To become the commander in chief (CiC) of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, it is a multi-year process costing thousands of dollars, miles, and hours. Interestingly, it emulates the vetting process of other fraternal organizations—except the CiC of the VFW testifies before congress, meets presidents, influences national policy, and oversees the largest combat veterans’ organization … Continue reading Timeline for VFW Senior Leadership Elections
March Officer Nominations
by Charles M. PickettPublic Relations VFW Nominations for the next year “open in March and remain open until the Post is ready to vote.” By-Laws (July 2016) Sec. 216-Elected and Appointed Officers; Chairmen and Committees. The officers of each Post will consist of a Commander, Senior Vice Commander, Junior Vice Commander, Quartermaster, Adjutant, Chaplain, Judge … Continue reading March Officer Nominations
VFW Post Articles of Incorporation
By Charles M. Pickett Learn from my experience: incorporate your VFW post immediately after you get your post number, but do it the easy way. What’s the easy way? Use the standard Articles of Incorporation template available through the VFW Adjutant General’s Office. They can be found on VFW.org (My VFW (Resources) > VFW Training and Support, … Continue reading VFW Post Articles of Incorporation
IRS and charities
As we move through the process of obtaining our IRS Section 501(c)(19) exemption, I have been looking into how an organization becomes a “good” charity, worthy of receiving charitable donations. Exempt Organizations Select Check is how the IRS publishes information on: Organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions (Pub. 78 data), Organizations whose federal tax exemption … Continue reading IRS and charities
VFW Membership Training Videos: Prospecting
By Charles M. Pickett The national VFW Membership Department supports the mission of the organization by hosting webinars, focused on topics such as retention, processing applications, and validating qualifying overseas service. Prospecting was the topic of the December 2015 webinar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx5mvghuehA&list=PLS17GMBrjUlatKGz__QdpAoUHnXAvaPXi&index=11). It is something I give a lot of thought to because there is an oversized … Continue reading VFW Membership Training Videos: Prospecting
VFW Post Trustees
Trustees shall not be eligible to serve on committees or as officers whose books, records and accounts are audited by the Trustees. Among the duties of the three (3) elected Post Trustees, they shall: a. At least monthly, review the Monthly Report of Receipts and Expenditures of the Post Quartermaster. b. Not later than the … Continue reading VFW Post Trustees