Resolves of the Executive Council
| Title: | Designation of Funds for Millennium Development Goals |
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| ID: | EXC032007.02 |
| Committee: | Executive Council (report 6) |
| Citation: | Executive Council Minutes, Mar. 2-4, 2007, Portland, OR, pp. 4-5. |
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Resolved, That Executive Council, meeting in Portland, Oregon from March 2-4, 2007, designate the $924,000 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) line item in the 2007-2009 budget of The Episcopal Church to encourage grass roots support for achieving the MDGs by Episcopalians in the pews around the country; and be it further Resolved, That a partnership of Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD), Jubilee Ministries and Executive Council set up a $3 million “MDG Inspiration Fund” to fight malaria and other diseases; and be it further Resolved, That Executive Council designate the $924,000 currently in the budget and ERD identify additional contributions to reach a goal of $1 million to seed the fund and that individuals, congregations and dioceses be encouraged to contribute an additional $2 million for a total of $3 million; and be it further Resolved, That on behalf of the partnership, ERD be invited to manage a church-wide fundraising campaign to meet the goal and collect and steward the “MDG Inspiration Fund,” including the initial funds from the DFMS budget; and be it further Resolved, That the revenues generated for the “MDG Inspiration Fund” be used to fight malaria, which is an objective of MDG #6, along with HIV/AIDS and other diseases; and be it further Resolved, That $2 million of the funding raised for the “MDG Inspiration Fund” be allocated to the “NetsforLife”: A Partnership for Malaria Prevention in Africa initiative and possibly to a pilot program in Asia; and be it further Resolved, That the remaining $1 million be allocated to initiatives in the Caribbean and Latin America focusing on public health issues, including, but not necessarily limited to, malaria and priorities defined by Jubilee Centers, ERD and partners in the region; and be it further Resolved, That if, by the end of the triennium the fund has not reached the $3 million goal, or exceeds it, the funds will be allocated 2/3 for Africa malaria prevention and a possible pilot program in Asia and 1/3 for Caribbean and Latin America malaria and public health initiatives; and be it further Resolved, That ERD and Jubilee Ministries provide Executive Council with periodic updates on fundraising and program progress throughout the triennium. |
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