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T h e B y l a w s . . . These bylaws are the principles by which Return to Glory operates. They have been prepared to answer the following questions:
If you still have questions about these bylaws or Return to Glory, please contact us at the street address, telephone number, or e-mail address listed in Article III. Thank you, Joel & Don RETURN TO GLORY BYLAWS ARTICLE I: NON-PROFIT
STATUS Return To Glory (hereafter known as RTG) is accountable to and under the legal umbrella of CDP and therefore shares in their non-profit 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1) federal tax status (TIN 58-2085326). Virginia-based CDP serves as an umbrella for non-profit organizations. ARTICLE II: FOUNDER DIRECTORS Joel A. Freeman, Ph.D. & Donald B. Griffin, M.A. ARTICLE III: OFFICES The offices of the RTG Foundation are located in Maryland, with mail received at: Box 305 Gambrills, Maryland 21054. The telephone number is 410-729-4011. Dr. Freeman and Don Griffin may be contacted via email. ARTICLE IV: CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RETURN TO GLORY Section 4.1. To educate those of African descent of God’s plan and provision for them and their critical role in the history of mankind; and to share with people of all nations the importance of this message in promoting healing, unity, and cross-cultural understanding. Section 4.2. Joel A. Freeman, Ph.D. and Donald B. Griffin, M.A., co-authored the book, Return To Glory: The Powerful Stirring of the Black Man. Response to the message contained in this book has been so great that they decided to create a non-profit organization that would serve as a vehicle for the powerful message of the book to be communicated through the mediums of film, video, CD, DVD, audio, comic books and music. ARTICLE V: HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE The decision-making process
will follow this course: ARTICLE VI: HOW MONEY IS SPENT Section 6.1. Front End. Money donated to RTG is subject to between a 1.5% - 2.5% fee (depending upon amount given) to cover NHF administrative costs. CDP must agree that any of the financial expenditures fall under RTG’s stated and documented purpose for existence. The up front costs for making the film included fees for producing, directing, writing, editing, travel, equipment rental and other budgeted items. We continue to be committed to the absolute lowest costs of everything, with at least three proposals before purchasing. Before purchasing we will exhaust any possible donation options for the project. Section 6.2. Back End. Since this is a not-for-profit, charity model, no individual can or will profit from the revenues that may come in from potential DVD rentals, distribution rights, re-broadcast rights, etc. and there are no guarantees that any money will be made on this film/video project. Keeping that in mind, 25 percent of the re-broadcast rights will go to fund future film projects with a similar message at the School of Cinema at Regent University. Students interested in film will earn the right to hone their skills and to give them work experience that will in turn help them become more marketable in the film industry. Our goal is to raise the funds to donate a copy of the special "not-for-resale" DVD version to every juvenile detention center, prison and school (Middle, Junior High, Senior High, College, University) in America. For $5 per DVD (at least 10,000 units manufactured at one time) we can manufacture and mail quantities of videos or DVDs to juvenile detention centers, prisons and/or schools in particular districts. How will you help with this ambitious project? You can donate below by credit card right now. Dr. Freeman and Producer/Director Steve Alston traveled to West Africa to collaborate on a 2nd project tentatively titled African Kings: A Journey Into the Past, Present and Future of African Kingdoms. Freeman and Alston were given unprecedented access to many African kings. The recorded interviews with these kings that can only be seen in this upcoming documentary. This film will combine tribal dances and stunning photography while addressing the past, present and future perspectives of the African Kingdoms. This project serves as a sister project to the "Return to Glory" documentary. In October 2004 Dr. Freeman was a keynote speaker for the Association of International Schools of Africa (AISA). Three conferences were held in Botswana, Kenya and Senegal to make it easier for member and affiliate school faculty/administrators/staff to attend. Because of generous donations to The Freeman Institute Foundation, Freeman was able to donate a copy of the DVD film to every international school library in Africa. He returned to speak at the same conference in 2007. The award-winning Return To Glory film project has been completed. The video and DVD versions of the film are available in any bookstore. RTG Distribution, Urban Ministries, Inc. (UMI), Chicago, Central South will serve as distributors. There are a number of other regional and international distributors also interested in non-exclusive distribution rights. We are open to your creative distribution ideas.
Joel
Freeman and co-author, Don
Griffin
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