Transparent Giving

Donations

Support TaoDaoism education, community service, and the long-term sanctuary project through clearly separated giving categories. Each public fund should explain its purpose, current status, and reporting limits before donations are accepted.

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Giving Context

Support Begins with a Clear Proposal

Before major temple fundraising begins, the project is being organized through a proposal model that separates TaoDaoism support, temple-development planning, and future project-specific giving.

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Donation Paths

These are the planned giving paths. Payment buttons should remain disabled or replaced with inquiry/newsletter links until the legal, tax, payment, and restricted-fund handling are finalized.

General Operations

TaoDaoism General Support

Supports the website, educational content, articles, quote reflections, design, technology, and community tools.

Hosting and site maintenance
Teaching articles and study materials
Quote Reflection content pipeline
Newsletter and community infrastructure

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Temple Planning

Temple Development Fund

Supports early-stage planning for the Temple of Dragon Clouds and Tranquility before a separate temple entity is formed.

Land and feasibility research
Permitting and legal preparation
Architecture and site planning
Governance and reporting systems

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Restricted Projects

Community Projects

Supports clearly scoped service projects and future sanctuary projects with separate goals, needs, and reporting.

Kids’ School Supplies
Koi Reflection Pond
Library Additions
Festival and education support

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How Funds Should Be Separated

General Support

Education, media, website, tools, and administration.

Operating budget category.

Temple Development

Planning, land research, permitting, architecture, and governance.

Temple-development ledger.

Project-Specific

Specific service or sanctuary project chosen by donor.

Restricted-fund record.

In-Kind Donations

Supplies, materials, books, equipment, or services.

Inventory and receipt log.

Restricted Donation Examples

Kids’ School Supplies

Public page can show supply goals, collected quantities, and delivery status. It should not expose children’s names, addresses, school-sensitive details, or recipient identities.

Temple Land Search

Public page can show research stage, target criteria, and planning needs. It should not expose sensitive negotiations, private addresses, or security details.

Koi Reflection Pond

Future temple operations project for a contemplative garden feature, with donor choice to apply funds to that specific sanctuary improvement.

Library Additions

Future temple operations project for books, shelves, digital cataloging, children’s learning materials, and study resources.

Transparency Principles

Clear Recipient

Donation pages should identify whether funds go to TaoDaoism, a TaoDaoism project fund, or a future separate temple entity.

Restricted Funds

When donors choose a specific project, the backoffice must track the restriction and report progress without exposing private records.

No Spiritual Sales

Donations must never be presented as purchasing blessings, miracles, cures, protection, spiritual rank, or divine favor.

Current Development Note

This HTML preview models the donation and transparency structure. Actual payment processing, tax language, legal status, restricted-fund handling, and public donation pages must be finalized before accepting public donations.