Fundraiser Consulting Agreement

October 4, 2010

Fundraiser Consulting Agreement

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This [Consulting Agreement] (the “Agreement”) is made

between

*Victor TSYAMBA+, (the “Consultant”)

located at Remera, P.O. Box 6333 Kigali, Telephone +250788605750. Email: [email protected]

and

[ADEPR Church, Remera Branch] (the “Organization”),

located at Remera Kigali

RECITALS

WHEREAS, The Consultant is knowledgeable and has expertise in matters pertaining to promotional
events, fund-raising, donor development and donor relations; and

WHEREAS, The Organization desires to hire Consultant to perform certain managerial, marketing and
fund-raising services to assist it in accomplishing the purposes of the Organization;

THEREFORE, based upon the foregoing and in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and
promises contained in this Agreement, it is agreed as follows:

1. Services. Organization hires Consultant to provide the following services

a) To assist in developing and implementing an online medium of fundraising by use of appropriate
technologies like websites, e-commerce systems and payment gateways.
b) To assist in developing and implementing an SMS medium of fundraising by collaborating with
local mobile phone operators in Rwanda.
c) To assist in developing and implementing income generating activities that would result in profit
making with the sole goal of fundraising.
d) From time to time the Consultant shall work on Organization’s behalf to provide advisory
counsel and technical support for Organization’s Fundraising Project. Such counsel and support
shall be utilized in the drafting of texts for donation solicitation by telephone, email,
promotions, door to door campaigns, the administrative coordination of telephone solicitation,
and the drafting of texts for submission by Organization to prospective donors such as
foundations, commercial entities and individuals. Consultant’s services shall also include the
design, production and placement of art work, media advertising, and other promotional
collateral materials requested by the Organization.
e) Consultant shall provide Organization with a written report each month detailing its activities
on Organization’s behalf, and to inform the Organization immediately of any delays or problems
encountered in fulfilling it is obligations hereunder. Consultant shall comply with all laws
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applicable to the services hereunder, and when performing any work on Organization’s
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premises, comply with any Organization rules and procedures which are disclosed to
Consultant.
f) The above description of services may be supplemented from time to time by means of a
written Activity Plan approved by Consultant and the Organization. An approved Activity Plan
shall be regarded as a part of this Agreement.
g) At its sole cost and expense, Consultant shall comply with all laws applicable to the services
hereunder, and when performing any work on Organization’s premises, comply with any
applicable Organization rules and procedures. Consultant agrees to regularly communicate with
Organization about the progress and status of the services and all work projects, and to inform
Organization immediately of any delays or problems encountered in fulfilling its obligations
hereunder.
2. Compensation. Organization shall pay the Consultant compensation as follows:
a) Monthly at the rate of 20% of gross monthly collection before taxes.
b) Consultant will invoice Organization on the first day of each month for on-site services to be
rendered in that month, and for additional services rendered and costs advanced on behalf of
Organization during the preceding month. Organization shall tender full payment of the amount
reflected on each invoice to Consultant within thirty (30) days after receipt. Other invoices for
miscellaneous projects and services shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days after
receipt, unless otherwise stated on the invoice.
3. Project Expenses.
a) Organization shall reimburse Consultant for actual out-of-pocket expenses advanced in the
performance of the services described in the prior Section. However, all such expenses must be
substantiated by receipts, invoices or other proofs of payment of charges incurred. Out-of-
pocket expenses include without limitation long distance telephone charges, airline fares, meals,
mileage (Rwf.2,000 per mile), lodging outside of Kigali City, parking tolls, filing or license fees
professional fund raiser’s bond premiums, purchase of broadcast media time, and film or tapes.
b) All art work and mechanical costs relating to regular media advertising, and
promotional/collateral materials, which includes comprehensive layouts, photos, Photostats,
engraving. Electrotypes, stereotypes, matrices, typography and separations, print production,
mechanics and other project-related productions costs will be billed at cost plus a gross margin
not exceeding [4%].
c) Consultant may, from time to time, request Organization to advance funds to cover the costs
described in this Section. Consultant reserves the right to delay the performance of services for
which such expenses are a necessary element until Organization pays them in advance, but only
if advance payment has been requested in writing.
4. Duties of the Organization. To facilitate and assist Consultant in the performance of the
services, Organization will provide Consultant with, or access to, all pertinent material and data
Organization has with respect to the matters for Consultant is hired. Accordingly, Organization
will authorize one of its employees to spend such time with Consultant as is reasonable
necessary to educate Consultant concerning the needs, history and objectives of Organization
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which will enable Consultant to render the services described herein. The education time shall
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not be invoiced to the Organization as part of the services rendered by Consultant.
5. Representations and Warranties.
a) Organization warrants and represents the following:
i. It is duly organized and in good standing in its state of incorporation, and has a current grant
of exemption from income taxes from the Rwanda Revenue Authority.
ii. All information given to Consultant about Organization and its projected use of any funds
raised as a result of Consultant’s advice or services is complete, accurate and true to the
best of its knowledge.
b) Consultant warrants and represents the following:
i. All work will be done in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance with this
Agreement;
ii. It is duly licensed to engage in the business activities contemplated herein, and
particularly, that it has or will comply with all requirements of Rwanda law pertaining to
business promotions, charitable solicitation and professional fundraising;

Organization shall not be liable to any third parties for the acts or omissions of Consultant in the
performance of this Agreement. Consultant agrees to indemnify and hold Organization
harmless from and against all loss, liability, damage, penalty or expense of any kind which
Consultant may occur, pay or have asserted against it, by reason of the services rendered
hereunder, and any negligence or willful act of Consultant.

iii. It is not at any time been disqualified or refused registration or licensing as a business
promoter in any country.
c) The parties agree that all representations and warranties made by them shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
6. Limited Liability
a) Organization shall not be liable to any third parties for the acts or omissions of Consultant
pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant agrees to indemnify Organization and all its related
Organizations, employees, agents, officers and directors, and hold the same harmless from and
against all injury, loss, liability, expense, damage, penalty or expense of any kind which
Consultant may sustain, incur, pay or have asserted against him/her, by reason of the
performance or nonperformance of any services to be rendered hereunder, any negligence or
willful act of Consultant, or the participation of Consultant in any event or activity sponsored or
authorized by the Organization.
b) Consultant agrees to indemnify Organization and all of its related Organizations, employees,
agents, officers and directors, and hold the same harmless from and against any and all
damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses ( including but not limited to attorney’s fees,
employment taxes, fringe benefits and other benefits of employment) incurred by Organization
as a result of any claim or proceeding made or brought by any person, Organization or
governmental agency by reason of the performance or nonperformance of any services to be
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rendered hereunder, any negligence or willful act of Consultant, or the participation of

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Consultant in any event or activity sponsored or authorized by the Organization.
c) However, Consultant shall not be liable for any acts of Organization taken to further implement
the correspondence materials prepared by or with the advice of the Consultant, nor for any
material misrepresentations made by Organization with respect to the content of fund raising
materials or the use to which solicited funds will be put.
d) Organization shall indemnify and hold Consultant harmless from and against any and all actual
damages liabilities, costs, and expenses ( including but not limited to attorney fees) incurred by
the Consultant as a result of any claim or proceeding based in whole or in part on
Organization’s activities under this Agreement.
e) Upon termination of this Agreement, Consultant will assume no liability including but not
limited to any outstanding Contracts, purchase orders, reservations or miscellaneous expense
limited to requests made in the Organization’s behalf or on any other expenses incurred
pursuant to this Agreement. The Organization will assume all liability related to expenses
incurred pursuant to this Agreement including but not limited to all outstanding contracts made
in the Organization’s behalf.
7. Copyrights and Technical Data. Consultant may author, conceive, or contribute to
copyrightable works, in whole or in part, as part of the services performed for Organization. All
such works and copyrights shall be the sole property of Organization or its designee, and
Consultant shall assign to Organization or its designee all right, title and interest in such works,
and execute, acknowledge and deliver any instruments confirming the complete ownership by
Organization or it or its designee of such works which it may reasonably request. Consultant
waives any right or alleged right to royalties, license fees or any other remuneration from the
sale of any product or material developed pursuant to this Agreement. The provisions of this
Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
8. Non-disclosure of Confidential Matter. Consultant shall not at any time, except as authorized in
writing by Organization, publish, disclose, or authorize anyone to publish or disclose any
confidential matter relating to any aspect of the operations or proprietary information or
Organization or other matter concerning Organization’s operations. Consultant shall safeguard
and protect from the review, analysis, or copying by unauthorized persons all manuals,
programs, donor lists or other information which is provided to Consultant by Organization
under this Agreement. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
9. Independent Contractor.
a) Consultant is not hired as an employee of Organization but as an independent contractor.
Consultant verifies that he/she is performing such services for a specified recompense for a
specified result, he/she maintains a separate business, and holds himself/herself out to the
public for the purpose of rendering services for a fee. This representation is given in
consideration of the Consultant being able to perform the services which are rendered pursuant
to this Agreement. Consultant will not have, nor claim to have, any power or authority to create
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any contractual or other obligation whatsoever (either express or implied) in the name of or on
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behalf of Organization.
b) Accordingly, the Consultant may not claim to be acting in the capacity of an officer, employee or
servant of Organization, and shall not make any claim, demand or application for any right or
privilege which might be claimed, demanded or applied for by a person employed by
Organization, including, without limitation, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance,
social security, salary, bonuses, retirement, membership and credit or any like employment
benefit under applicable law, collective bargaining Agreement or custom. All rights under labor
law applicable to the employees of Organization are hereby expressly waived.
c) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Consultant from rendering similar services for other
clients, or Organization from engaging other Consultants for similar purposes. However,
Consultant agrees not to render services to any other client which would place such client in
competition with Organization’s operations or otherwise result in a conflict of interest for
Consultant in that case. For this purpose, Organization agrees that general consulting services
rendered by Consultant with respect to fund raising techniques and implementation thereof
shall not constitute competition or a conflict of interest.
10. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on ……………………………………………………….
ending after a period of 24(Twenty Four) months, or continue until terminated as described
below.
a) This Agreement shall automatically terminate, and any further obligations of the parties
excused, upon the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against either
party, an assignment for the benefit of creditors by either party, or the appointment of a
receiver over the business affairs of either party.
b) This Agreement may be terminated at the option of either party, and any further obligations of
the party giving such notice thereafter excused, upon:
i. 15 Days prior written notice by either party of the material breach of the terms of this
Agreement by the other party;
ii. The failure of Consultant to communicate with or provide services to Organization for a
period of three consecutive weeks, except for extraordinary reasons beyond
Consultant’s control; or
iii. 30 Days prior written notice without cause, by either party.

If Organization terminates this Agreement, it agrees to pay all authorized work in progress at
cost, including retainer fees through the following calendar month after the written notice.
These fees become due effective the termination date.

11. Notices. Any notice given under this Agreement must be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given if mailed by Rwandan Postal service, courier service or by email and addressed
to the attention of the undersigned at the address shown in the heading of this Agreement.
12. Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of
Organization. However, the rights and obligations of Consultant under this Agreement are
personal to Consultant and are assignable by it to any other person.
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13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire Agreement between Consultant and
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Organization, and supersedes any and all other Agreements, written or oral, express or implied,
pertaining to the subject matter hereof. No supplements, modifications or amendments of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by an authorized officer or employee of
Consultant and Organization.
14. Advice of Counsel. Each party hereto, by its due execution of this Agreement, represents that it
has reviewed each term of this Agreement with Counsel, and that hereafter no party shall deny
the validity of this Agreement on the ground that the party did not have advice of Counsel. Each
party has had the opportunity to receive independent legal advice with respect to the
advisability of executing this Agreement.
15. Execution of Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. When each party
has signed and delivered at least one such counterpart to each party’s counsel, each
counterpart shall be deemed an original, and, when together with other signed counterparts,
shall constitute one Agreement, which shall be binding upon and effective as to all parties. One
fully executed original is to be delivered to counsel for each party.
16. Waiver of Breach. The waiver of any party of a breach or violation of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach
hereof.
17. Severability. This Agreement constitutes the product of negotiations of the parties hereto and
any enforcement hereof will be interpreted in a neutral manner and not more strongly for
against any Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be fully effective.
18. Attorney’s Fees and Costs. In the event a lawsuit, arbitration or mediation is initiated by either
party, the party against whom judgment or award is entered shall also be liable for costs of suit
and reasonable attorneys’ fees as set by the court or arbitrator.
19. Arbitration. Any claim or controversy that arises out of or relates to this Agreement or the
alleged breach of it, and which cannot be settled by the parties will be settled by submission to
the Rwanda Arbitration Courts in accordance with the rules and procedures then obtaining.
20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been executed and delivered within
the Rwanda Republic, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the Republic of Rwanda.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date listed below

DATE:

SIGNATURES BELOW: