H. RE-EVALUATION COUNSELING COMMUNITIES FINANCES
H.5.A. ONLINE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND GATHER-INS, AND RC WEBINARS [114] (Interim Guideline change approved by IRP 2/7/24)
Payment to the Community Service Fund
For an online* Regional or International workshop, or gather-in, or RC Webinar, the organizer’s budget must include a payment to the Community Service Fund of 30% of the income, before deducting any expenses, from the fees charged for the online workshop or gather-in.[115] (Leaders and organizers should consider the need of the Community Service Funds when setting the fees charged for online workshops.)
Completing Workshop Finances
After paying all expenses, including the 30% fee described above, within 30 days of the online workshop or gather-in, the organizer must do the following:
- Process all workshop or gather-in payments.
- Divide any extra income (net income) as described below:
- Pay 35%, plus any remainder after the calculations below (iii. – v.), to the Community Service Fund.
- Pay 35% to the Publications Fund of Rational Island Publishers (RIP).
- Pay 20% to the leader, but this additional amount may not exceed the amount of the basic pay specified in Guideline H.11. Leader’s and Organizer’s Fees and Expenses.
- Pay 6% to the organizer, but this additional amount may not exceed the amount of the basic pay specified in Guideline H.11. Leader’s and Organizer’s Fees and Expenses.
- Pay 4% to the tech leader, but this additional amount may not exceed the amount of the basic pay specified in Guideline H.11. Leader’s and Organizer’s Fees and Expenses.
- Send the completed Form 400A (for online events) and payment to RCCR within thirty (30) days of the workshop or gather-in. (Forms, including online self-calculating forms, found at rc.org/forms.)
- Send a copy of the completed Form 400A to the online workshop leader.
These two subsections of Guideline H.5. Regional and International Workshops and Gather-ins, Unexpected Shortfalls at Workshops and Purpose of Funds, also apply to this Guideline.
(See Appendix: Forms, [printed version page 113] for an example of completed Form 400A)
REASON
This is a convenient collection point for the Community’s Outreach Funds. The procedures described lessen restimulations about accounting for the funds, help compensate leaders, organizers, and tech leaders for handling larger workshops, gather-ins, and RC Webinars; and support the International Outreach and Publications Funds.
[114] This Guideline has the force of a requirement for being part of the RC Community.
* In an online event, everyone attends via the internet, though some groups may gather together locally to participate.
[115] This is a fee for the use of the terms “Re-evaluation Counseling” and ”RC,” which are trademarks owned by RCCR.