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As the sole, officially-authorized fundraising organization of the
Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus operating under U.S. laws in
the United States, the Philippine Jesuit Foundation (PJF) will invite,
encourage, and receive cash donations for Jesuits and Jesuit works in the
Philippines principally through the following activities:
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The construction and maintenance of an official webpage of the PJF,
namely, www.philjesuit.net. The PJF webpage, or philjesuit, will (a)
provide updated information on Jesuits and Jesuit works in the
Philippines; (b) publish messages from the Provincial Superior and the
Treasurer of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, as well as of the
Executive Secretary of PJF; (c) inform support groups of the current
monthly foci of fundraising efforts in support of particular Jesuits or
Jesuit works in the Philippines; (d) publish corresponding letters of
appeal from concerned Jesuits or Jesuit works; (e) publish the letters of
acknowledgement and gratitude from the Philippine Province of the Society
of Jesus or the beneficiary Jesuits or Jesuit works; (f) provide lists of
Friends of the Society of Jesus.
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At least one annual benefit event at a time and place to be determine by
the Board of Trustees.
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Communication with specific donors or prospective donors through letter,
pamphlets, newsletters or personal visits.
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Coordination with the Jesuit Superiors and Directors of Work during their
bi-annual (January and July) meetings in the Philippines to animate
target-specific fundraising.
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Organization of the Friends of Jesuits in the Philippines who shall donate
regularly to the PJF.
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Passive investment of funds in the U.S.
The targets of the PJF fundraising efforts shall be the following:
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The relatives and friends of Filipino and American Jesuits in the
Philippines now residing in the U.S.;
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Alumni/ae of Jesuit Universities and Schools in the Philippines now
residing in the U.S.;
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• Non-Government Organization and Funding Agencies (e.g. the Koch
Foundation, the Luce Foundation) interested in collaborating with Jesuit
works in the Philippines;
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Schools, universities or their organizations supportive of Jesuit schools
and universities in the Philippines;
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Donors who have contributed regularly in support of Jesuits and/or Jesuit
works in the Philippines through the formerly-existing Jesuit Seminary and
Mission Bureau, Inc. under the direction of the New York Province of the
Society of Jesus.
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