Tag: Fundraising

Continued Fund Raising for Suryavana Retreat Centre in Spain

By Sudaka on Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 - 08:25

Continued Fund Raising for Suryavana Retreat Centre in Spain

By Sudaka on Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 - 08:25

Suryavana is situated in Eastern Spain near Valencia. Since 2021 the retreat centre has been an independent Triratna project with the principal objective to serve the wider Spanish Sangha, as well as the Order here in Spain. On a “wing and a prayer” we bought the property in 2016 with two large loans. The project is currently thriving with a recent installation of a beautiful stupa and refurbishing a new ...

College of Public Preceptors

Letter from the College of Public Preceptors- August

By college on Fri, 1 Aug, 2025 - 00:15

Letter from the College of Public Preceptors- August

By college on Fri, 1 Aug, 2025 - 00:15

This month’s letter comes from Ratnavyuha, one of the Deputy Chair’s of the College: After making initial contact at Aryaloka Retreat Centre (USA) in 1992, Ratnavyuha moved to the UK in 1996 to join Windhorse Trading and train for ordination. After spending some years in the midst of central Triratna institutions he then moved to the Sydney Buddhist Centre in 2004 and, seven years later, to the Auckland Buddhist Centre, contributing over this time to city centre and retreat...

Karuna Fundraisers

2025 Karuna Appeals!

By Ruciramati on Fri, 6 Dec, 2024 - 08:50

2025 Karuna Appeals!

By Ruciramati on Fri, 6 Dec, 2024 - 08:50

FULL RESIDENCIAL appeals are back! If you volunteer for a Karuna appeal, you live together as a community and form life-long bonds with your fellow volunteer fundraisers.

Appeals are about stepping outside yourself and meeting what is alive! It encourages you to reflect on how you communicate with both yourself and others in this 6 week process of transformation and growth.

Applications open for 2025 - we supply a financial support package to help make this happen!

https://www.appeals.karuna.org/

#karuna...

Community Highlights

Sponsor a 24-hour Pujathon

By Centre Team on Mon, 30 Sep, 2024 - 09:30

Sponsor a 24-hour Pujathon

By Centre Team on Mon, 30 Sep, 2024 - 09:30

Suvarnadhi is undertaking a 24-hour pujathon on October 12 & 13 to help raise funds towards the completion of the new Auckland Buddhist Centre. The centre was purchased a year ago and needs a bit of work - we’ve been wearing puffer jackets and hats inside all winter. We already have 85% of the funds we need to get renovations underway in November, but need wider help with the last 15%. You can increase Suvarnadhi’s motivation to stay awake...

Future Dharma

100 hours of Metta

By Alexbeard on Wed, 10 Jul, 2024 - 11:25

100 hours of Metta

By Alexbeard on Wed, 10 Jul, 2024 - 11:25

FutureDharma donors support thousands of Mitras training for ordination each year. Dan Sleat, a GFR Mitra from the London Buddhist Centre generously dedicated himself to 100 hours of Metta on behalf of our vital projects supporting those wishing to join the Triratna Order.

Training for ordination is an area close to his heart and he recognises the importance of creating a...

Adhisthana

Livestream: 108 hours of Circumambulation

By Maitriyogini on Sun, 18 Jun, 2023 - 18:02

Livestream: 108 hours of Circumambulation

By Maitriyogini on Sun, 18 Jun, 2023 - 18:02

As part of Pilgrims Week at Adhisthana, we will be circumambulating around Sangharakshita’s burial mound for 108 continuous hours. You can turn in at any time and see who is currently circumambulating, day or night.

You may notice that if you tune in at night, you can’t see much! We are currently fundraising to install electric lights in the memorial garden, creating a mandala of light. Please do consider giving to enable this project. [PLEASE NOTE: this link is...

Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Are you FutureDharma's next Fundraising and Communications Director?

By Amalavajra on Sat, 8 Oct, 2022 - 09:00

Are you an inspired and engaged Order Member or TFO Mitra with the fundraising, sales or marketing experience to lead our income-generation?

Do you want to use your skills and experience to help spread the Dharma around the world and help Triratna sanghas to develop?

You’ll manage a very effective fundraising and communications team, develop major donor relationships, and contribute to Triratna’s international strategy as a member of our Directors’ Team. You’ll also participate in a rich context for spiritual development through the...

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Triratna News

Peacock Plumes in Southampton - Introducing The Amitabha Project

By Centre Team on Tue, 1 Mar, 2022 - 12:00

Peacock Plumes in Southampton - Introducing The Amitabha Project

By Centre Team on Tue, 1 Mar, 2022 - 12:00

Since opening the centre in the converted premises of the old Plume of Feathers pub in the St Mary’s district four years ago, The Southampton Buddhist Center has been through a period of what feels like an incubation of new sangha lives. During the Covid pandemic, 20 people have had their mitra ceremonies. There have been two local ordinations and numerous ordination requests.

Now that the lockdowns have eased, these lives are interacting together in a range of endeavors that...

Triratna News

Big Changes to Funding Movement Projects in India

By Centre Team on Thu, 13 Jan, 2022 - 12:05

Big Changes to Funding Movement Projects in India

By Centre Team on Thu, 13 Jan, 2022 - 12:05

As you may have seen in the news, the past few weeks have seen major changes affecting the NGO sector in India. More than 150 large Indian charities, including at least one of our Triratna Trusts, have had their permission to receive foreign funding revoked by the Indian Government.

Most significantly, TBMSG Pune has had its foreign contributions permission removed. This is one of the main trusts supporting Triratna social projects in India. It employs 67 staff, mostly Mitras and...

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