16
Jul
2008

Count Me In - Zaytuna Campaign

Count Me In!

The Zaytuna 1,000 Monthly Donor Campaign.

A message from Zaytuna Institute:

Zaytuna Institute, we’re happy to report, is busier than ever. Now, we’d like to count on you to help us create an exciting future for Islam in America.

All the rapid growth we’ve been experiencing recently—growth you can read about in our Quarterly Newsletter—means we need to work harder to raise money to finance Zaytuna’s increased activity. What we need is financial stability so we can have planned growth. And that means developing a base of donors who see the wisdom of giving a regular monthly donation.

With that in mind, we have launched this new “Count Me In!” donation campaign with the goal of developing 1,000 monthly donors.

Can We Count on You?

It’s a campaign that everybody can participate in—whether they can afford $10 a month or $100 a month or $1,000 a month. What’s important is the consistency of giving. Please help us reach our goal of 1,000 donors—and, if you’re already a monthly donor, please consider increasing your contribution.

What Does My Monthly Donation Support?

Your monthly donation will help Zaytuna:
• Develop Premier Academic Programs. We have already launched our Summer Arabic Intensive, an eight-week residential program in Berkeley, which will also be a prerequisite for entry into our seminary program. Our goal is to make this the best summer Arabic program in the nation.

• Provide Thought Leadership. We are working hard to change the public discourse about Islam in America. We do this through our Contemporary Issues Series, which brings together Muslim voices with leading intellectuals of other perspectives; through our books, such as our latest publication, Submission, Faith, and Beauty, an important introductory work that aims to correct distortions about Islam; and through our acclaimed Seasons journal.

• Make Education Accessible. We just kicked off a new round of courses for our online Distance Learning program, which has already enrolled 1,400 students. We soon hope to add high-quality educational content from the inspirational Summer Rihla Program. We’re also taking our popular Minara weekend workshop to more and more cities. The program has served more than 5,000 people already, and we’re preparing for exponential growth.