Conducting an ARZA Membership Campaign at Your Congregation:
(a resource for ARZA/Israel committee chairs, Rabbis and administrators)

Welcome back to those who are already participating in ARZA membership campaigns, and thank you to those who are joining today! By promoting ARZA membership, you and your congregants are helping ARZA build an inclusive, democratic Israeli society. We designed these membership materials specifically to make it easy for you to promote an annual ARZA membership campaign. However, we know that every congregation is different. So please feel free to adapt any of these materials to reflect your congregation’s style and culture.

There are two general ways to encourage your congregants to join ARZA (see below). The cost is only $36 per individual/family for an entire year. We hope you will find this first set of resources helpful, whether you choose the first or second option:

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheet
• Info about B’nai Mitzvah memberships
• ARZA logo for use in your newsletter, websites, flyers and correspondence (Let us know if you need another format)
• Suggested timeline and action plan for ARZA membership promotion and awareness throughout the year
• Template for electronic membership lists sent to ARZA  Please send completed lists to stananbaum@arza.org.

1. Congregational "Check-Off" Membership Campaign
Congregations on "check-off" include ARZA on their temple dues statements to all congregants. Here are three approaches for "check-off" congregations:

Automatic: ARZA dues are automatically included for each congregational member by a vote of the board or congregation.
Check-off: ARZA dues appear as a line item on the bill and the congregant can elect to join ARZA.
Opt-out: ARZA dues appear as a line item on the bill, but the congregant can opt out.

Download the Congregational Check Off Membership Kit. The kit includes samples of: a letter to congregants, a congregational dues statement, a stuffer (four-color insert), and a memo to your Executive Director/Administrator.

Editable Word versions of the letter and memo can also be downloaded.

2. Direct Appeal Membership Campaign : A letter from your congregation’s leadership is sent to every congregant (potentially when you send out your annual dues billing) that encourages them to use and enclosed “tear-off” sheet to make a pledge or write a check directly to ARZA.

Download the Direct Appeal Membership Kit. It contains samples of: a letter to congregants, an ARZA membership form/tear off sheet, and a stuffer (four-color insert).

Editable Word versions of the letter and membership form can also be downloaded.

Questions or Comments?

Email ARZA's Development Director, Barbara Kavadias.

Central District: Email Marlene Dodinval.

Western District: Email David Barzilai.

Checks should be made out to ARZA, and mailed to us at: