The purpose of FHIF's General Secretariat is to provide services to FHIF's rapidly growing membership (43 members at the end of 2009).  The total budget for the General Secretariat for 2010 is $102,349, with a breakdown of:  Coordination ($28,390), Information ($23,298), Training ($35,200), and General Services ($15,461).

In addition to facilitating the interaction between members, some key services for 2010 include online information and resource sharing between members and at least one training event per month. Also new to 2010 will be online training services.

In April 2009, the regular membership fee was reduced to $100.  So for a total expense budget $102,349, the regular fees plus a  higher amount for EEC members will approximately reach $45,000.  This is under 50% of what is needed to provide the existing services of FHIF.  To meet the budget, we need FHIF members to consider a free-will special gift into the development fund of FHIF.  Thank you!