Supporting Tuwhiri
Tuwhiri produces books that help people find meaning in a difficult world, and with no investors seeking dividends, we are able to focus on our mission. Since we operate on a shoestring, we would not be able to do most of what we do as Tuwhiri without the help of those people who offer us support – some financially, and others on a practical level.
If you’d like to help us to keep on doing the work we do, please read on.
※ Caring for Tuwhiri
As a social enterprise with no investor shareholders and thus no need to prioritise profit-taking, Tuwhiri can focus on our purpose: helping people find meaning in a difficult world.
For this project to continue to produce books, offer reading groups and nurture newsletters, we need your help – practical and financial. If you have a useful skill or you’d like to develop a skill that’s relevant to what we do, please get in touch. We’re keen to hear from you.
※ Buy the books we publish
This is so obvious, but it needs to be said: Buy yourself a book, and get one for a friend. A Tuwhiri book has to be the perfect gift for someone you know, someone you love, a dharma group’s lending library, and more.
And when you buy a book through our online store, Tuwhiri pays the postage – whatever country you live in.
Also, ask your library to buy Tuwhiri’s books. You’ll never know who will be walking among the rows of books, pick it up, and take it home.
※ Pay for your newsletter
We send out News from Tuwhiri on the first of the month with news, views and at least one dharma text for you to download as a PDF, and share. Most subscribers get News from Tuwhiri totally free, and are welcome to continue to do so. There are some paid options, though, and we would very much appreciate your support.
❖ For USD $5 a month, subscribers will receive a code giving you 15% off all the books in our online store, can post comments, and will know that you’re supporting the development of secular dharma.
❖ For USD $55 a year you get 12% off the monthly rate, AND all the above.
❖ While for USD $300 a year we will send you a complimentary copy of each Tuwhiri book before its publication date in your choice of format AND you’ll get all of the above.
※ Become a Tuwhiri Supporter
What we receive from Tuwhiri Supporters helps us produce the next book, ensures that the website functions well and is up to date, enables us to run the next series of reading groups, and more.
You can become a Tuwhiri Supporter through our online store, supporting us at one of these three levels, paying with your local currency:
❖ Level 1 – USD $300 / NZD $450
❖ Level 2 – USD $600 / NZD $900
❖ Level 3 – USD $1,000 / NZD $1,500
Tuwhiri’s website sets the currency according to the country you are in. If you don’t see your preferred currency, you can change it on the site.
Donating to Tuwhiri, you will know that your generosity will be supporting discussion around and the development of secular dharma on the level of practice as well as conceptually. For this, we thank you wholeheartedly.
Since what you give as a Supporter is a charitable donation to Aotearoa Buddhist Education Trust, you’ll be sent a receipt. If you are a New Zealand taxpayer and you submit this receipt with your annual tax return, this may result in a refund of part of your donation.
If you are a US taxpayer, please be aware that how we support Tuwhiri with a 501(c)3 is under discussion.
※ Your will matters
Bequests are a wonderful way to make a difference, and people have been in touch to say that they will be remembering Tuwhiri in their wills.
If you are considering including Tuwhiri in your will, or want to discuss what we might do with your bequest, please contact us by phone, text, or FaceTime on +1 (973) 979-0703 or send us an email.
If you wish to make a monetary donation or leave a legacy, this is suitable wording for inclusion in your will:
To Tuwhiri USA LLC, the sum of $____________ for the general purposes of Tuwhiri. I declare that the receipt from Tuwhiri’s Administrator will be sufficient for my trustee(s) or executor(s). ⁂