Why Support BCA’s Dharma Forward?

Every Donation Plays Vital Role in Shaping the Future

FYI

To donate to the Dharma Forward campaign, go to: bca.kindful.com or download a donation or pledge form online.

To find out more about what’s already been done, please visit: https://www.buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/dharma-forward

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Our temples have long been a cornerstone of compassion, culture and community — a place where we come together in the Dharma, celebrate traditions and support one another through life’s journey. 

Now, we have the opportunity to ensure that this space — and the values it upholds — continue to thrive for generations to come.

We are hopeful to complete an important fundraising campaign, Dharma Forward, this year, not out of urgency, but out of vision. 

This is about strengthening our community, preserving our traditions, centering life’s chaotic demands and expanding opportunities for learning and connection. Your support today is an investment in the future of our temple network and the broader network that sustains and nurtures our shared Dharma.

Power of Community

Our temples are not islands — they are all part of a larger national organization that unites temples across the country. By giving, you are not only supporting your local Sangha, but also contributing to a collective mission that:

• Brings Temples Together: A strong national network ensures that temples can share resources, best practices, and guidance, creating a more vibrant and connected community.

• Invests in Leadership: Your support helps educate and train both professional clergy and lay leaders, equipping them to serve with wisdom, compassion and dedication.

• Creates a Home for All: We foster inclusivity, ensuring that people from all walks of life have a place to hear the Dharma, learn and find belonging.

Your Vital Role

With your generosity, we can continue to enhance our Buddhist education offerings, we maintain our capacity to offer meeting, gathering and learning space in Berkeley at the Jodo Shinshu Center, we offer youth programming connected to long rooted traditions and growth, ministerial training and national efforts that enrich Buddhist life across the country. 

Every donation, no matter the size, plays a vital role in shaping the future of our community and ensuring that the values we cherish remain strong.

Now is the time to take action — because we have an incredible opportunity to build something even greater, and if not us, who? 

Every gift is tremendously important.  But, by making a stretch donation today or a planned gift, you help to ensure that someone else can also hear and feel the teachings some day. And by giving your gift this year, we can rely on your gift to make plans for the future.

Join us in this meaningful journey by making a gift today.  

With much gratitude!  Gassho

With generous donations, the Dharma Forward campaign has funded programs and projects that bring together Sangha members throughout the BCA.