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HOW TO BECOME A CERTIFIED SERVICE PARTNER OF THE BALM IN GILEAD

Partnership Certification is for a term of one year.
Organizations must be re-certified each year to maintain certification status.

1. Submit the application, all supporting documentation listed below by July 8, 2002.

2. Provide a letter of intent to The Balm In Gilead signed by the Executive Director of the organization indicating:
   1. Reasons why your organization is seeking partnership or re-certification with The Balm In Gilead.
   2. What your agency hopes to achieve as a Certified Service Partner.
      
   3. What your agency's goals and objectives are for working with the Black church community.
   4. Your agency's commitment to adhering to The Balm In Gilead's requirements of Certified Service Partnership as outlined within REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTNERSHIP.
   
   

   If your agency is presently a certified service partner of The Balm In Gilead, please discuss reasons for seeking renewal partnership status.

   If your agency is a health department, letters of intent must be signed by the program director or departmental director in order to be accepted. All others must submit letters signed by the executive director of the agency.

3. Submit a copy of your agency's annual report or brochure of purpose and a listing of programs and services.

4. Submit a copy of your agencies 501(c) 3, if applicable.

5. Registration fees for the National Certification and Capacity Building Conference must be received by July 8, 2002.
   

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BENEFITS OF CERTIFIED SERVICE PARTNERSHIP

The Balm In Gilead is happy to acknowledge and provide organizations that meet all the requirements described in the preceding sections with the following:

1. Affiliation with a nationally recognized organization that has proven expertise in the mobilization of churches in HIV/AIDS awareness throughout the African Diaspora.

2. Listing on The Balm In Gilead's web site and in selected national publications (including brochure and press materials for The 2003 Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, March 2-8, 2003.)

3. Access number to obtain updated information from The Balm In Gilead's web site regarding funding, HIV/AIDS faith-based initiatives and issues on HIV/AIDS in domestic and international communities.

4. Ongoing technical assistance in mobilizing Black churches to address HIV/AIDS through The Balm In Gilead's Black Church HIV/AIDS Technical Assistance Center funded through a cooperative agreement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5. Fifteen percent discount on all Balm In Gilead educational products.

6. Wall plaque identifying the organization as a Certified Service Partner of The Balm In Gilead for the year of certification (2002-2003).

7. As appropriate, free HIV education materials and promotional items from The Balm In Gilead for local efforts.

8. The opportunity to co-sponsor Regional Capacity Building workshops sponsored by The Balm In Gilead throughout the coming year.