ISKCONSydney180,FalconStreet,NorthSydney

AnnualReport2018-19

TheirLordshipsSriSriRadhaGopinatha

MissionStatement:ToguidepeopletoawakentheirnaturalloveforKrishnaObjective:Toeducate,encourageandempowerpeoplewithinastrongculturalfoundationbasedonthevaluesofhumility,communityandservice,fromwhichtheycancreativelysharetheirknowledgeandinspireothers.SydneyInterimTempleCouncil(SITC):GhanashyamGovindadasNityanandaPrandasRadhaVinoddasRasikaManjaridasi(Secretary)VenkatMadhavadas(Treasurer)VijayGopikeshdasCongregationalLeadershipTeam(CLT):CLTwasformedexclusivelytomanagethetempleoperationsandthecongregationaroundthecurrenttempleinNorthSydney.IthastworepresentativesfromSITCand4seniorleadersofcongregation.GhanashyamGovindadasVenkatMadhavadasShubhaKrsnadasHemangaCaitanyadasSankirtanNarottamdasAsseemPrabhu

Departments:1. Preaching2. GopinathSeva(FundRaising&PatronCare)3. TempleOperations4. EventsCo-Ordination5. StakeholderRelationships6. CommunityActivities7. Communications8. Accounting9. ITSystems

KeyInitiatives1. Preaching

1.1BhaktiVriksha• SmallgroupModel• IndianCongregation• 15groups

1.2 BhaktiSanga• SmallgroupModel• CongregationYouth• Non-IndianCongregation• 4groups

1.3 ScriptureStudyCourse

• SystematicStudyofSrilaPrabhupad’sbooks• 2hoursreadingperweek• IndianandNon-IndianCongregation• 80+Students

1.4 BhaktiLounge

• UrbanOutreachinCity• Saturdays• PlantoopenanotherinBondiBeach

1.5 PreachersForum

• TrainingtheTrainers• Forumforpreachersofallpreachingmodels

1.6 UniversityPreaching

• UNSW• UTSfromnextsemester

1.7 SundaySchool

• Newclassesforallagegroups• Localschoolkidsvisitingtemple

1.8 BookDistribution

• Dedicatedteamof7bookdistributors• CongregationalBookDistributionTeam• BhadraPurnima2018–80SrimadBhagavatamSetsdistributed• TravellingSankirtan–RaisedfundstoacquireSankirtanVan(Garuda)• ContactsFollow-upSystem

1.9 BhaktiSastri

• Newaccreditedcourse–MayapurInstitute• StartsinJune2019

1.10Harinams• 2teams–CityandSuburbs• KirtanEventsintempleandothervenues• PlantoincreasenumberofHarinamsandteams

2.GopinathSeva(FundRaising&PatronCare)

• StableFinances• Newsourcesofincome(Mahaprasad,Catering,FeastSponsorships)• HarisVegetarian,BhaktiBazaar,MotherCowDairy• Festivalsponsorships• CurrentTempleRenovation($395Kraisedexclusivelyforrenovationin

oneFREventintemple.Moretocome)• PatronCareSystem

3.TempleOperations

• BAUOperations• RenovationsandOptimalusageoftemplespace–Short,Mediumand

LongTerm• Anappealingfacilityforvisitorsfromallbackground• ProcurementTeam• Increaseinnumberofvisitors(600devoteesforSundayFeastsand1000

forfestivals.Janmastami2018hadrecordcrowd)• MaintenanceTeam• Decentralizedmodel• VisionistoopenSatelliteCentreseverywherewithNorthSydneyTemple

asthehub

4.EventsCo-ordination• FestivalCommittee• FoodStalls• Retreatseveryquarter

5.StakeholderRelationships• BetterrelationswithLocalCouncil• RolledoutDevoteeCarepilotprogram• Positivemoodandenthusiasmamongcongregationdevotees• Betterdevoteerelationships• Toptwopriorities–SadhanaandDevoteeCare

6.CommunityActivities

• SundayFeasts–Survey&changedtiming.Targetedmorefordevotees• BhaktiSangam–AllCongregationGet-Together.EarlyMarch2019.

Attendedbyover280devotees.NextmeetinginJuly2018• TriviaNight• RechargeFestivals

7.Communications

• RisingMoon–Newsletter• Podcasts• One-OneInterviews• PromoVideos• Moreinvolvementfromcongregationdevoteesespeciallyyouth• VeryactiveinFacebook• Youtubechannel–steadyincreaseinnumberofviews

8.Accounting

• MoreTransparency• Publishingaccountseveryyear• Complianceofstandards

9. ITSystems

• eTapestryCRMSystem• ActiveinMayapurTV

• SystemsUpgrade• BetterInternetfacility• Betterexperienceduringfestivals

SummaryofPlansforNextYear

• Buildaveryactiveandvibrantcommunitycentredonvaisnavaprinciples,sadhanaanddevoteecare

• MakeourtempleacentreofVediclearning• Renovatethetemplefacilityappealingforpeoplefromallbackground

andallwalksoflife• OpenandestablishdifferentbranchesofBhaktiLoungeindifferentparts

ofSydneywithNorthSydneyTempleasthehubandmakeKrsnaConsciousnessmoreaccessibleforeveryone–IndianandNon-Indian.

• Providepsychologicalsupportservicestoabroadercommunity• Inspireeverymemberofourcongregationtolearntolovereadingand

distributingSrilaPrabhupad’sbooks• DistributeSrilaPrabhupad’sbooksinSydneythroughcongregationbook

distributionandoutsidethroughSriRadhaGopinathTravellingSankirtanTeam