Hope Rides Policies and Procedures
HONORARIUM: Hope Rides speakers do not charge an honorarium at any time. We at Hope Rides believe the Word of God is free and should be affordable to all. However, we do ask that travel expenses to, from and during the event be covered. Donations are always gratefully accepted.
REPRESENTATIVES: For events farther than 50 miles from the ranch, our speakers almost always travel with an assistant. We may also choose to send a team of two or more to a local venue, depending on the nature of the event.
AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTATION: For those events within driving distance of the ranch, a 35-cent per mile fee will be requested for every mile traveled. (Events within 30 miles are exempt.)
PLANE TRANSPORTATION: We ask that the organization hosting the Hope Rides speaker pay for the expense of the airfare of requested speaker. The ranch will supply the airfare for the assistant. We also request that Hope Rides Staff travel on commercial airlines.
RENTAL VEHICLES: If a rental car is required, it needs to be a full size vehicle or larger. This is to ensure the safety of our team as well as provide for the nature of events. The host organization however will only need to pay for the total expense of renting an “economy” class rental car and the ranch will cover the difference.
ACCOMMODATIONS: The Hope Rides Board requires accommodations to be provided at a well-established local hotel for both speaker and assistant.
MEALS: Food for Hope Rides representatives will be supplied by the ranch. However, it would be expected that meals integrated into the event’s itinerary would be provided by your organization free of charge.
OUR SYSTEM: The Hope Rides speaking coordinator will select and purchase all plane tickets, hotel rooms, and rental cars for the duration of the trip. It is our goal to be as transparent as possible when we arrange travel plans. Therefore, the speaking Coordinator will brief the host organization of all expenses before purchasing airfares, hotel reservations and rental cars. After all purchases are made in regard to the Hope Rides speaker’s travel, the Hope Rides coordinator will supply the host organization with the total cost of arrangements as well as receipts for each purchase. The host organization will be expected to reimburse the ranch for specific expenses listed above.