Support Temple Israel!

Here you will find ways of supporting Temple Israel financially to help us survive and thrive. Temple Israel, as all non-profits, only covers about 40-50% of its annual budget from memberships. The rest is made up through those committed families who believe that an Alameda Jewish institution is both worthwhile and meaningful to the community, and who generously give of their time and financial support. There are many ways of lending your support to insure that Temple Israel will be here not only for your own needs, but for future generations.

Your simple act of registering and participating the these programs now will generate hundreds or even thousands of dollars effortlessly by you solely based on your shopping habits. For example, if you already shop at Nob Hill, why not present our Nob Hill card at every visit to generate money for the Temple without having to send in your own separate donation check? Let's face it, you're going to shop, so why not make it count!

This and the following pages list some of the ways of support for the Temple and your community. If you have any questions, you can ask any past or present board member or the Rabbi for guidance.

Donate your time by going to Moshe's List and find out what volunteer opportunities there are!

OneCause.com is an online charity mall featuring almost 800 merchants!  Register as a supporter of “Temple Israel Alameda,” and every time you visit OneCause.com first and then click on a merchant of choice to place your order, we’ll receive a percentage of that transaction. 

Alternatively, you can download the OneCause.com Toolbar and then when you shop at a participating merchant, without going to OneCause.com first, we will still receive a percentage of your transaction. 

If you are an avid or occasional online shopper, we truly need you to enroll in OneCause.com and support Temple Israel every time you shop at one of the participating online merchants.  In addition to online shopping, OneCause.com also has a Visa credit card program that generates 1% of every transaction using the credit card, regardless of merchants.  A great idea for a business card!

Register your credit or debit cards at OneCause.com and we’ll receive credit for your in-store purchases too when you use one of those registered cards at a participating merchant.  Some merchants are local ones participating in OneCause’s “Neighborhood Merchants Program.”

Lastly, OneCause also has a “OneCause Toolbar Search” program that generates money based on your Yahoo! searches in the search box on the OneCause Toolbar (see Yahoo! Search Engine section below).

Click on the logo above to check out how you can shop and support Temple Israel at the same time!

Unwanted vehicle?  Don’t Trade In!   Donate it to us!  

Now you can donate your vehicle, RV, boat, old computers,  real estate, or other asset without going through a mountain of paperwork and have Temple Israel get the benefit of your generosity!

Click on the “VEHICLE DONATION” icon below or call 866-332-1778

Facts About Vehicle Donation

1. IT’S EASY.  You don’t have to do anything except fill out some paper work. Once you mail in your paperwork, our service will call and pickup your vehicle within a week.  The charity usually gets the funds from your vehicle within 8 weeks.
2. IT’S TAX DEDUCTIBLE.  You are entitled to an itemized tax deduction of the fair market value of your vehicle.  This is the full retail value less the cost of any repairs.  You don’t have to do any repairs to get credit for them.  You are responsible for estimating your vehicle’s value.  Help from Kelley Blue Book is available at www.kbb.com.
3. IT CAN BE WORTH MORE TO YOU THAN THE DEALER OFFERS AS A TRADE-IN  Compare what the dealer offers against the value of your tax deduction before you trade-in.  Plus we get the net proceeds to do good things!
4. YOU CAN DONATE ANY VEHICLE!   Cars, truck, airplanes, boats – any vehicle can be donated.  There are different appraisal rules for different vehicles so make sure you check IRS publication 526 and your tax consultant.

Click on the car below to go directly to the Temple Israel Vehicle Donation Program!