ISKCON GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION SOCIETY Reg. No. S/74662 under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 P.O. Shree Mayapur Dham, Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, FEBRUARY 24 to MARCH 9, 1997   1. HG Madhusevita Das is elected as GBC Chairman for 1997-98. 2. HH Bir Krsna […]

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The Governing Body Commission (GBC), ISKCON’s top management authority, has recently introduced a completely new Executive Structure to increase its productivity and transparency. Key to this overhaul is the appointment of Tamohara Dasa, a GBC member from the Southeast United States, as Executive Director—a position in which he will ensure accountability and quality control amongst

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ISKCON Governing Body Commission Society Reg. No. S/74662 under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 P.O. Sree Mayapura Dhama, Dist. Nadia, W. Bengal Minutes of Plenary Meeting, Sridhama Mayapura, Feb. 3, 1996   1. H. H. Suhotra Swami is elected as GBC Chairman for 1996-97. 2. H. G. Madhusevita dasa is elected as GBC

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A devotee friend asked me recently about the rationale behind creating a strategic plan for a spiritual organization. He understood the need for strategic planning in the corporate world where you have to anticipate market changes and consumer interests, but he suspected its relevance to our confederation of devotees who, after all, are ultimately interested

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I don’t think anyone in ISKCON doubts the importance Srila Prabhupada gave to preaching. Like his own spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada considered preaching – or outreach, as we tend to call it these days – proof that ISKCON was alive and well. “Preaching is our real business, preaching and distributing books. If your preaching work is strong,

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In the previous section I described the Succession Committee and its progress. Here I would like to acquaint you with the work of the Education Committee. A number of the GBC’s strategic planning committees have broad international mandates. The mandate of the Outreach Committee, for example, covers all aspects of preaching – from how to encourage

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The Strategic Planning portion of the GBC’s 2011 Annual General Meeting has just ended. The four-day meeting was well attended by the full GBC, many GBC deputies, and about forty devotees from around the world. During my own attendance as a member of the Strategic Planning Team facilitating the meeting, I moved between the various

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Acarya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION GBC BODY MEETING RESOLUTIONS 1995 Sri Dham Mayapur   1. That Sesa dasa is accepted as assistant GBC. 2. THAT Bir Krishna Goswami is accepted as a candidate for GBC for the Southeastern USA zone. 3. THAT Bhaktivaibhava Swami

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With great sadness, the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON, deeply mourn the departure of Her Grace Yamuna Devi. She dedicated the last 45 years of her life to the worship of Krishna and Srila Prabhupada. She was a mentor, guide, and friend to many and a beloved member and hero of ISKCON. At every

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NTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Acarya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada                            RESOLUTIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION                              Annual General Meeting — 1994 — Mayapur, India  

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