1. Affiliate Development
Team
Sri-vallabha das (Dubai)
Devakinandan das (Singapore)
Udarakirti Caitanya das (Bahrain)
Mukunda Madhava das (Juhu, Mumbai)

2. ISKCON GBC Body
ISKCON Entity
ISKCON Affiliate

3. Definition
ISKCON Entity:
A centre established and managed according to GBC rules and regulations

4. Definition
ISKCON Affiliate:
An organization officially attached to ISKCON by way of a set of well defined documentation designed to regulate relation between ISKCON and the affiliate

5. Objectives of Affiliation
Unity in diversity – to formalize connection with devotees who adopt new preaching strategies and innovations.

6. Objectives of Affiliation
To endorse, support and encourage bona fide ISKCON related activities
To check activities which exploit ISKCON’S name and goodwill

7. Why Creating Affiliates?
From GBC feedback, Oct 2011:
Engagement for congregations
Potential to eventually become a temple
Generation of goodwill from public/government entities
To satisfy legal requirements which normally do not allow ISKCON to perform

8. ISKCON PARTIAL AFFILIATE
AFFILIATE LEVELS
LEVELS
NOMENCLATURE 1
ISKCON FULL AFFILIATE 2
ISKCON PARTIAL AFFILIATE 3
NON-AFFILIATE

9. ISKCON FULL AFFILIATE
Features for consideration:
Legally not registered as ISKCON
Full managerial control, ISKCON appointed Trustees
Sometimes required to suit the law of the land.
Ownership/transfer of assets, ideally in favour of ISKCON

10. ISKCON FULL AFFILIATE
Establishments: Restaurants, Gift Shops, FFL, Mid-day Meals, Goshalas etc. Safeguards: Regular review of trustees to minimize abuse and/or deviations Benefits: BTG listing, ISKCON’s FULL endorsement, stall at temple/festivals, fund raising

11. ISKCON PARTIAL AFFILIATE
Features for consideration:
Agreeable to not present ideas against Krishna Consciousness
Some form of financial support when applicable
Establishments :.
Some restaurants, yoga clubs, vegetarian societies, Goshala, etc.

12. ISKCON PARTIAL AFFILIATE
Safeguards :
Appropriate documents eg. MOU to regulate the relationship
Benefit: ISKCON’s Limited endorsement, stall at temple/festivals, Sharing of funds

13. NON- AFFILIATES Features for consideration:
No form of control in any manner i.e philosophy, finance etc.
Establishments:
Independent restaurants, yoga clubs and other entities
Safeguards:
Establish appropriate forms of communications to educate and protect ISKCON interests and its members

14. Sri Sri Radha Damodar Charitable Trust, Juhu, Mumbai, India
ISKCON Full Affiliate Case Study
Need
ISKCON as a charitable trust cannot run business : Law of the Land in India

15. Sri Sri Radha Damodar Charitable Trust, Juhu, Mumbai, India
ISKCON Full Affiliate Case Study
Trustees
ISKCON Juhu Managers

16. Sri Sri Radha Damodar Charitable Trust, Juhu, Mumbai, India
ISKCON Full Affiliate Case Study
Objectives
To promote vegetarianism
Free food distribution
Can run business entity: Govinda’s

17. Sri Sri Radha Damodar Charitable Trust, Juhu, Mumbai, India
ISKCON Full Affiliate Case Study
Benefits for ISKCON
Rent from premises / equipments
Donations
Indirect benefits

18. To ride on ISKCON’s goodwill and brand name
XYZ Restaurant
Non-Affiliate Case Study
Need
To ride on ISKCON’s goodwill and brand name

19. XYZ Restaurant
Non-Affiliate Case Study
Manager
Non-member of ISKCON

20. XYZ Restaurant
Non-Affiliate Case Study
Objectives
To generate revenue on the strength of ISKCON’s standing and reputation

21. Possible negative publicity
XYZ Restaurant
Non-Affiliate Case Study
Loss for ISKCON
Exploitation of name
Possible negative publicity
Possible loss of revenue for ISKCON affiliates

22. Proposed Creation of ISKCON Affiliate Office
Functions: To draw up rules and regulations To monitor through “Affiliate Audit” To report directly to the GBC Body

23. Affiliates Development to lead to
More Devotees
Happier Devotees

24. Thank you very much Hare Krishna
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