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Online Donation-Membership
Help Us Help Others
Member Benefits
Why Recurring Donations
Help ICSA and You
Bequests and Other Planned
Giving
Fax/Mail Membership-Donation Form
Help Us Help
Others
According to the
National Philanthropic Trust:
- Sixty-five percent
of households give to charity.
- The average
annual household contribution is $2,213
while the mean is $870.
ICSA has
no government funding. In order to
continue to help others we depend
completely upon the commitment of those
who have been affected by cults. With
your financial support, our workshops,
conferences, periodicals, and
ever-expanding website will continue to
be available to those in need.
Please make ICSA a
regular and important part of your
charitable giving. Join us for the
long haul:
Also, if appropriate
consider volunteering time to one or more
ICSA projects or programs.
Contact us if you are interested.
Thank you!
Member Benefits
ICSA members include:
- Former members of cultic and related groups
- Families and friends concerned about people in groups
- Helping professionals, including mental health specialists, clergy,
attorneys, educators, pastoral counselors, and others
- Researchers and students in psychology, sociology, law, criminology,
religious studies, theology, education, and other fields
- Others interested in the cultic studies field
ICSA Regular
Print Members
($75-$99) receive:
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ICSA Today - A
Magazine for the ICSA
Community (3
issues/year)
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International Journal
of Cultic Studies -
Annual, multilingual
academic journal that
publishes scholarly
articles and book
reviews.
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News Desk e-mail -
Weekly e-mail of a news
article deemed
noteworthy by the ICSA
News Desk (members may
opt out of receiving
this weekly e-mail).
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ICSA Member Update -
E-mail
newsletter (4-6/year) containing news about
the activities (e.g.,
public talks,
publications, etc.) of
ICSA members.
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E-Library - Access to
ICSA's e-library of more
than 25,000 documents
and videos, with news
articles going back to
1979.
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Annual Conference
Discount for member and
his/her family
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Opportunity to network
with experts in the
field and people
adversely affected by
cultic experiences by
attending ICSA
conferences, workshops,
and monthly meetings and
by participating in ICSA
networks, committees,
and study groups.
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The gratitude of the
many former members,
family members, and
other people who seek
understanding, support,
and help from ICSA.
Supporters ($100-
$999) Receive:
- Member benefits plus
complimentary copies of new
ICSA books.
Patrons ($1000 +)
Receive:
- Supporter benefits plus
personalized reports.
Web
membership ($50)
- Web
versions of periodicals with
all
other benefits of membership
Student Membership
($25)
- Students receive Web
versions of periodicals and
other benefits of membership
Google Online
Membership Checkout
Why Recurring Donations Help
ICSA and You
By selecting a recurring
donation in our online
donation-membership, you
ensure that your membership
will not expire, and you let
ICSA know that you are with
ICSA for the long haul by
makng the organization part
of your regular giving.
This is vital to our goal of
increasing membership to a
level that will make the
organization self-sufficient
and no longer dependent upon
large donations.
Online
Donation-Membership
Bequests and Other Planned
Giving
"Charitable gifting can
be an important element
of your tax, estate and
legacy planning.
Strategies include
grant-making techniques,
such as donor-advised
funds and family
foundations, as well as
retained income
techniques, such as
charitable remainder
trusts, charitable gift
annuities and pooled
income funds. In
addition, wealth
transfer techniques,
such as charitable lead
trusts, enable families
to support their current
philanthropy while
transferring wealth to
succeeding generations
in a tax-advantaged
manner.
There are virtually no
limits to the amount of
cash or securities that
you can give to
charities, although
there may be annual
limits to the amount you
can deduct. There are a
variety of gifting
strategies that can help
you lower your tax
liability today, as well
as allow you to remove
highly appreciated
assets and future
appreciation from your
estate." [Merrill Lynch]
Here are some links to
more information:
Merrill Lynch Estate
Planning
National Philanthropic
Foundation, Charitable
Giving Options
Fidelity Charitable
Planning & Tools
Vanguard Charitable
Giving Options
Contact ICSA about
planned giving.
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