Update! We met our goal for end of December 2021 and raised $100k from individual donors - thank you all! We will continue to fundraise through the end of our fiscal year to reach $155k by July 2022.
UU Mass Action is in a historic moment of our organization as Laura Wagner, Executive Director for seven years, transitions out of her role at the end of 2021. We are sad to see Laura leave after seven wonderful, powerful, and impactful years at UU Mass Action. And, we are excited for our next chapter as Rev. Jo Murphy joins us and supports our continued work to organize UUs in MA to confront oppression and be in solidarity with our long time frontline partner organizations.
To support UU Mass Action during this transition, we have launched a bold fundraising campaign to raise $155k this year from individual donors! This will be the most we’ve ever raised from individual donors. This is both to honor Laura’s work at UU Mass Action, and to ensure we are able to continue our focus on showing up for our frontline partners during this transitional and critical moment. Our organization has grown immensely throughout Laura’s leadership, and we invite you to help us sustain our work by lighting the flame of justice with us and investing in UU Mass Action!
As of January 2022, thanks to the generosity and commitment of our supporters, we have raised over $100,000 - more than halfway to our goal of $155,000 this year! (We are aiming to raise $155k by June, the end of our fiscal year, with a benchmark of $100k by the end of December 2021). Here is our rough guideline about the breakdown of the contributions needed to reach this goal. We appreciate anything you are able to contribute!
If you would like to donate you can do so by:
Mailing a check to UU MASS ACTION, P.O. Box 300159 655 Centre Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-9998
Donating one time or monthly at this link here.
Contact Rev. Jo if you'd like to donate a gift of stock at jmurphy@uumassaction.org.
If you would like to get more involved in supporting our individual fundraising efforts, or if you would like to set up a time to talk with a staff member about your contribution, please email Tali Smookler at tsmookler@uumassaction.org.
Below you can see some testimonies about the powerful work Laura has supported at UU Mass Action and with our partner organizations.
These are from our virtual party we had in October 2021 to celebrate all of Laura’s amazing work!
Gladys Vega shares about our solidarity work with La Colaborativa and immigrant partners.
Jacob Stern shares about our climate legislative work.
Staff member Cassandra Bensahih shares about our work to end solitary confinement.
Lew Finfer shares about our economic justice work.
Mahtowin Munro shares about our Indigenous solidarity work.
Amy Grunder shares about our work with the Safe Communities Coalition.