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The Good Mood Foundation desires to become a member of
ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)
at
www.ECFA.org . This organization was founded in 1979 to bring financial
integrity and accountability to the Christian non-profit
sector. ECFA has set high standards for membership and
its roster of members includes many well known Christian
ministries. Application for membership can begin when a
non-profit is receiving $100,000 or more in donations in
a single year. As of this writing 5/4/2008 we have not
yet reached the $100,000 benchmark but we are
prayerfully hopeful that someday soon we will be able to
join ECFA.
Every ministry is different and so are each ministry’s
efforts for producing operating revenue. The bottom line
is that the Good Mood Foundation is not or will not be
in the business of producing proprietary resources—to
sell. Instead, what we produce will be given away for
free. The first resource we have produced and are giving
away is my (Mike Attar’s) book entitled My
Pursuit of a Good Mood. Additionally, our ministry
refers our clients to other ministries (see “Resources”
on the toolbar). We
do not receive compensation for these referrals or a
commission if you buy anything from that ministry.
If You Are Led,
Please Give
We
anticipate
that three
groups
of
people will
give
to the
ministry
of
the Good
Mood Foundation:
Sympathetic
people give because
the Good Mood Foundation is helping those who deal with
mood struggles. Therefore, if you know a friend or loved
one who is suffering from a mood struggle, please invest
sympathetically on their behalf.
Religious
people give
because the
Good
Mood
Foundation
is furthering
the
Gospel of
Jesus Christ
by
faithfully
preaching
faith to
unbelievers
and
repentance
to
believers.
Therefore, please invest from a religious perspective in
the Good Mood Foundation.
Philanthropic
people give because
they like to fund worthwhile” causes with their personal
and corporate assets.
Therefore, if you are philanthropically
motivated, would you please prayerfully consider
investing in this ministry? At the center of our mandate
is to give a copy of this book to anyone who asks.
All three
groups also receive a tax deductible receipt because the
Good Mood Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
corporation.
Finally,
please remember you are not giving your money directly
to me but to a ministry. I do not receive any financial
benefit from this ministry.
Also, keep in mind that I would prefer not to
know who, or what amount, anyone gives to the ministry.
This allows me to minister more effectively.
I welcome ANY questions. Email me at
GMFMinistry@aol.com or call toll-free at
1-877-GMF-8777.
Steven M. Lugar,
CFP® is GMF’s treasurer.
He can help with endowments, estate planning, and
the
gifting of
real
property, including
stocks,
bonds
and other
marketable
securities.
Please
make your check payable to
“Good Mood
Foundation” and send it to Steve Lugar’s attention
at 12221 Merit Drive, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75251.
Feel free to contact Steve with any question you
have. You
can reach him at 972-503-1040 or
SteveL@bh-co.com
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