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IN TBE SERvICE 0F BIS BIvINE uRACE A. C. BBAKTIvEBANTA SWANI PRABB0PABA

lounder-Acarya of Lhe lnLernaLlonal SocleLy for krlshna Consclousness


TBE uBC'S STRATEuIC PLAN
A C0NPREBENSIvE S0NNARY
00R SERvICE
Lvery day, lSkCCn members LhroughouL Lhe world acLlvely respond Lo people's needs wlLh Lhe Llmeless
splrlLual sclence of krlshna consclousness, maklng lL posslble for Lhousands of people Lo flnd susLalned
happlness. Worklng Lhrough lSkCCn's neLwork of Lemples, cenLers, and home-based efforLs, devoLees
sLrlve Lo fulflll Lhe mlsslon glven Lo Lhem by Pls ulvlne Crace A. C. 8hakLlvedanLa Swaml rabhupada ln
Lhe foundlng documenL of Lhe lnLernaLlonal SocleLy for krlshna Consclousness:
!" $%$&'()&*+),,% -."-)/)&' $-*.*&0), 12"3,'4/' &" $"+*'&% )& ,)./' )24 &" '40+)&' ),,
-'"-,'$ *2 &5' &'+52*60'$ "7 $-*.*&0), ,*7'8 *2 ".4'. &" +5'+1 &5' *(9),)2+' "7 :),0'$ *2 ,*7'
)24 &" )+5*':' .'), 02*&% )24 -')+' *2 &5' 3".,4;
Srlla rabhupada esLabllshed Lhe Covernlng 8ody Commlsslon (C8C) Lo serve lSkCCn ln achlevlng Lhese
ends by provldlng leadershlp and governance, esLabllshlng global pollcles, and developlng sLraLegles for
Lhe susLalned growLh of Lhe krlshna consclousness movemenL. And, as Srlla rabhupada requesLed, Lhe
C8C serves as lSkCCn's ulLlmaLe managerlal auLhorlLy.
1he C8C, of course, cannoL work ln lsolaLlon, raLher, lL needs exLenslve collaboraLlon wlLh lSkCCn
members and pro[ecLs LhroughouL Lhe world. Aslde from Lhe obvlous need for Lhls collaboraLlon, Lhe C8C
ls drlven by one of Srlla rabhupada's lasL requesLs: LhaL we show our love for hlm by cooperaLlng Lo serve
hlm.
A uR0WINu NEEB
1he challenges and opporLunlLles of our Llmes call for boLh dynamlc vlslonary plannlng and Lhe effecLlve
execuLlon of Lhose plans. lSkCCn ls growlng, and wlLh lL, Lhe need for beLLer soclal supporL, leadershlp,
and global coordlnaLlon.
1he C8C, alded by a dedlcaLed SLraLeglc lannlng 1eam (S1), has lncreased lLs aLLempLs Lo address Lhese
needs - flrsL by ldenLlfylng some of Lhe ways lSkCCn needs supporL ln lLs growLh, and Lhen by developlng
pracLlcal sLraLegles Lo offer LhaL supporL. Carrylng ouL Lhese sLraLegles wlll allow Lhe members of Lhe C8C
Lo underscore Srlla rabhupada's vlslon for lSkCCn as a cooperaLlve socleLy LhaL recognlzes unlLy ln
dlverslLy, malnLalns valsnava behavlor and hlgh splrlLual sLandards, works on boLh love and LrusL and
sound organlzaLlonal prlnclples, and encourages a broad and acLlve parLlclpaLlon among lLs members.

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As lSkCCn embraces Srlla rabhupada's vlslon and learns how Lo beLLer lmplemenL lL worldwlde, we wlll
flnd ourselves able Lo reach people from any background and nurLure Lhelr splrlLual advancemenL and
happlness as well as Lhe advancemenL and happlness of our own members.
TBE STRATEuIC INITIATIvES
1he C8C's sLraLeglc plannlng focuses on a seL of broad lnlLlaLlves LhaL have been fleshed ouL wlLh speclflc
goals and acLlon polnLs. 1hese concerns or areas of efforL flL LogeLher llke pleces of a puzzle, assembled
Lhey form a powerful and comprehenslve beglnnlng plan for Lhe fuLure of Lhe krlshna consclousness
movemenL. Whlle Lhese lnlLlaLlves are Lhe sLarLlng polnLs, oLher areas soon need Lo be added, such as
lnlLlaLlves focuslng speclflcally on educaLlon. 1he currenL broad caLegorles are:
SLrengLhenlng Cur loundaLlons
8ulldlng CapaclLy for Leadershlp
Lxpandlng CuLreach
uevoLee Care
8rlnglng Lhe lan lnLo Lhe World of AcLlon
Lach of Lhese areas ls descrlbed below, and each ls Lo be supporLed by an lSkCCn culLure LhaL embraces
Srlla rabhupada's focus on resulLs, compasslon, enLhuslasm, klndness, and drlve.
STRENuTBENI Nu 00R F00NBATI 0NS
As lSkCCn has grown, our meLLle has been LesLed ln lmplemenLlng Lhe lnsLrucLlons Srlla rabhupada gave
us. 1o address boLh Lhe lmmedlaLe and long-Lerm needs Lhese challenges have ralsed, Lhe C8C ls worklng
Lo apply Lhe prlnclples ln lSkCCn's foundlng documenLs and Srlla rabhupada's oLher dlrecLlves, and Lo
enhance lSkCCn's lnLernal culLure of cooperaLlve servlce.
1hrough global collaboraLlon and dlscusslon wlLh a number of lSkCCn members, led by C8C commlLLees,
several lmporLanL documenLs have been or are ln Lhe process of belng creaLed. Pere ls a sampllng of Lhe
ongolng work:
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noL long afLer formlng lSkCCn Srlla rabhupada asked hls dlsclples Lo begln work on lLs consLlLuLlon. 1he
consLlLuLlon ls menLloned as early as 1968. ln 1971 he wroLe, We are ln Lhe experlmenLal sLage, buL ln
Lhe nexL meeLlng of Lhe C8C members Lhey should form a consLlLuLlon how Lhe C8C members manage
Lhe whole affalr."
Srlla rabhupada gave us a number of prlnclples on whlch he wanLed Lhe organlzaLlon and operaLlons of
lSkCCn based. 1he lSkCCn ConsLlLuLlon ls meanL Lo clarlfy and enshrlne Lhese prlnclples ln a documenL
LhaL wlll serve presenL and fuLure generaLlons of devoLees, helplng Lo ensure boLh Lhe success of our
mlsslon and falLhfulness Lo our lounder-Acarya.


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lSkCCn ls unlfled by Lhe paramounL poslLlon Pls ulvlne Crace A. C. 8hakLlvedanLa Swaml rabhupada
holds as our lounder-Acarya. As we wlsh Lo succeed as a SocleLy, all lSkCCn members musL conLlnue Lo
deepen Lhelr undersLandlng of and fldellLy Lo Lhelr relaLlonshlp wlLh Srlla rabhupada and hls mlsslon,
vlslon, lnsLrucLlons, and Lhe overall guldlng prlnclples on whlch he founded lSkCCn.
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Cne of lSkCCn's unlque challenges ls Lo malnLaln clear llnes of organlzaLlonal auLhorlLy wlLhouL
unnecessarlly lnhlblLlng Lhe splrlLual dynamlcs of Lhe guru-dlsclple relaLlonshlp ln a SocleLy wlLh mulLlple
Lypes of splrlLual leaders. lL's lmporLanL Lo esLabllsh pollcles and sLandards LhaL wlll besL address Lhls
challenge.
I SKC0N C0LT0RE
ln Lhe course of lLs hlsLory, our SocleLy has naLurally developed lLs own culLure of bellefs, behavlors,
norms, prlorlLles, sLandards, and assumpLlons. Cn Lhe whole, lSkCCn's culLure embodles many splrlLually
poslLlve elemenLs - a sLrong dedlcaLlon Lo Lhe sadhana Srlla rabhupada asslgned us, for example, and a
loyalLy Lo whaL he LaughL. 8uL Lhere are negaLlve aspecLs of lSkCCn's developlng culLure Loo - aspecLs
LhaL do noL supporL lSkCCn's overall mlsslon, such as a feellng of dlsempowermenL among Lhe devoLees
and a lessenlng of parLlclpaLlon ln Lhe SocleLy's alms. ln addlLlon, some of Lhe culLural elemenLs Srlla
rabhupada personally lnLroduced have been de-emphaslzed, such as hls focus on achlevlng
LranscendenLal resulLs boLh ln lndlvldual pracLlce and Lhe preachlng mlsslon. So parL of plannlng for
lSkCCn's fuLure ls Lo explore our culLure and ldenLlfy and manage boLh lLs poslLlve and negaLlve
elemenLs.

B0I LBI Nu CAPACI TY F0R LEABERSBI P
1he C8C ls responslble for provldlng effecLlve global leadershlp Lo an lncreaslngly dlverse and expanslve
SocleLy. 1herefore lL ls vlLal we sLrengLhen and bulld lSkCCn's capaclLy for leadershlp Lhrough Leam-
bulldlng, ldenLlfylng and Lralnlng fuLure leaders, and reflnlng and enhanclng lSkCCn's organlzaLlonal
developmenL.
TEAN- B0I LBI Nu
As Lhe ulLlmaLe managerlal auLhorlLy for lSkCCn, Lhe C8C needs Lhe leadershlp and organlzaLlonal
acumen Lo serve a worldwlde movemenL - and lL needs Lo work as a Leam. So Leam-bulldlng ls one of Lhe
mosL cruclal elemenLs of Lhe C8C's leadershlp mandaLes. As Lhe C8C lmproves Lhe Leamwork among lLs
own members, lL Lhen needs Lo creaLe connecLlng polnLs wlLh Lhe resL of Lhe SocleLy. 1he C8C cannoL
operaLe ln a vacuum. As Srlla rabhupada wroLe ln a leLLer daLed CcLober 18, 1973, MaLerlal naLure
means dlssenslon and dlsagreemenL, especlally ln Lhls kall-yuga. 8uL for Lhls krlshna consclousness
movemenL, lLs success wlll depend on agreemenL, even Lhough Lhere are varleLles of engagemenLs."
S0CCESSI 0N
Whlle conslderlng Lhelr fuLure, mosL organlzaLlons search ouL people who appear Lo have Lhe capaclLy
and dedlcaLlon Lo lead Lhe organlzaLlon forward. CurrenL leaders seek ouL Lhose who are successful ln
Lhelr parLlcular flelds and nurLure Lhelr growLh as leaders by Lralnlng and encouraglng Lhem. Leaders ln

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Lhe flelds of lLlneranL and congregaLlonal preachlng, pro[ecL leaders, Lemple presldenLs, and devoLees
whose speclflc servlce lL ls Lo care for oLhers - all Lhese persons requlre good valsnava assoclaLlon,
Lralnlng, splrlLual supporL, and opporLunlLles Lo develop Lhelr experlence. 1hey also need a Lhorough
groundlng ln Lhe movemenL's hlsLory and Lhe deLalls of Srlla rabhupada's legacy so Lhelr leadershlp
capaclLy and lnLegrlLy as Srlla rabhupada's followers becomes solld. Some of Lhese devoLees, afLer many
years of demonsLraLlng LhaL lnLegrlLy and a sLrong record of accompllshmenL ln carlng for devoLees and
ouLreach, may be ready Lo serve as members of Lhe C8C. lL ls vlLal for Lhe conLlnulLy of Lhe C8C body LhaL
we ldenLlfy and help Lhose who wlll develop Lhe splrlLual sLaLure and execuLlve compeLence requlred for
Lhls responslblllLy.
uBC 0RuANI ZATI 0NAL BEvEL0PNENT
Srlla rabhupada deslgned Lhe C8C's currenL leadershlp model aL a Llme when Lhe movemenL was smaller
and less complex Lhan lL ls Loday. 1he C8C wlll Lhoroughly revlew LhaL model and, whlle remalnlng loyal Lo
Srlla rabhupada's dlrecLlons, lmplemenL any necessary sLrucLural developmenLs and enhancemenLs ln
order Lo meeL Lhe needs of an expandlng movemenL.
1hls lnlLlaLlve addresses
C8C members' duLles, responslblllLles, performance, and accounLablllLy
SysLems - how Lhe C8C funcLlons and how lL lnLerfaces wlLh Lhe resL of lSkCCn
1he C8C's flnanclal requlremenLs

0RuANI ZATI 0NAL ANB ENvI R0NNENTAL SCANNI Nu
Local and reglonal lSkCCn pro[ecLs are ofLen so busy wlLh day-Lo-day acLlvlLles LhaL Lhey do noL have Lhe
Llme or resources Lo analyze Lhelr own organlzaLlon or Lhe envlronmenL ln whlch Lhey serve. lor example,
are Lhe sysLems ln place ln a pro[ecL LhaL allow LhaL pro[ecL Lo funcLlon aL lLs besL? Are lndlvldual lSkCCn
pro[ecLs aware of - and Lherefore capable of caLerlng Lo - whaL's golng on ln Lhe preachlng fleld around
Lhem? Srlla rabhupada hlmself conducLed an envlronmenLal scan when he was sLlll llvlng on Lhe 8owery
ln new ?ork ClLy by vlslLlng Mukunda and !anakl, Lwo of hls flrsL dlsclples, Lo ask quesLlons abouL
Amerlcan llfe and culLure. lL's [usL helpful when plannlng for a Lemple's (or lSkCCn's) fuLure Lo make Lhls
klnd of analysls.
1he organlzaLlonal scan allows Lhe C8C Lo sLudy lSkCCn as a whole. CrganlzaLlonal scannlng lncludes
ldenLlfylng lSkCCn's offlcers and sLaff
1aklng a census of lnlLlaLed devoLees
ldenLlfylng lSkCCn's properLles and assesslng how well Lhey are managed
SLudylng how varlous lSkCCn pro[ecLs perform boLh quallLaLlvely and quanLlLaLlvely - how many
books are belng dlsLrlbuLed? Pow effecLlve ls Lhe preachlng? Are Lhe devoLees belng cared for?
Are Lhe splrlLual sLandards Srlla rabhupada gave us belng followed?
Lxamlnlng Lhe work of lSkCCn's leaders, from local auLhorlLles Lo C8C represenLaLlves, and
assesslng Lhelr performance

Cbvlously, lL ls noL posslble for Lhe C8C body Lo sLudy Lhe envlronmenL around each lSkCCn pro[ecL. SLlll,
we can preach more effecLlvely ln a place when we come Lo undersLand Lhe local maLerlal and splrlLual

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culLure. 1he C8C wlll Lherefore develop meLhods local and reglonal leaders ln all parLs of Lhe world can
use Lo perform Lhls scan.
REuI 0NAL LEABERSBI P
ln recenL years Lhe C8C has begun Lo delegaLe elemenLs of lLs auLhorlLy Lo 8eglonal Covernlng 8odles
(8C8s) whlle ensurlng LhaL lLs ulLlmaLe auLhorlLy Lo manage lSkCCn remalns lnLacL. 1he C8C wlll revlew
and analyze Lhe 8C8s' achlevemenLs and challenges ln order Lo deflne and lmplemenL a sysLem for
reglonal or naLlonal managemenL ln all parLs of Lhe world.

EXPANBI Nu 00TREACB
uurlng Srlla rabhupada's Llme, he personally led us forward by hls example and precepL lnLo Lhe fleld of
preachlng. reachlng Lhus became one of Lwo core elemenLs LhaL deflne lSkCCn (Lhe oLher ls care for our
members, dlscussed below). 1hls ls whaL lSkCCn ls all abouL: more devoLees and happler devoLees.
1he C8C's sLraLeglc plannlng CuLreach CommlLLee ls deslgned Lo ensure LhaL Lhe servlce of sharlng
krlshna consclousness remalns aL Lhe hearL of whaL lL means Lo belong Lo lSkCCn. 1he C8C ls meanL Lo
lead devoLees lnLo Lhe preachlng fleld on Srlla rabhupada's behalf and Lo lnsplre us Lo spread krlshna
consclousness.
1o do Lhls Lhey need Lo encourage Lhe devoLees under Lhelr care Lo undersLand Lhe needs and aLLlLudes of
Lhelr local culLures, Lo make sure Lhe preachlng ls relevanL Lo and approprlaLe for Lhe local socleLy, and Lo
help Lhe devoLees measure Lhelr preachlng success by such Lhlngs as an lncrease ln people [olnlng Lhe
movemenL.
Srlla rabhupada gave us parLlcular preachlng sLraLegles - book dlsLrlbuLlon, harlnam-sanklrLan, llfe
membershlp, and farm pro[ecLs, Lo name a few. ?eL Srlla rabhupada was ever wllllng Lo ad[usL hls
meLhods lf Lhey dld noL yleld Lhe besL resulLs. uo our LradlLlonal preachlng sLraLegles requlre any
ad[usLmenL accordlng Lo Llme, place, and clrcumsLance? Asklng Lhese quesLlons and bralnsLormlng
ouLreach opLlons wlll allow Lhe C8C Lo encourage Lhe mosL effecLlve sLyles of preachlng ln each area.

BEv0TEE CARE
Lqually lf noL more lmporLanL Lhan lSkCCn's ouLreach efforLs ls Lhe splrlLual care and developmenL of our
currenL members. We wanL more devoLees and happler devoLees.
Cf Lhe seven purposes Srlla rabhupada esLabllshed for lSkCCn, aL leasL Lwo dlrecLly refer Lo servlces for
Lhe members of Lhe SocleLy:
!" 9.*2/ &5' ('(9'.$ "7 &5' <"+*'&% &"/'&5'. 3*&5 ')+5 "&5'. )24 2').'. &" =.*$52)8 &5' -.*(' '2&*&%8 )24
&50$ &" 4':',"- &5' *4')8 3*&5*2 &5' ('(9'.$8 )24 50()2*&%8 )& ,)./'8 &5)& ')+5 $"0, *$ -).& )24 -).+', "7
&5' 60),*&% "7 >"45')4 ?=.*$52)@A
!" 9.*2/ &5' ('(9'.$ +,"$'. &"/'&5'. 7". &5' -0.-"$' "7 &')+5*2/ ) $*(-,'. )24 (".' 2)&0.), 3)% "7 ,*7';
lL ls vlLal, Lherefore, LhaL Lhe C8C lead Lhe SocleLy ln developlng and malnLalnlng dynamlc programs for
Lhe care of lLs members.

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SPECI AL INI TI ATI vES

TENPLE BEvEL0PNENT
Srlla rabhupada wanLed lSkCCn's Lemples Lo be cenLers of lnLenslve devoLlonal servlce, especlally ln Lhe
form of Lhe flve maln pracLlces essenLlal Lo 95)1&*B%"/)C chanLlng Lhe holy name, hearlng <.*()4B
D5)/):)&)(8 worshlplng Lhe uelLy, servlng valshnavas, and llvlng ln a holy place. Pe also wanLed Lhe
Lemples Lo serve as hubs for ouLreach, where Lhe splrlLual llves of our guesLs could blossom. Whlle some
of our Lemples are meeLlng Lhese ob[ecLlves, many are sLruggllng. 1hls lnlLlaLlve examlnes Srlla
rabhupada's lnsLrucLlons abouL Lemples and applles a besL pracLlces" and menLorshlp approach Lo
helplng all lSkCCn's Lemples beLLer fulflll Lhelr purpose.

SERvICE 0RuANIZATI0NS ANB AFFILIATES
When Srlla rabhupada was physlcally presenL, lSkCCn seemed slmpler - everyLhlng funcLloned around
Lhe Lemples, whlch remalned under Lhe greaLer umbrella of lSkCCn. 8uL as lSkCCn has expanded and
become more congregaLlonally-based, devoLees are expresslng Lhelr servlce deslres ln a number of ways
noL easlly accommodaLed or faclllLaLed by Lhe Lemples Lhemselves. As a resulL, we have seen a
prollferaLlon of lSkCCn-afflllaLed servlce organlzaLlons and pro[ecLs. 1he purpose of Lhls lnlLlaLlve ls Lo
undersLand and manage Lhe relaLlonshlp Lhese organlzaLlons have wlLh lSkCCn ln a way LhaL serves Srlla
rabhupada's core mlsslon of spreadlng krlshna Consclousness as wldely as posslble.

C0NFLICTS 0F INTEREST
WlLh lSkCCn's expanslon has come Lhe need Lo address posslble confllcLs of lnLeresL ln Lhe SocleLy's
managemenL. 1hls lnlLlaLlve ls worklng Loward a way Lo address and manage confllcLs of lnLeresL by
dellneaLlng unaccepLable or unLenable confllcLs and recommendlng a reporLlng procedure for Lhose
confllcLs of lnLeresL LhaL can be permlLLed.

BRI NuI Nu TBE PLAN INT0 TBE W0RLB 0F ACTI 0N
SLraLeglc plannlng ls worLh only Lhe paper lL's prlnLed on lf Lhe plans are noL execuLed. 1herefore Lhe C8C
ls ln Lhe process of esLabllshlng sysLems by whlch lSkCCn's currenL sLrucLures can be used Lo beLLer
effecL, goals can be seL and reallzed, and devoLees can feel encouraged Lo come forward Lo help.
NI NI STRI ES ANB 0FFI CES
CurrenLly, Lhe C8C has Lhe followlng mlnlsLrles and offlces:

a. MlnlsLry of 8ook ulsLrlbuLlon
b. MlnlsLry of CommunlcaLlons

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c. MlnlsLry of adayaLra
d. MlnlsLry of uelLy Worshlp
e. MlnlsLry of Cow roLecLlon and AgrlculLure
f. MlnlsLry of lund uevelopmenL
g. MlnlsLry of LducaLlonal uevelopmenL
h. CenLral Cfflce of Chlld roLecLlon
l. CongregaLlonal uevelopmenL MlnlsLry
[. Curu Servlces CommlLLee
k. ?ouLh MlnlsLry
l. MlnlsLry of PealLh and Welfare
m. valsnavl MlnlsLry
n. MlnlsLry of Sannyasa Servlces
o. MlnlsLry of !usLlce
p. lSkCCn 8esolve
q. 881 ConsLrucLlon CranL AllocaLlon CommlLLee
r. SasLrlc Advlsory Councll
s. lSkCCn roperLy Cfflce
L. C8C valsnava Calendar CommlLLee
u. C8C AppolnLmenL CommlLLee
v. lnLernaLlonal SLeerlng CommlLLee

key Lo lmplemenLlng any of Lhese lnlLlaLlves ls Lo sLrengLhen and expand Lhe exlsLlng lSkCCn mlnlsLrles
and oLher global offlces so Lhey can beLLer serve Lhe SocleLy. lnlLlally seL up by Srlla rabhupada, Lhe
mlnlsLrles and offlces have managed Lo provlde servlces ln a number of areas (see sldebar) desplLe severe
underfundlng. 1hls lnlLlaLlve ls meanL Lo help supporL Lhe mlnlsLrles by helplng Lhem reach Lhe devoLees
Lhey are meanL Lo serve and provldlng earmarked funds for speclflc pro[ecLs and programs.
BEvEL0PI Nu AN EXEC0TI vE STRATEuY F0R TBE uBC
AccounLablllLy ls essenLlal Lo any sLraLeglc plannlng efforL. 1he members of Lhe C8C have declded Lhey
can besL be helped Lo remaln accounLable by appolnLlng one of Lhelr own members Lo assess Lhelr
performance. 1he currenL sysLem, where lndlvldual C8C members answer Lo Lhe whole C8C body, does
noL seem a pracLlcal way Lo encourage accounLablllLy and ensure LhaL Lhe C8C's dlrecLlves and goals are
accompllshed. 1he execuLlve sLraLegles are deslgned Lo hold members responslble for Lhelr servlces and
lncrease Lhelr effecLlveness wlLhln Lhe SocleLy.
1he C8C body has declded Lo appolnL an LxecuLlve SecreLary Lo whom lndlvldual C8C members wlll reporL
as Lhey fulflll Lhe fundamenLal asslgnmenLs Srlla rabhupada gave Lhem, lmplemenL Lhe C8C's resoluLlons,
and make progress ln acLlvlLles relaLed Lo sLraLeglc plannlng. 8ecause a Lremendous amounL of work
needs Lo be done, Lhe LxecuLlve secreLary wlll be asslsLed by ulvlslonal ulrecLors, each asslgned Lo a
speclflc area where more help ls requlred.
nelLher Lhe LxecuLlve SecreLary nor Lhe ulvlslonal ulrecLors wlll lnLerface regularly wlLh Lemple
presldenLs, pro[ecLs leaders, or reglonal governlng bodles. ueallng wlLh Lhese enLlLles wlll remaln Lhe
responslblllLy of C8C members. 1he LxecuLlve SecreLary and Lhe ulvlslonal ulrecLors are deslgned Lo work
prlmarlly wlLh lndlvldual C8C members and Lo asslsL Lhem ln accompllshlng Lhe goals Lhey have seL.

EXEC0TI vE SECRETARY

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1he LxecuLlve SecreLary wlll serve Lhe C8C by ensurlng Lhe execuLlon of Lhe C8C's Lhree prlmary
dlrecLlves. Speclflc responslblllLles lnclude:

LsLabllshlng prlorlLles, ob[ecLlves, and goals
LsLabllshlng sysLems deslgned Lo geL more done
ManagemenL of Lhelr sLaff and resources
Supervlslng C8C zonal represenLaLlves on behalf of Lhe C8C body
BI vI SI 0NAL BI RECT0RS
1he LxecuLlve SecreLary wlll work Lhrough ulvlslonal ulrecLors. Cenerally, a ulvlslonal ulrecLor wlll be
appolnLed for every ma[or area of efforL (llsLed below). 1he LxecuLlve SecreLary wlll esLabllsh overall
ob[ecLlves wlLhln each area conslsLenL wlLh Lhe C8C's Lhree prlmary dlrecLlves. Lach ulvlslonal ulrecLor
wlll Lhen creaLe, under Lhe LxecuLlve SecreLary's guldance, goals deslgned Lo brlng Lhese ob[ecLlves abouL.
1he followlng ulvlslonal ulrecLors wlll be esLabllshed:
ulrecLor of uevoLee Care
o 1o promoLe Lhe well-belng of lSkCCn devoLees ln all areas of Lhelr llves - physlcal,
emoLlonal, lnLellecLual, and splrlLual
o As parL of LhaL promoLlon, Lo offer educaLlon Lhrough courses, semlnars, medla, and
oLher means Lo address Lhe hollsLlc needs and growLh of Lhe devoLees, Lhese programs
are meanL Lo sLlmulaLe Lhe mood of all-round servlce Lo valsnavas and Lo supporL
lndlvlduals ln Lhelr aLLempL Lo aLLaln pure krlshna consclousness
o 1o esLabllsh a besL pracLlces" meLhodology on key devoLlonal care developmenLs and
pracLlces wlLhln Lhe SocleLy
o 1o lnLerface wlLh Lhe uevoLee Care CommlLLee


ulrecLor of CuLreach lnlLlaLlves
o 1o organlze and supervlse pro[ecLs and campalgns almed aL lmprovlng Lhe quallLy and
quanLlLy of how krlshna consclousness ls propagaLed around Lhe world
o 1o monlLor yaLras ln Lhe Lhlrd world and ln areas where lSkCCn ls sLlll developlng, and
Lo help Lhose yaLras grow
o 1o esLabllsh a besL pracLlces" meLhodology on ouLreach meLhods used by lSkCCn and
Lo make sure Lhey are Lhe mosL effecLlve Lhey can be
o 1o lnLerface wlLh Lhe CuLreach CommlLLee

ulrecLor of AdmlnlsLraLlon and SysLems uevelopmenL
o 1o provlde all areas of Lhe LxecuLlve SLraLegles wlLh a sysLems Lhlnklng" approach - an
awareness LhaL everyLhlng ln lSkCCn ls lnLerdependenL and musL be examlned as a
whole raLher Lhan only looklng aL parLs
o 1o creaLe and malnLaln approprlaLe sysLems, and Lo clarlfy funcLlons, capablllLles, roles,
and sLrucLures for Lhe smooLh and producLlve operaLlon of lSkCCn
o 1o ensure LhaL Lhese sysLems are lmplemenLed and monlLored so Lhey serve Lhelr
lnLended purposes and do noL creaLe unlnLended consequences
o 1o provlde an ongolng analysls of Lhese sysLems and procedures and Lo updaLe or
modlfy Lhem when necessary
o 1o supervlse Lhe work of Lhe C8C SecreLarlaL's and LxecuLlve SecreLary's sLaff
o 1o lnLerface wlLh Lhe CrganlzaLlonal uevelopmenL CommlLLee

ulrecLor of Successlon
o 1o ensure Lhe smooLh and proper successlon of lSkCCn leadershlp by ldenLlfylng
poLenLlal leaders, Lralnlng Lhem, helplng Lhem Lo accepL Lhe full lmpllcaLlons of servanL-

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leadershlp, supervlslng Lhelr developmenL, and faclllLaLlng Lhelr belng senL ouL lnLo Lhe
fleld
o 1o lnLerface wlLh Lhe Successlon CommlLLee

ulrecLor of SLraLeglc lannlng
o 1o oversee Lhe deslgn and lmplemenLaLlon of reallsLlc plans for how Lo achleve Lhe
C8C's Lhree prlmary dlrecLlves
o 1o ensure LhaL Lhe C8C's work focuses on long-Lerm achlevemenLs (whaL could Lhe C8C
be dolng LhaL would leave valsnavas Lwo hundred years from now feellng graLeful?)
o 1o lnLerface wlLh Lhe SLraLeglc lannlng 1eam

ulrecLor of Legal, AccounLlng, and 8egulaLory Compllance
o 1o ensure Lhe SocleLy's compllance wlLh lnLernal and exLernal legal, accounLlng, and
regulaLory requlremenLs
o 1o proLecL lSkCCn's properLles and asseLs, boLh hard and sofL
o 1o oversee Lhe naLlonal and local lncorporaLlon of lSkCCn's afflllaLes

ulrecLor of CommunlLy 8elaLlons
o 1o llalse beLween Lhe C8C and Lhe lSkCCn communlLy
o 1o ldenLlfy Lhe needs of lSkCCn members LhaL are unlque Lo where Lhey are servlng and
Lo brlng Lhose needs Lo Lhe C8C's aLLenLlon
o 1o assure LhaL Lhe C8C and lLs pollcles are presenLed ln a conslsLenL and approprlaLe
way Lo Lhe members of lSkCCn

ulrecLor of MlnlsLry Supervlslon
o 1o supervlse and supporL Lhe C8C MlnlsLrles by maklng sure devoLees worldwlde and ln
any language are aware of Lhe resources avallable Lo Lhem
o 1o asslsL wlLh Lravel coordlnaLlon
o 1o examlne how Lhe mlnlsLrles use Lhelr granLs
o
ulrecLor of LducaLlon
o 1o promoLe Lhe educaLlonal lnlLlaLlves esLabllshed by Lhe LducaLlon CommlLLee
o 1o help esLabllsh a besL pracLlces" meLhodology on key LducaLlon developmenLs and
pracLlces wlLhln Lhe SocleLy
o 1o promoLe a new educaLlonal eLhos LhroughouL lSkCCn
o 1o lnLerface wlLh Lhe LducaLlon CommlLLee

ulrecLor of CrganlzaLlonal uevelopmenL
o Work Lo ensure LhaL Lhe dlfferenL parLs of Lhe organlzaLlon and lLs funcLlonlng,
and lnLeracLlon beLween Lhe parLs reaches hlgher levels of producLlvlLy and
effecLlveness.
o lnLeracL wlLh all concerned parLles Loward faclllLaLlng Lhe creaLlon of a
favorable culLure for Lhe developmenL of Lhe lndlvlduals lnvolved and Lhe
funcLlonlng of Lhe SocleLy.
o 1o lnLerface wlLh Lhe CrganlzaLlonal uevelopmenL CommlLLee

uBC C0NNI TTEES
The LxecuLlve SecreLary ieceives essential authoiity anu uiiection fiom the uBC, but he must also be
given the facility to piesent his vision foi his seivice to the uBC. An ongoing anu iespectful exchange
between the uBC anu the LxecuLlve SecreLary is ciucial foi ensuiing that the stiategic plan is

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piioiitizeu anu caiiieu out even as the Executive Secietaiy iemains a seivant to the will of the uBC
bouy.
Still, taking uiiection fiom - by piesent stanuaius - a gioup of appioximately thiity-five people
meeting officially only once oi twice a yeai ienueis the executive piocess cumbeisome, impiactical,
anu haiuly piouuctive.
To auuiess this pioblem, some uBC committees have been uelegateu executive powei on behalf of
the bouy as uBC Executive Committees to inteiact with anu pioviue guiuance to the LxecuLlve
SecreLary. These Executive Committees will be stanuing committees.
1hese commlLLees are:
uevoLee Care
CuLreach
CrganlzaLlonal uevelopmenL
Successlon
SLraLeglc lannlng
LducaLlonal uevelopmenL
Clobal uevelopmenL (lund uevelopmenL)
C0NCL0SI0N
uurlng Lhe Annual Ceneral MeeLlng (ACM) of Lhe C8C ln Mayapur ln 1973, Srlla rabhupada approved
Lhelr flrsL resoluLlon:
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<"+*'&% 7". =.*$52) E"2$+*"0$2'$$8 "7 35*+5 5' *$ &5' K"024'.BH+).%) )24 $0-.'(' )0&5".*&%;
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"2 5*$ ('.+% *2 ),, .'$-'+&$;
We asplre Lo beLLer serve Lhe wlll of Srlla rabhupada and Lo share ln hls exLraordlnary mercy, whlch wlll
empower us Lo serve Lhelr Lordshlps Srl Srl 8adha and krlshna;