Unit Support Committee

Unit Support Committee

The Unit Support Committee is available to assist MG units across the state on issues that can benefit from the diverse experience of the Committee members – from dealing without an agent to 501(c)3 status and many others.

  • helps local MG Units with management problems
  • helps new, local MG Units get organized, particularly with respect to choosing whether to incorporate, obtain tax-exempt status and other crucial aspects of forming,
  • and provides a clearinghouse for information exchange.

Connecting Units to Solutions and Ideas

The committee receives requests for information, assistance or solutions and either directs the request to a source or may pose the question on VMGA’s home page of this website asking that others contribute. Unit Support Committee members are familiar with much of what goes on around the state and facilitates connections.

Advertising Local Unit/Association Events

The Unit Support Committee also provides assistance to units or local associations wishing to promote to VMGA membership an event they are sponsoring. A strict policy has been developed to ensure the privacy of our members, found in our Standing Rules.

The VMGA Report is also available for promoting local events. The newsletter is published electronically in the odd-numbered months. Submissions may be made directly to the editor at Newsletter@VMGA.net.

If the timing of newsletter distribution does not meet the unit’s or association’s needs, the Unit Support Committee will facilitate an electronic mailing for local units.  Local units desiring an electronic mailing must provide the message they wish to distribute to the VMGA webmaster who will email the members in such a way to avoid distributing the mailing list.  For more information please contact the Unit Support Chair.

Topical Resources

The committee has compiled information on several topics, and adds to this as unit needs arise. You may want to write the Unit Support Chair if you have a topic about which you need information, or if you require another format than the PDF offered here.

  • Plant Sales.  How does your unit handle them, and other fundraising efforts?  VMGA asked units to tell us.  Click Plant-Sales to see the results of that survey and discussion at a VMGA meeting.
  • Tax Exempt Organization. While we are not able to provide specific legal information, VMGA and some local associations have experiences in obtaining tax exempt status as a 501(c)3 organization, staying exempt and reinstating exempt status. Click here to see tips on completing the new IRS shortened application form.
  • Unit Financial Procedures: Pat Reilly presented a slide show at the October 2022 meeting which every Treasurer should read: VMGA Financial Reports – Board Responsibilities