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Form: Senior Staff MESSGRF Application

Submitted by terri.shell

Wed, 04/05/2017 - 16:14

107.13.94.37

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Name of Staff Applicant James Ho

Name of RD/VP John Hanna/Gail Ebersole

Region Carolinas

This staff is at least in his/her 5th year Yes

Salary Information

Budgeted Salary Level 9

Actual Salary Level 6

Budgeted Salary in Dollars $3916 a month

Actual Salary in Dollars $3223 a month

Local Funding Sources and amounts (list Area, Division, or Regional seed money, matching grants, Chapter Planting start-up grants, Jumpstart, in kind gifts, etc.) ME matching grant

Grant Criteria

Ethnic Identity (check all that apply) East Asian

Financial Difficulty (check all that apply)

Parental objections
Church partnerships have limited capacity (<$3K annually per church)

Please describe their situation including their ending deficit or surplus for the last three years and any present escrow in their account

Currently James has about 10,000 in his escrow account. He ended last year with just 160 in escrow and the previous two years he had significant escrows at the end of the year (6,000 & 11,831). But I am concerned that as he moves into the AD position, he will lose a significant amount of school support and he is asking his donors and churches to help support the staff that will replace him at Duke. He is in a new church with limited giving capacity and we are not sure whether his previous church will cut some support due to his relocation. (Which happened because it was a good decision for his family.)

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Strategic Role: The Senior Staff worker plays a critical leadership role regionally and/or nationally to help build healthy, ethnically diverse witnessing chapters or staff teams Yes

Please describe as it relates to their present and future involvement

James is taking the Triangle NC AD position. He will be the first Asian-American on the Carolinas RLT. He is also our regional Asian-American ministry coordinator. We feel like his role in our region is vital in that he helps us lead ethnic diversity well both at the staff and student level.

What role (if any) does this staff play in chapter building or chapter planting?

He has been the staff of a strong Asian-American chapter at Duke. That has provided a building model in our region.

What plan or strategy is being implemented regionally to assist this applicant in addressing their fundraising difficulties?

As his current supervisor, I am working with him to think through how to approach Duke alum in this time of transition, alternate funding opportunities as he transfer that support to the new staff at Duke. He has been working with Ryan Lospaluto on working with seniors and alums in his chapter.

Additional comments or questions

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Electronic Signature of Staff Completing This Application (name and zip code) Terri Shell 27607

Email Address terri.shell@intervarsity.org