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Jumuah Fundraising Policy
This is IAY’s policy regarding the Jumuah Fundraising to be used in determining organizations that will be granted permission to conduct a fundraiser on a Friday prayer.
Method for Seeking Fundraising Opportunity:
- Official request through an online application
- Verification for non-profit tax-exempt status
- Check with IRS on the validity of the non-profit ID: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search/
- Can be done by the EC Secretary, since the application includes all the documents needed.
- Approval by the EC-President or Zakat Committee (Financial Chair, Imam, Social Chair)
- Jumma designation by Imam
- One fundraiser Jumuah a month
- Listing/Prioritization
- To make the process of selecting an organization more value-based, we have decided to measure the organization’s interest in the IAY community by their willingness to market to the IAY community through the monthly news magazine which is a great site for increasing their brand recognition and improving their fundraising performance.
- Notification will be sent to the organization by the EC Secretary.
Notification to be sent to approved organizations:
You will be required to have your khateeb/khateebs for 2 Jumuah prayers.
- First Jumuah prayer is at 12:00 noon. Second Jumuah prayer is at 1:30 pm
- IAY will not take any percentage of the money collected on this day to maintain the normal operation of the masjid, we retain $00.00 (amount must be decided if applicable)
- You will be provided with a table in the hallway/ inside of the masjid.
- All cash donations will first be counted at the IAY-EC office, and a check will be issued to your organization. A representative from your organization may be present during the counting.
- In case of an emergency, we may give priority to fundraising for an important event that may happen. In such case, your appointment will be pushed next.
Expectations of the Khateeb:
The speaker is expected to be well-versed in the English language, recite the Quran well, and be dressed appropriately to lead the Jumuah congregation.
This policy was Approved by the IAY EC/PT meeting on Date 08/23/2023
Ramadhan Fundraising Policy
This is IAY’s policy regarding fundraising in Ramadan. This policy will be used to determine the organizations that will be granted permission to conduct a fundraiser during Ramadan.
Process for Obtaining Fundraising Opportunity:
The first Friday and the last night of Taraweeh in the month of Ramadan are reserved for IAY fundraising.
Official request through an online application – application closes 3 weeks before Ramadan begins.
- Verification for non-profit tax-exempt status.
- Check with IRS on the validity of the non-profit ID: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search/
- Can be done by the EC Secretary, since the application includes all documents needed.
- EC Meeting will be organized to decide the organizations based on the following criteria:
- Local organizations and other urgent needs (locally, nationally, and internationally) will be given preference.
- EC would consider prior fundraising opportunities for an organization in the decision process.
- A mixture of different categories of organizations will be covered – masjids, orphanages, refugee organizations, etc.
- Notification will be sent to the organization by the EC Secretary/President.
Notification to be sent to approved organizations:
- The organization will also be given 5 minutes after the first 4 rakaah of Tawareeh.
- This timing will be strictly enforced.
- This time shall only be used to tell people about the organization and for fundraising.
- We request that the fundraiser not put any person on the spot.
- You will be provided with a table in the hallway/inside of the
- These tables shall be set right after dinner between Maghrib and Isha.
- These tables will allow interested members to approach the table to sign the pledge forms.
- Organizations are permitted to pass pledge forms at these tables, as well as pass them on to people as they enter the masjid premises.
- You will be required to bring your fundraising team at least 15 minutes before Isha Salah.
- In case of an emergency, we may give priority to fundraising to urgent In such a case, your appointment will be delayed.
- All cash donations will first be counted at the IAY’s Imam office, and a check will be issued to your
- A representative from your organization may be present during the counting.
- To maintain the normal operation of the masjid, we retain $00.00 (to be determined by the PT /EC Board).
- Details about each visiting organization will be communicated within our weekly email/EC President – Phone call.
- Please provide your website address and a statement about your organization in less than 50 words.
- Screens can be used to run a slideshow describing an organization that will be present for fundraising.
- A slideshow of 3-5 slides containing information about the organization can be played between Maghrib and Isha.
- All slides should be respectful of the Islamic etiquette of the prayer area.
- All slides must not contain any images of living beings or sounds.
- The slides should be submitted at least one week before the date when they need to be played.
