{"id":206,"date":"2013-11-12T05:47:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T05:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/temple\/?page_id=206"},"modified":"2014-01-14T04:09:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T04:09:53","slug":"automatic-donations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/temple\/automatic-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatic Donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Why sign up for Automatic Donations?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Regular, systematic donations are similar to tossing pebbles into a pond.\u00a0 When a pebble hits the surface of the water, we see ripples spreading uniformly, circularly, across the waters.\u00a0 The larger the pebble, the larger the crest and the circumference of the ripples.\u00a0 But, we only see the surface.\u00a0 Usually, we don\u2019t see the changes taking place under the magical air\/water barrier.\u00a0\u00a0 Who knows what good comes from that pebble?\u00a0 Perhaps it uncovers a tasty morsel for a small fish which allows it to grow to adulthood and produce the next generation.\u00a0 Perhaps it forms a small cave that protects a smaller creature from a roving predator.\u00a0 Perhaps the ripple splashes a flower growing just a little too far away from the shoreline and saves it with life-giving water.\u00a0 As with a random act of kindness with a stranger, we just don\u2019t know all the ramifications of each good deed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The \u2018Three times three rule\u2019 states that everything you give will come back to you, three times three.\u00a0 Automatic Donations opens your hands and your heart to receive an abundance of hope, love, more financial freedom, and that which you need.\u00a0 Regularly contributing is a continual message that the Goddess cannot ignore.\u00a0\u00a0 It puts your spiritual health and community first, and everything else falls into place.\u00a0 Giving is a spiritual practice which braces your intention to accept the fact that She will provide all that you need, and supports the thought that as the Whole becomes healthier, you, the individual as an integral part of that Whole, do too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"font-size: large;\">What are the different ways I can make Automatic, Continual Donations?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At this time there are two options for making automatic and continual gifts to Temple of the Goddess.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PayPal Invoicing. The temple will be using Paypal\u2019s \u201cEmail Payment\u201d plan to facilitate an online donation program that allows recurring donations at regular intervals. Once you sign up using our one-time\u00a0<i>Automatic Continuous Donations Form<\/i>, you will be sent an invoice via email for the amount and stated frequency which you have agreed upon. Click here for more information about Automatic Continuous Donations through PayPal.\u00a0 For more information, go to:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/Gifting\/autogift.htm\">Automatic Continuous Donations<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Payroll Deduction, the amount is deducted from your paycheck and you don\u2019t have to think about it.\u00a0\u00a0<b>NOTE<\/b>: Many philanthropically-minded corporations offer\u00a0 \u201cMatching Gift\u201d donations whereby they will match any amount an employee donates to a non profit organization.\u00a0 This gives you the opportunity of doubling your offering to the temple.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/Gifting\/payrollplan.htm\">Automatic Payroll Donation Plan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">After choosing the plan that\u2019s right for you, follow the instructions and become a part of the evolving vision of the temple.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Enjoying Temple of the Goddess Automatic Donation program?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">When your friend or family member joins our Automatic Donation Program, as a special \u201cThanks to you for being a Guardian Angel\u201d, Temple of the Goddess will send you a\u00a0<i>Temple of the Goddess Handbook<\/i>\u00a0with our blessings.\u00a0 Simply ask them to mention your name when they sign up for the Automatic Donation program.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why sign up for Automatic Donations?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regular, systematic donations are similar to tossing pebbles into a pond.\u00a0 When a pebble hits the surface of the water, we see ripples spreading uniformly, circularly, across the waters.\u00a0 The larger the pebble, the larger the crest and the circumference of the ripples.\u00a0 But, we only see the surface.\u00a0 Usually, we don\u2019t see the changes taking place under the magical air\/water barrier.\u00a0\u00a0 Who knows what good comes from that pebble?\u00a0 Perhaps it uncovers a tasty morsel for a small fish &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-206","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/temple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/temple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/temple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/temple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/temple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/temple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":295,"href":"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/temple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/206\/revisions\/295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.templeofthegoddess.org\/temple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}