
• Remind 2009 leaders to enter 2009 chapter advisory members. One of the first responsibilities of the 2009 elected leaders is to appoint or re-appoint members to chapter advisory positions and enter them on the system. This also applies to the Thrivent Builds chapter specialist position(s) in your chapter, if applicable.
  
  Time Saver:  Because information for all 2008 appointed chapter advisors (e.g., Internet Advisors) and Thrivent Builds chapter specialists also will be removed from Thrivent Financial records as of Dec. 31, 2008, the elected 2009 leadership board members may re-appoint members to chapter advisory positions before Jan. 1. This allows you to use the Extend Term feature to automatically transfer the chapter advisors' and Thrivent Builds chapter specialists' information to 2009 instead of having to re-enter all of the information in 2009.

Questions?
See CHIP, your online chapter reference guide, for details about reporting annual chapter leader election results. If you have additional questions, contact the Fraternal Service Center at 800-236-3736 or fraternal@thrivent.com.