Thanksgiving for progress!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Last week, the Board of Directors began our first meeting and we have made great advances in finalizing the establishment of Compassion by the Book. Our goal was aggressive: to finish a preliminary draft of everything needed for our establishment. We haven't finished the meeting yet (it has been adjourned from time-to-time for the Board to work on the necessary paperwork separately).

Here's what we accomplished in last week's meeting:

Sunday, November 21: Defined CBTB's Misison, Vision, and Values
Monday, November 22: Review of Bylaws (Articles 1-3)
Tuesday, November 23: Review of Bylaws (Articles 4-6, 7-14) + submitted for review by attorney
Wednesday, November 24: Worked on IRS Form 1023

We are nearly finished with Form 1023 and we could use your help! I am looking for a couple volunteers to read our Form 1023 to make sure that it understandable to those not too familiar with the work of Compassion by the Book.

If you're not in the mood to read filings for the IRS, perhaps you'd enjoy instead reading our vision, mission, and values (below)!


Vision
Compassion by the Book is the catalyst for unlocking the untapped potential of college students to change the world-- realizing opportunities to make a difference, equipping them with tools to act, developing a lifestyle of giving, and establishing a pattern of creatively meeting the needs of others.


Mission
Compassion by the Book (CBTB) educates, empowers, and supports college students to make a positive difference in their communities and around the world. CBTB invites students and organizations at colleges and universities to participate in textbook fundraisers to financially support their favorite nonprofit causes and begin to learn a mindset of creative, resourceful giving to the world.


Values
Compassion – To care about others beyond ourselves.

Wise Giving – Not just giving to anyone who asks, but understanding and evaluating how our efforts produce the desired result.

Teamwork – Making a difference and improving the world is a team effort; together we can do more than apart.

Partner – To seek and develop relationships that enhance and expand the vision of CBTB.

Leadership – Making an impact in others‘ lives and influencing them to do good with the gifts they have.

Learning – Being open to new ideas. Seeing every opportunity to grow in compassion and make a difference.

Teaching – Opening eyes to possibilities and imparting new habits. Helping students to realize their potential and opportunities to make a difference in the world, and encouraging a lifelong pattern of giving.

Empowerment – CBTB is not a strictly transactional enterprise. It prepares groups and individuals to develop on-going efforts to improve the world.

Creativity – Problem solving, looking beyond societal norms to address problems in new ways.

Passion – Fostering an energy and enthusiasm for changing the world.



Do you think Compassion by the Book exhibits other values or contributes other things to society besides what is described in our mission or vision? Have questions about what we want to do in the world? Tell/ask us in a comment!