2024 - 2025 Pledge Drive
We invite you to join in
Loving Forward,
Changing Lives
with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno
This year's Pledge Drive begins February 18th.
Our goal this year is to raise $592,040.
You'll see our pledge progress each week in our logo displayed on the church chancel.
Your gift will make all the difference.
Ways to MAKE your pledge!
Mail your pledge card to the church office
Email your annual pledge amount to: pledge@uufresno.org
Call the church office: 559-322-6146 ext. 10
Ways to PAY your pledge!
Check/Cash
PayPal
Credit Card
Electronic Bank Transfer
Brokerage Account
A Letter From the Pledge Drive Team
Beloved members and friends,
Embracing the spirit of "One Congregation in Many Places," we extend our warmest greetings as we approach the 2024-2025 “Loving Forward - Changing Lives” pledge drive. Our dedicated staff and use of advanced technology continue to unite us with longtime members and newcomers alike. Loving forward allows us to change lives and embody the values of a compassionate community, and an enduring commitment to social justice. Through your generous hearts, we manifest our mission to "love inclusively, grow spiritually, serve gratefully, and work for justice."
Your pledge represents a financial commitment to sustaining the growth of our loving community. Our annual pledge drive begins Sunday, February 18, 2024. Pledges are typically paid weekly, monthly, or quarterly throughout the fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2024. We hope you will increase your pledge by 2.5% to support our financial commitments.
Thank you for your continued generosity.
With gratitude,
Lisa Lindsay (Chair), Cheyenne Jenvey (Vice Chair), Helen Anderson, Margaret Basnik-Sanders,
Debra Scarborough, Judith Swick, Paula Farris, Jamie Jones, Laura Radinoff, Claire te Amo, Lynn Kimbark, Kathleen Coates, Don Chapin, and Mariah Mewborn (Admin)
We've Accomplished This Year...
Increased our visibility in the local community by sponsoring Zoo Pride and the Faith in Films series at Reel Pride Film Festival while also advocating at the Clovis City Council and Fresno County Board of Supervisors Meeting.
Provided outstanding Religious Education opportunities for all ages, thanks to the hard work and dedication of our full-time Director of Lifelong Learning, Karen Urrutia Polnitz.
Due to an anonymous supporter, and managing our funds responsibly, we paid off our $1.82 million dollar mortgage while completing $65,000 of deferred maintenance on the church campus
Enlivened our services with outstanding music, brought back our adult choir after a three-year pause, and introduced the children’s choir
Welcomed phenomenal guest speakers, especially Dolores Huerta.
Stayed connected as a church community during our hiatus month of July by gathering on Sundays for fellowship and iced coffee
Welcomed Cecily Callahan as Coordinator of Community Life and Daneillie Davis as Administrative Assistant to our amazing staff team.
We Need YOU to Help Us...
Fully fund our critically important Director of Lifelong Learning without relying on reserve accounts
Build relationships across boundaries in Fresno through increased funding of IAF (a new social justice collaborative in the Central Valley)
Support our freedom to read in a time of increasing censorship through the availability of the Norelma Walker Youth Library, Mosaic Makers lending library, and book discussions related to the 8th Principle/3rd Value
Support the new Compassion in Action Animal Group, UU Hiking Group, and Earth-based Rituals Group
If you have questions, email pledge@uufresno.org.
The Fair-Share Contribution Guide
THE FAIR-SHARE CONTRIBUTION GUIDE
Using the Guide is a simple process; giving is a function of commitment and resources.
Each of us will have our own unique circumstances to consider. We are individually and collectively responsible for the resources to meet our congregational needs. Above is a Guide that allows you to calculate in a time frame that works for you.
INCOME: Most of us budget our financial commitments on a monthly basis. You may also use an annual calculation if that works best for you. The guide shows monthly and corresponding annual income levels.
ADD: Unusual or periodic income (inheritances, business income, investment income, etc.)
SUBTRACT: Any unusual expenses (large medical expenses, care of a parent, or a large financial expense, etc.)
ADJUSTED INCOME: From the table above find the closest to this level. Find the giving level that you are ready to support.
In making your decision, consider the four commitment levels shown and how they relate to your membership. Consider your UU values in thinking about your income and your financial commitment to the congregation. Note that within each commitment level the guide is progressive with giving levels rising with capacity.