Are you concerned about the distribution of giving in your congregation? Join Rachel Maxwell & Kay Crider of Stewardship for Us for a webinar on skewed giving. We’ll talk about the range of giving within our congregations, economic justice and the Fair Share Giving Guide, incentives for raising pledges, secrecy versus confidentiality, effective messaging and …
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How many of you would rather have a root canal than talk with members of your congregation about money? Why is money such a touchy topic? In the words of Rev. Jan Christian, a minister on staff for the UUA’s Pacific Western Region, “Our wounds are often deep when it comes to money and our
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We are delighted to welcome Rachel Maxwell to our team of consultants! Rachel has a lifelong commitment to helping people use money to create real value in the world. Most recently she co-founded and led Community Sourced Capital, an innovative lending platform that helped people come together to form zero-interest loans for the small businesses
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In Part I, the focus was on a monthly program testimonial for year-round messaging on WHAT you accomplish and WHY (see Ideas to Boost Funding for Your Programs – PART I ). In Part II, let’s think about the visual way we represent our funding needs at an annual meeting and/or in our annual pledge
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Every year congregations ask for ideas to boost their program funding. How can we change things up so that our annual budget drive inspires people? One approach is to get information in front of them every month of the year about WHY you are here and WHAT you do. Pick a different item to highlight
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Multi-phase church building projects, and campaigns to fund them, require excellent planning in order to succeed. If you are thinking of embarking on a building project, here are some things to consider: How big a project can we take on? Before hiring an architect to sketch out your dream building, have a general idea of
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