- NEXTRECORD - demonstrate the donor's commitment to support the missionary on a monthly basis. The donor can pledge to support a missionary for life, one 5-year cycle, or less; however, if support is limited to one 5-year cycle or less, the missionary must visit the donor during the next phase of deputational ministry in order to renew the financial commitment. If a donor fails to provide the pledged support, the DFM will not send a past due notice to or make any other contact with the donor; rather, the individual missionary is responsible for contacting the donor and re- establishing the financial support. Deputational missionaries may, at their own expense, hire individuals to assist them in their fund-raising efforts. The DFM provides donors with a receipt verifying the amount of the pledge and certifying that the DFM, as an agency of the National Church, is a tax-exempt organization. Contributions made to and receipted by DFM are not personally owned by the missionary, even though they may be designated for that missionary's ministry. Rather, the DFM owns the funds raised by the missionaries and maintains administrative control of such funds. The DFM deposits contributions into an individual account maintained for each missionary. Missionaries must raise sufficient funds to support their foreign ministry before the DFM will "clear" them for departure to their foreign field. In this regard, the DFM prepares a proposed budget for endorsed missionaries to use as a guidelinePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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