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Chapter Leader Informational Webinar

Executive and Chapter Committee

Housekeeping

• Cameras and Microphones are off
• Ask questions in the Q&A
• Keep questions on topic
• Don’t use the Q&A for chat
• Webinar will be recorded
• If your question is unanswered at the end, send to chapters@freemomhugs.org

Agenda

• Introduction
• Free Mom Hugs Mission and Vision
• Incorporation
• Handling Current Events and Election Season
• Guidelines
• Chapter Leader Expectations
• Encouragement

Introductions

• Board Members
• Staff
• Committees
• Current
• Upcoming

Empowering the world to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community through visibility, education, and conversation. And yes, we still give hugs!

Prioritization of States to Incorporate

Incorporation

1. Express desire to incorporate, email executive@freemomhugs.org

• 2. Complete initial incorporation form
• 3. Form state board of directors, minimum of three members (secretary, treasurer, president)
• 4. Approval of incorporation form by attorney
• 5. Receive bylaws
• 6. Bylaw review and in-house training w/Executive Committee

7. Sign final version of bylaws and return

Non-Profit Compliance

Incorporation

• Definition of Compliance
• Follow State Non-Profit Laws
• Follow Federal Non-Profit Laws
• Do all Chapters need to do this now?
• What could happen?
• Loss of national non-profit exemption
• Civil and Criminal penalties

Common Mistakes

Incorporation

• Private Benefit/Inurement - receiving personal perks due to your connection with the non-profit
• rganization
• Excessive Lobbying - pushing to have people contact lawmakers regarding specific legislation
• Political Activity - participating in campaigns for any candidate
• Unrelated Business Income - earning income from activities not related to mission statement
• Reporting Requirements - failing to file state required reports or status
• Operating Within Your Exempt Purpose - failing to follow our mission statement in our activities
• Gaming/Gambling - raffles, auctions, purchasing a chance to win an item (can vary by state,

contact us for more info, executive@freemomhugs.org)

Things to Remember

Current Events

• Follow the lead of national for guidelines regarding current events.
• Do not share events for other movements.
• Our focus is on the LGBTQIA+ community.
• We do not endorse, condone, or condemn any political candidate.

Did you know we have

• ver 112,000 huggers

across all our states?

Chapter Leader Expectations

Expectations

• Check FMH email at least once a day
• Respond to emails requiring a response within 3 days
• Check Slack at least once a day
• Update your FMH State Facebook page at least once a day - utilize the “schedule post” option
• Make sure messenger on your Facebook page has an instant reply and an away message option - we will have an example

message for you in the Chapter Leaders Shared Google Drive

• Bi-monthly communication with your area leaders
• Your area leads should be vetted carefully by you and your co-leads - please share this webinar with them, we will send you

the link within 48 hours

• The chapter committee will help you set up your private groups
• Funraise

Dos and Don’ts

Guidelines as a Free Mom Hugs representative

• A card writing campaign
• Paint rocks
• Send small care packages to huggers or members of the LGBTQIA+

communities

• Virtual LGBTQIA+ events – planning them or joining in with others
• Virtual social events
• Make a video
• Organize a FMH Pride drive by event, and have volunteers decorate

their cars

• Words of encouragement through Facebook posts
• Share the stories of your state or area leaders
• Increase engagement in your area groups
• Use the logo to make your own thank you cards or stickers to give

away

Do Don’t

• Visit people’s homes
• Attend doctor appointments
• Provide mental health help directly (instead, please refer

to mental health professionals)

• Offer or organize rides
• Open your home to anyone
• Give money, gift cards or other monetary assistance
• Share personal fundraisers
• Anything that could put you or someone else in harm’s

way

• Use the logo to make your own t-shirts or merch for profit

Enough is Enough.

I’m a Christian mom with a gay kid living in Oklahoma saying enough is enough. If I don’t fight for my son (and his rights) live my hair is on fire, then who will? It’s time we celebrate our LGBTQ+ children. And I won’t stop until I no longer hear horror stories from the LGBTQ+ community and their mothers.

— Sara Cunningham

Closing

• Communication from incorporation team when everything is ready
• Social meeting is scheduled for: Thursday, September 3 @ 8:30pm Eastern
• Our next webinar will be: October, exact date TBD