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TORAH FUND POLICY
TORAH FUND CAMPAIGN BUDGET
• The Torah Fund Campaign is a year-round campaign, beginning at the start of
each administrative year. It is a regular activity of the sisterhood and should have
an operating budget to cover costs of mailing, printing, meals, and the purchase
of Torah Fund cards.
• All events must be self-sustaining. No funds may be taken from contributions to
cover any cost of the campaign.
TORAH FUND CAMPAIGN GOALS
• Goals are set by the Region Torah Fund vice
president, Region area director, and the Region
president no later than August 1.
• Sisterhood president and Torah Fund chair are
notified in writing of their goal as soon as it is set.
• Goals should be increased by 10 percent each
year when previous goals have been reached.
• The Region Torah Fund chair sends a copy of the
goals to the Torah Fund office and the Region
president.
• Encourage 100-percent sisterhood participation.
• Increase Benefactor base by 10 percent from last
year.
TORAH FUND PIN DISTRIBUTION
• Torah Fund Pins are to be presented to Special
Gifts contributors when a pledge is made early in
the year, preferably before the High Holy Days.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH
IRS RULES
The Torah Fund office can
only issue receipts for a
donor’s contribution when
the office receives the
individual donor’s check.
If a sisterhood submits a
sisterhood check, it is the
sisterhood’s legal obligation
to acknowledge the
contribution with a receipt.
TORAH FUND SPEAKERS
• Speakers who are not from Women’s League receive an honorarium for speaking
at a sisterhood event. Honoraria of $100 are customary, but may vary depending
on the nature of the presentation (general Torah Fund presentation or a specific,
in-depth study session).
For trips that require an overnight stay, it is usual for the
honorarium to increase to $150 or $250. For overnight stays,
home hospitality is expected in a kosher home and, if over
Shabbat, within walking distance to the synagogue or event site.
• All transportation costs are the responsibility of the
sisterhood.
David Hoffman
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