{"id":13628,"date":"2026-02-25T12:51:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/?p=13628"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:51:33","slug":"pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Pledge Campaign Off to Great Start!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our early pledgers! How much we pledge\u00a0this spring determines how much First Unitarian will be able to do in 2026-27, and we\u00a0want to do a lot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspiring services<br>Religious exploration for children and adults<br>Social justice<br>Fellowship<br>Music<br>Fun<br>Care for those who need a kind word, a helping hand, or more<br>Good pay for our amazing employees<br>Upkeep for our historic building and community resource<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Frequently Asked Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do I have to Pledge?<\/strong><br>We hope you will want to make a pledge of support. More than 70 percent of FUSIT\u2019s income comes from our annual gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When do I pay my pledge?<\/strong><br>Anytime between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027, weekly, monthly or all at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do I make a pledge?<\/strong><br>You can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ithaca.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=c780247c55e60e3812b2289ae&amp;id=1c4a7886e5&amp;e=eed9c902e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pledge online here<\/a>, return your pledge card by mail or at Sunday services or&nbsp;email or call the church office (<a href=\"mailto:office@uuithaca.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">office@uuithaca.org<\/a>, 607-273-7521 ext. 21). Stewardship Team members will be in&nbsp;the parlor after Sunday Services in March happy to answer more questions and to&nbsp;accept pledge cards. Invest in community: together we ensure the flow of abundance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our early pledgers! How much we pledge\u00a0this spring determines how much First Unitarian will be able to do in 2026-27, and we\u00a0want to do a lot:<\/p>\n<p>Inspiring services<br \/>Religious exploration for children and adults<br \/>Social justice<br \/>Fellowship<br \/>Music<br \/>Fun<br \/>Care for those who need <a href=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/\"><strong>&#8230; read more<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pledge Campaign Off to Great Start! - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pledge Campaign Off to Great Start! - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our early pledgers! How much we pledge\u00a0this spring determines how much First Unitarian will be able to do in 2026-27, and we\u00a0want to do a lot:  Inspiring servicesReligious exploration for children and adultsSocial justiceFellowshipMusicFunCare for those who need ... read more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"First Unitarian Society of Ithaca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-25T17:51:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-25T17:51:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michelle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Michelle\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/\",\"name\":\"Pledge Campaign Off to Great Start! - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-25T17:51:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-25T17:51:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/#\/schema\/person\/7e51b3413677e56d09e8e1fb96dde50c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pledge Campaign Off to Great Start!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/\",\"name\":\"First Unitarian Society of Ithaca\",\"description\":\"Ithaca&#039;s home of liberal religion for over 150 years\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/#\/schema\/person\/7e51b3413677e56d09e8e1fb96dde50c\",\"name\":\"Michelle\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a902ad8b564b9a0c66f7bf592cf625dc97870f8767a59ed94f3b6bbb7a6e28bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a902ad8b564b9a0c66f7bf592cf625dc97870f8767a59ed94f3b6bbb7a6e28bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Michelle\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/author\/mark\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pledge Campaign Off to Great Start! - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pledge Campaign Off to Great Start! - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca","og_description":"Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our early pledgers! How much we pledge\u00a0this spring determines how much First Unitarian will be able to do in 2026-27, and we\u00a0want to do a lot:  Inspiring servicesReligious exploration for children and adultsSocial justiceFellowshipMusicFunCare for those who need ... read more.","og_url":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/","og_site_name":"First Unitarian Society of Ithaca","article_published_time":"2026-02-25T17:51:29+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-25T17:51:33+00:00","author":"Michelle","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Michelle","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/","url":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/","name":"Pledge Campaign Off to Great Start! - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-02-25T17:51:29+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-25T17:51:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/#\/schema\/person\/7e51b3413677e56d09e8e1fb96dde50c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pledge-campaign-off-to-great-start\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pledge Campaign Off to Great Start!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/#website","url":"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/","name":"First Unitarian Society of Ithaca","description":"Ithaca&#039;s home of liberal religion for over 150 years","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/#\/schema\/person\/7e51b3413677e56d09e8e1fb96dde50c","name":"Michelle","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a902ad8b564b9a0c66f7bf592cf625dc97870f8767a59ed94f3b6bbb7a6e28bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a902ad8b564b9a0c66f7bf592cf625dc97870f8767a59ed94f3b6bbb7a6e28bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Michelle"},"url":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/author\/mark\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7n3AG-3xO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13628"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13629,"href":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13628\/revisions\/13629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}