Application for UUCville Social Action Collection
For Program Year:  July 2023 to June 2024
Submission due by: June 5, 2023

The Social Action Collection (SAC) is the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville's (UUCville) monthly collection to benefit non-profit organizations whose mission and vision are aligned to our Seven Principles (listed further below). The SAC was established as a means to support the local non-profit organizations that our congregants are passionate about and involved in. In the past it has typically yielded $2,500-$5,000 in donations which are sent directly to the featured organization for that month.

Any non-profit can apply for the monthly collection as long as at least two UUCville congregants with an established relationship with you sponsor and support the organization and its application. Preference is given to organizations that are in the Charlottesville/Blue Ridge area, are in alignment with our mission, and will experience a noticeable impact from this size donation.

UUCville is filled with religiously liberal people who live in, work in, and love the Charlottesville area. Many of us are involved in lots of wonderful organizations throughout the region and we may or may not be familiar with your organization. We recognize the incredible work you do and know you make our community a better place to be and supporting you makes us better. We want you to succeed! We are here to help you through this process.

Our number one goal for this application is to get to know a little bit about your organization and how you are making a difference in our community. We know you are doing a LOT of exciting work. We don't need to know about all of it here. Please keep in mind that our volunteers will be reading a lot of applications in a short amount of time. The strongest applications are brief, focused, and engaging. Tell us about a particular impact you've made recently. What new project would these funds really make a difference on and who would benefit? (e.g. $2000 will make the difference between 10 families having heat this winter or being out on the streets.) Who's life have you changed? Again, brief, focused, and engaging.

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your sponsors and feel free to email Karen Prairie at socialjustice@uucharlottesville.org.
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Organization Responsibilities
• Please complete this form in its entirety by the submission deadline. This includes sharing the application with sponsors for their review by the submission deadline.
• Ensure 2 sponsors complete endorsement statements for the organization's application (UUCvile 23-24 SAC Sponsor Endorsement)
• Applicants (or an appropriate representative) must present a short 2 minute "pitch" for their organization to members of our congregation for a vote on June 22th at 7pm Eastern Time via Zoom. This can be done live or via a prerecorded video. Videos should be submitted to socialjustice@uucharlottesville.org by June 16, 2023.

If chosen as a monthly recipient:
• Sponsors will be responsible for submitting information to the church office for the weekly email for the month of their collection.
• The organization/group representative must provide a 2 minute short video or a live presentation about the organization to be shown during the worship service on the date of their collection.
• Recipients of a collection must submit a Use Of Funds Report within 11 months of their collection date detailing how the donated funds were used.


SAC Process and Deadlines
Editing and Sharing the Organization's Application:

Applications can be edited as often as desired up until the deadline of June 5th. Your sponsors must review your application prior to that deadline. Once you have filled out the application here, “Submit” it. (Think of submitting as saving.) A copy of it will be emailed to the address you provided above and it will include a link for you to edit the application. You can then forward that email or the link to your sponsors to review.

How the SAC Selection Process Works:

From May 8th - June 5th, UUCville will be accepting applications for their 2023-2024 Social Action Collection. One non-profit organization will be chosen to be the recipient of a special financial collection for each month, June - July. There are nine open months for non-profit organizations from the Charlottesville area community. (The other three are reserved by the congregation for predetermined organizations.) All eligible applications received by the June 5 deadline will be posted on the UUCville website for review by congregants from June 9 - June 22. On June 22, there will be a formal meeting of the Social Justice Council at 7 pm EDT via Zoom. Each eligible organization will have an opportunity to present a 2 minute appeal to the congregants who attend. Following all presentations, organizational representatives will leave the meeting and remaining UUCville members will vote for the organizations they wish to be recipients for the coming year. The nine groups with the most votes will be selected. All applicants will be notified of the results of the vote. Each selected organization will be assigned a month for their collection and be notified of that separately.

Dates to Remember:

June 5 - Application Deadline
June 9 - Applications available on UUCville website for review
June 16 - Deadline to submit pre-recorded 2 minute appeal video
June 22, 7 pm - SJ Council "Pitch" Night to vote on 23-24 SAC recipients
June 23 or soon thereafter - All applicants notified of the results of the vote
UUA Seven Principles
We believe in:
• The inherent worth and dignity of every person
• Justice, equity and compassion in human relations
• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large
• The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all
• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part
Organization Name *
Organization Website *
Organizational Contact Name and position/role *
Contact Email (if different from the one provided above)
Contact Phone Number *
UUCville Sponsor 1 Name *
UUCville Sponsor 1 Email (or phone if no email) *
UUCville Sponsor 2 Name *
UUCville Sponsor 2 Email  (or phone if no email) *
In two paragraphs, please tell us what your organization does in our community. *
Briefly tell us about two accomplishments from last year of which you are proud. (Go for the heartstrings here.) *
In two paragraphs, if you are chosen for a monthly collection, how will it help? *
What's your one sentence sound bite or slogan to capture your organization's spirit? *
Indicate amount of annual budget *
In broad strokes, please let us know where your funds were spent last year. (e.g. 30% direct services provided, 20% scholarships, 10% overhead, 40% personnel) *
Please identify the major sources and percentages of your organization's income (e.g. individual donors, services provided, grants, etc.) *
Eligibility Criteria (check all that are true for your organization/group) *
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Please check all boxes to which you agree upon. *
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