Funding, sponsorship and investment in pantheism

A religion like pantheism, which is young in organizational terms, is at an enormous disadvantage. Because our numerical base is small, spreading by personal contact is vitally necessary, but limited in scope. Growth is fast in percentage terms - but slow in terms of total numbers.

If it is to spread beyond a small minority, pantheism needs promotion, through advertising, the media and the Net. It needs promotion much more than established religions - and yet we have only a small funding base to do this.

We will also need to build up a network of committed full-time workers with resources to publicize and promote pantheism in every possible way.

To do this we will have to rely on donations, sponsorship and bequests.

Significant support could create the critical momentum to make a difference quickly.

• Creation and maintenance of Web site.

• Promotion of Web site.

• Translation of Web material into major languages:
  Chinese; Japanese; Russian; Spanish; French; German; Italian.

• Moderation and maintenance of e-mail groups.

• Regular intervention in appropriate newsgroups.

• Writing of basic introductions to pantheism and pantheist themes.

• Proposal writing and fund-raising.

• Advertising.

• Assistance for efforts to spread pantheism in individual countries and in languages other than English.

• Coordinated media campaigns to spread pantheism.

• Creation of training programmes in pantheist theory, therapy, and meditation techniques.
• Residential centres for training and retreat.

• Global and regional conferences.

• Production of TV films with pantheist content (eg, on natural form and processes, nature therapy etc).

• Research on natural form and processes, and on links between mystical and aesthetic experiences, and the physiology and physics of the brain.

• Promotion of art and architecture based on natural form through competitions, exhibitions, etc.

If you can't spare funds now - think about putting a bequest for pantheism in your will. It won't earn you a seat in heaven - but it might earn you a place in history!

The following levels of sponsorship would guarantee a mention and a banner on the relevant page for one year.