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PURPOSE STATEMENT
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Purpose |
We exist to stimulate, encourage and support Christians across Canada who
write, to advance effective Christian writing, and to promote the availability
and influence of all Christians who write.
Our organization shall be known as InScribe Christian Writers’ Fellowship
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Objectives |
To sponsor an annual Fall Conference and an annual Spring Workshop.
To plan and/or participate in other events that are in harmony with our
purpose and objectives.
To provide a newsletter informing members of ICWF activities and events,
contests, member news and other material that relates to our purpose.
To applaud other groups of Christians who write and any activities that
are in harmony with our purpose and are authorized by our members.
To increase our availability and influence to writers across Canada. |
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Membership |
Membership is open to anyone in Canada who concurs with the purposes of
ICWF, who by signature subscribes to the Apostles’ Creed, and who pays
the annual membership fee.
The annual membership fee shall be adjusted periodically. Family membership
shall be 4/3 of a single membership.
Membership shall be one year from the month
application or renewal, expiring at the end
of that time.
Only paid-up members shall have voting privileges and hold office.
Special Group Memberships will be made available to any group of five or
more writers. They must agree to the Apostles Creed and pay a single family
membership fee. They will receive one newsletter per five members. |
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Organizational Structure
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There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of a president, a vice-president,
a secretary, a treasurer, at least three members-at-large, a newsletter
editor, at least one associate executive from Alberta, and other associate
executives from other locations as available and required.
The executive group can include any resident
of Canada who is a member in good standing, and who will fulfill agreed-upon
duties. All (except associate executives) will be required to attend executive
meetings. (Of necessity because of distance, meetings may be online chat room or
telephone conference meetings.)
Commitment to a term of office shall be one year minimum, preferably two
years. To ensure continuity, no more than four officers will be replaced
yearly.
Officers shall not be remunerated for their work except for expenses incurred
in their offices.
Associate Executives will represent a group of writers who live in close
proximity to each other, or represent any other organized Christian writing
group that wishes to affiliate with ICWF and has paid at least one individual
or group membership fee. |
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Meetings |
There shall be an annual business meeting held in conjunction with each
Fall Conference.
Other meetings may be called at the discretion of the Executive Committee. |
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Policy Changes |
Any changes to the Constitution or By-laws
shall be advertised in the FellowScript newsletter. All members in good standing
may vote on the change either by mailing a ballot form or by e-mailing their
vote to the Membership Secretary. The Membership Secretary will report the
result of the vote in the next issue of FellowScript and any change approved by
the members will be effective seven days after FellowScript has been mailed.
(moved/approved AGM 2003) |
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Fiscal Year Policies |
The fiscal year is August 1 to July 31.
Financial records shall be reviewed each each year by
two non-executive members. (2006 Change) |
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Disbanding |
Should ICWF fail to fulfill its purpose, the organization will continue
to be valid within a smaller scope.
If ICWF ceases to function over a period of three years, any existing assets
shall be turned over to the Word Guild to be used as a bursary. (2006 Change) |
