Barry Finkelstein

Stewardship Consultant Barry Finkelstein has been a Unitarian Universalist congregational stewardship consultant since the Fall of 2007 and has worked with over 100 congregations on annual budget drives, capital campaigns, and strategic planning.  This is Barry's last post as he is retiring effective January 1, 2025.

Stewardship for Us is One Year Old

Happy Birthday Well, it’s been a year since we consultants and the UUA started this grand experiment.  We asked if stewardship consulting services, provided so well under the UUA’s Congregational Stewardship Network and led so ably by Wayne Clark, could be provided under a new outsourced model. We’re very pleased with the Year One results […]

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Passing the Baton – Continuity in Congregational Leadership – Notes from UUA General Assembly 2015

We know that leadership transitions are inevitable, necessary, and healthy. So why not plan for them up front?   One of the workshops the Stewardship for Us team presented at General Assembly this year (in partnership with our colleagues from the Central East and Southern Regions) dealt with planning and carrying out good leadership transitions in

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Why the change from membership to Certified Operating Expenses for calculating contributions?

by Bill Clontz In 2012, the UUA and the Southern Region embarked on a new course to improve how we share our resources. GIFT, Generously Investing For Tomorrow, is intended to be a simpler and more equitable program for providing the resources that enable our UUA and Southern Region team to serve our congregations and

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Why is the GIFT Pilot Being Done Only in the Southern Region?

Thinking about GIFT FAQs:  Why Should We Support the Region and the UUA?by Bill Clontz, UUA Stewardship Consultant In 2012, the UUA and the Southern Region embarked on a new course to improve how we share our resources. GIFT, Generously Investing For Tomorrow, is intended to be a simpler and more equitable program for providing

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