SCStewardship & CommunityShared purpose. Careful planning.

Explain the work

Keep the Stated Purpose of a Gift Visible

The conversation needs an accurate record.

Independent educational journal · October 7, 2026

An empty sunlit community meeting room with notebooks around a wooden table; a fictional illustration.

A useful distinction

A contribution may be discussed for a particular purpose. That intention should be understood before the organisation treats the resource as available for any project. Actual acceptance and use require the organisation’s applicable policies and qualified advice where needed.

Put it into practice

Note the stated purpose and questions for the authorised decision maker. Do not promise a use that the group cannot deliver or silently reinterpret an unclear conversation. This article supplies a record-keeping question, not a legal determination about a particular gift.

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