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No Personal Acceptance of Ministry-Related Gifts
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All contributions received by an employed or associate staff member or affliated project fundraiser relating to their involvement in ministry must be transmitted to GCM, rather than retained. A missionary may not keep any monetary gift given to him or her if the purpose of that contribution is in any way related to their GCM employment or role in ministry. |
This policy stands even if the ministry donor attempts to encourage you to keep the gift personally. A proper response will be to thank the donor, but insist that you meet GCM’s ethical standards. A missionary might say, “Thank you so much for your gift of $100. I understand that you wish to give it personally to me, but because you are a ministry donor, I’ll need to be certain this goes to GCM as my missions agency. Don’t worry, the gift will still go directly to the ministry fund for which I am responsible.”
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