Application for UUCville Social Action Collection

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For Program Year: July 2024 to June 2025

Submission due by: May 3, 2024

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 the 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.

Our number one goal for this application is to get to know 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.

Email *

Organization Responsibilities

• Please complete this form in its entirety by the submission deadline. This includes sharing the application with your congregant sponsors for their review by the submission deadline.
• Ensure 2 UUCville sponsors complete endorsement statements for the organization's application (UUCville 24-25 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 May 21st 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 May 19, 2024.

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 May 3rd. Your congregant 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 March 25th - May 3rd, UUCville will be accepting applications for their 2024-2025 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 May 3 deadline will be posted on the UUCville website for review by congregants from May 7 - May 21. On May 21, 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:

May 3 - Application Deadline
May 7 - Applications available on UUCville website for review
May 19 - Deadline to submit pre-recorded 2 minute appeal video
May 21, 7 pm - SJ Council "Pitch" Night to vote on 24-25 SAC recipients
May 22 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) *

We have federal tax exempt (c3) status

We follow a non-discrimination personnel policy (race, color, creed, gender, ability/disability, affectional or sexual orientation, age, economic status, or origin)

If approved, we agree to submit a report on use of funds from UUC collection.

Our mission is consistent with UUA values as expressed in UUA Principles (see list above)

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Please check all boxes to which you agree upon. *

All information provided is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

I, or an appropriate representative, will attend the Social Justice Council meeting on May 21, 2024 at 7:00PM to provide a 2 minute appeal in support of this application.

I understand that by submitting this application, its contents (minus email addresses and phone numbers) will be publicly viewable via a link on the uucharlottesville.org website.

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A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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