CFU Fundraising 2024 Apr
CFU is encouraging others to link to the AskJesus chatbot and Discover Jesus app for their own shared purposes.
Fundraising for the CFU – Update
By Rick Lyon
The Urantia Book Tutor
As a result of response to our previous newsletter, half of the initial funding to begin creating the new Urantia Book Tutor was received. With this, we have begun the development work to bring this new resource to the Urantia community. We are excited about this because it will be a great tool for study groups and individuals to have their own "personal tutor" for advancing and expanding their understanding of the teachings. It is not just a glorified search engine but an interactive "tutor" that can not only respond to questions but also make suggestions to guide and deepen study of The Urantia Book.
Another important aspect of this project is that we will be offering the code to add Urantia Book Tutor to other Urantia organizations so they can install it on their own websites. In the spirit of cooperation and unity, CFU is encouraging others to link to AskJesus chatbot and Discover Jesus for their own shared purposes.
Real unity is when we support each other and I am happy to say that The Center For Unity is leading the way by sharing with others those things that you have funded and helped create. As Gabriel recently said in a Zoom meeting with another Urantia leader, "This isn't about CFU, it is about the revelation." So, your donations to CFU extend far and wide in this effort to bring the fifth epochal revelation to the whole world.
Cinematic Jesus
Our Cinematic Jesus project is beginning to find some momentum. This is a project that could use your support to help continue this growing energy. A new project manager has been added to the team who has experience in film, Netflix, and AI technology. She is creating a budget and a plan for a series of AI produced films based on The Urantia Book. The budget for a pilot film is estimated to be $25,000.
The Jesus Experience
The Jesus Experience too is seeing some important progress that we will share in that section of the newsletter.
DiscoverJesus.com Bumper Stickers
We still have some of the DiscoverJesus.com bumper stickers if anyone would like to have one or more of them. Just send your postal mailing address to: Contact@thecenterforunity.org. These are reflective and really stand out both day and night. You never know who might be led to discover Jesus when they see your DiscoverJesus.com sticker. One of our supporters told us they had a person ask them about the DiscoverJesus.com sticker on their car. The stickers are 2" tall and 9" long, made from the same reflective material you see on utility trucks. Stickers are removable.
The Jesus Experience
The incorporation of The Jesus Experience Inc. has been completed and approved as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization in the USA. All the necessary bank accounts and means to donate and pay expenses have been set up. You may continue to support The Jesus Experience through CFU of course, but if you would like to make a restricted fund donation directly to this project, please contact Rick Lyon at: Rick.Lyon@JesusExperienceGalilee.org.
Grant Applications
We have applied for two small grants and are prayerfully awaiting news of those.
Endowment Fund
As we intend to be a long-lived organization supporting both our projects and other Urantia related projects in the future, we are about to complete the creation of an endowment fund. Soon we will be able to accept donations to this fund with the goal of creating a perpetual income source for CFU and for the future of this revelation.
Please consider this when assigning assets; you might support such projects long after we are all at a reunion on mansion world one. Details will be shared as soon as they are available. And in the spirit of unity, remember to support other Urantia organizations too. 2023 was a good year for CFU and other Urantia organizations as the energy level went up and the spiritual hunger for truth, beauty, and goodness has brought increased interest and support for all things Urantia.
Donate
Click here to donate online: DONATE TO THE CENTER FOR UNITY
Send checks to: The Center for Unity, 3223 Caroline Street, South Bend, IN 46614
For instructions to wire funds to the Center for Unity, call Rick Lyon at 1-765-366-7203
Or you can text "UNITY" to: 765-722-2911 to donate!
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. EIN: 87-3413918
For U.S. taxpayers:
Remember to take advantage of Donor Advised Funds (DAF) or Qualified Charitable Donations (QCD) programs.
Another Important Way To Help
At the bottom of our website pages and in many of our posts, you will see icons for our YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok social media sites. Something very important that you can do to help us reach young people (of all ages) is to like, subscribe, and post a comment to our social media pages. The more of these that the algorithms see, the more our pages are offered to others. Please use the links on our website or listed below to show your support and to see the latest results of these valuable resources that you are helping to create and make available.
These are our handles:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theCenterforUnity/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecenterforunity
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecenterforunity606/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecenterforunity606
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/TheCFU606
