2020 Annual Appeal
Look to the Future!
Giving Instruction Help
Every single way we give at the Center plays an integral role in maintaining our community where the Dharma thrives. Your gift of generosity, whether as a Service, In-Kind, Mandala offering or Financial supporter, will benefit our community, and more importantly YOU!
We currently have 92 monthly financial supporters that either mail us checks or allow us to draft from their credit card or bank account, others give as they are inspired, one gift at a time while others offer service or In-Kind donations. An additional category this year is to offer Mandala mudras. By giving in one of these ways, you will help create the conditions for the teachings to be available, the doors open and the lights on for all of us who think of the Kadampa Center as home.
Look to the Future today!
2020 Annual Appeal letter:
"Stand before a precipice with a panoramic view...
of a distant city, spectacular and vast. A vibrant sense of endless opportunities opens before you. From the complexity, inspiration comes into focus. Past efforts have brought you to this present moment and the future..." Read more
4 Ways to Give
Service Supporter
Service is an indispensable part of our ongoing teachings and programs. Joyful effort keeps our Center thriving as a home for the Dharma. There are a variety of ways in which to serve, with a wide range of time commitments. When you Look to the Future as a service supporter, together we will find the right fit for you. Whether you offer service casually, weekly or monthly, your gift will not only benefit our teachers and our Center, it will benefit YOU. With 100+ distinct volunteer roles, the vast majority of effort at the Center comes from volunteers like you. One act of service to YOUR Center is like offering service directly to one’s Guru, with benefits immeasurable!
In-Kind Supporter
In-kind support is charitable giving of goods and services. Whether one offers meals for volunteer meetings, a new vacuum for the education building, or financial advice to the Treasurer; it’s all part of what makes our Center thrive as a home for the Dharma. Everyone has something unique to offer and we invite you to find ways in which to become or continue as an in-kind supporter. When you Look to the Future by offering In-Kind support to YOURCenter, YOU benefit by creating the cause of generosity towards the Dharma in YOUR future!
Financial Supporter
If you are haven’t signed on to become a monthly supporter, this is YOUR year to join our 101 existing supporters! A strong basis of committed supporters means less time fundraising and more time spent on programming, planning and fun! You may also choose to give a One Time gift of generosity to the Annual Appeal or plan a Legacy Gift and put the Kadampa Center in your estate plan. Which ever way works for you, YOU are appreciated!
Your committed gifts of generosity are fundamental to our operating budget. We ask you consider increasing your pledge, if you are able, as our own expenses have increased. When you Look to the Future with your consistent gifts of generosity, whether by snail mail, bank or credit card draft, YOU benefit by helping your Center, its teachers and the Dharma to flourish for all OUR future wishes to be fulfilled!
Mandala Supporter
When you Look to the Future as a Mandala Supporter, you not only benefit yourself, you benefit all sentient beings. Advice for Mandala offerings from Geshe Gelek
“Making mandala offerings is a practice of generosity that is part of the Bodhisattva practice. It will fulfill all the positive wishes you have and eliminate stinginess. Making mandala offerings creates a lot of merit, which is the cause for success. It is also the cause to create positive attentionthroughout
the world, so when people think about you, they will generate a positive mindset. This practice of generosity has been taught by great lineage practitioners.” You may enter your mandala count on this page so we can report our total to Geshe-la at next year’s appeal!
Ways to contribute
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New TEXT GIVING! Send KC108 to 73256 and select from the drop down menu:
- Sustainer Monthly
- Sustainer One Time
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At the Center by placing your contribution in one of the donation boxes located throughout the Center
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Snail mail checks to: Kadampa Center, 5412 Etta Burke Ct, Raleigh NC 27606
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Stocks to donate? ( (email our BOD President, Sandy Carlson and she would be happy to help)
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Legacy Giving as you set up your estate plan ((email our BOD President, Sandy Carlson and she would be happy to help)
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Giving Instruction Help
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To donate one time, or set up an automatic monthly payment see link below.
Your monetary donations to Kadampa Center allow the Center to offer an incredible array of classes in the spiritual program, support our resident teacher, Geshe Gelek, as well as pay the mundane but necessary costs of rent, utilities, supplies, and staff personnel. You may choose to have auto draft checks sent from your bank or set up your recurring transaction on a credit card, a bank draft or you may make a one-time donation all by going to our New Secure On-line Community at the link below.
Donations are tax deductible, as we are a registered 501(c)(3) corporation.
