Giving

Pledging

For those of us who find the UUFT to be a sustaining force in our lives, and who wish for it to be a force for good in the community, it is important to provide our financial support. A pledge is a promise to donate a certain amount during the upcoming pledge year. (UUFT pledge years begin July 1.) Pledges are a crucial part of the budgeting process. Armed with the knowledge of total donations that members and friends expect to contribute, our Board can prepare a reasonable and realistic budget for the coming year.

You choose the pledge amount that suits your budget and your need to support UUFT. You may donate monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, whatever suits your needs. Donate by check, automatic withdrawal or via this website. Cash donations must be identifiable as coming from you and applying to your pledge.

For retired people who received Required Minimum Distributions from tax-deferred investments, please note that the IRS currently allows you to donate all or part of your RMD without having taxes assessed. In effect, this increases your charitable budget.

Sunday Morning Offering

Like most churches, the UUFT does “pass the basket” each Sunday morning. Some of the Sunday morning collections are designated for other organizations. If so, that will be announced from the pulpit. Otherwise, Sunday morning collections go into the UUFT General Fund. If you wish your Sunday morning offering to be counted as part of your pledge, or as a “contribution of record” to support your UUFT membership, you will need to provide a personal check or otherwise label the contribution.

Fundraisers

1. Once a date for a fundraiser has been determined, ensure the room reservation is placed on the UUFT calendar by emailing the UUFT Web Editor at uuftwebsite@gmail.com
2. Contact the UUFT Administrative Assistant at office.uuft to inform them about the particulars of the fundraiser, including plans for income and expenses. Please allow at least one week advance notice.
3. UUFT no longer keeps petty cash so you will need to make those provisions on your own.

4. There is a credit card PayPal scanner. Contact the Administrative Assistant to make those arrangements.
5. Make sure volunteers are lined up to help with the event, including both set-up and clean-up. We will no longer be using custodial services for special events.
6. Send publicity information to the Web Editor at (uuftwebsite@gmail.com) to get information about the event on the website and Facebook page, and to the Tech Team to get it posted on the Gathering Space monitor.
7. At the completion of the fundraiser, make a note for your file with information that helped or hindered the event. This information will prove useful to the next volunteer leading the fundraising activity.
8. Finally, turn over your working file to the UUFT Administrative Assistant to file in the office for future reference and use.
9. Useful information to place in the file include a projected and final profit and loss; room set up diagrams; worksheets used for booth assignments or donations; list of who volunteered and any other special arrangements.

Dillons Community Rewards

The Kroger Family of Stores is committed to bringing hope and help to local Communities.  They do this through a variety of activities, including charitable giving, sponsorships and the unique Community Rewards Program of Dillons.  UUFT currently has 20 households who shopped at Dillons between December 2017 and March 2018 and have contributed $133.97 to UUFT. If you have not already registered so your shopping will result in giving to UUFT, please consider doing so.

What is Community Rewards?

Dillons Community Rewards makes fund-raising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do everyday. Once you link your card to an organization, all you have to do is shop at Dillons and swipe your Plus Card!

A digital account is needed to participate in Dillons Community Rewards. If you already have a digital account, you will need to ensure you have a Plus Card linked to your account. Then, go here to select an organization.

Please note, a Plus Card is required for the Dillons Community Rewards program so that your transactions apply toward the organization you choose.

How do I select an organization to support?

Selecting the organization that you wish to support is as simple as updating the Dillons Community Rewards selection on your digital account.

  1. Sign in to your digital account.
  2. Go here to search for your organization
  3. Enter the name or NPO number of the organization that you wish to support.
  4. Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “Save.”

Your selected organization will now display in the Dillons Community Rewards section of your account. If you need to review or revisit your organization, you can always find these details under your Account details.

Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card associated with your digital account will be applied to the program. It takes approximately 10 days for the Dillons Community Rewards total to begin displaying on your receipt.

How do I view my Dillons Community Rewards details?

Wondering how much you’ve earned toward your selected organization? You can view the total you earned during the last quarter in your account details.

How do I ensure that my transactions are applied to the program?

You must present your Shopper’s Card or provide your Alternate ID at the register during the transaction in order for it to count toward the program.