UUA Congregational Life and Stewardship for Us announce a 3-part national webinar series in early 2023: CORNERSTONES OF EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP FOR OUR CONGREGATIONSRegistration fee is $30 per webinar or register for all three at the discounted rate of $75Deadline to Register: January 19Find out more and register TUESDAYS, 7:00 – 8:30 PM ET, 6:00-7:30 CT, […]
Cornerstones of Effective Stewardship Read More »
It’s that time of year when many Unitarian Universalist congregations gather for their Annual Meetings. New budgets are prepared and approved. Boards and Finance teams have reviewed pledge projections and other sources of income; and they’ve estimated costs for everything from the comprehensive role a minister plays, to improved technology capacity, to lightbulb replacement, to
When the Annual Meeting is Over…Planning for Financial Sustainability in Changing Times Read More »
2020 was… well, 2020. No one will forget it. Everyone will carry memories from it. And everyone remains uncertain about 2021. But we all learned a lot from last year and have rediscovered our resilience, persistence, adaptability, and most of all, our caring. Stewardship for Us started 2020 with a roster of planned on-site congregational
Stewardship As Caring Community – A 2020 Retrospective Read More »
This past weekend, I (Liz) had the pleasure of Zoom-listening to UUA president Susan Frederick-Gray address the Annual UUA Southern Regional Assembly. Truly a comforting and inspiring speech, and several statements certainly require further reflection: “This is no time for casual faith…” “We need all the resilience and grounding we can muster…” “We are in
Finding Your Congregation’s New Normal: Time to Create or Revisit a Strategic Plan Read More »
Don’t miss our Open Forum this Friday, May 22nd. We will discuss virtual fundraisers for UU congregations. We are eager to hear your ideas and experiences in conducting virtual events to attract funds while engaging in virtual fun. You should have received the Zoom link in your email. If not, contact us (email at the
Q and A and Chats from our Open Forum, May 5, 2020 NOTE: Don’t Miss our Open Forum this Friday, May 15th. It will cover the results of our survey of UU congregations on the impact of the pandemic on this year’s stewardship campaigns and fulfillment. You should have received the Zoom link in
Using Endowments and Non-Operating Funds Read More »
Welcome to another in our series of Stewardship as Community Care posts. In our March 26th blog, we discussed budgeting in uncertain times. Today we complement that subject by exploring congregations’ fiscal year (FY) 2020 pledge fulfillment and expectations for the annual pledge drive for FY 21. July 1, 2020 marks the beginning of the
Taking Stock: How are Pledge Drives and Fulfillment Going? Read More »
Welcome to the second in our series of blogs on Stewardship as Community Care. In these times of social isolation, we can use our campaigns to reach out and connect with messages of compassion, concern and hope.. Virtual stewardship has much in common with on-site and in-person stewardship: Stewardship conversations are sacred conversations in whatever
Best Practices for Conducting Virtual Campaigns Read More »
Across the country, many UU congregations are heading toward the finish line of their annual stewardship campaigns. Some are deep into time-bound spring campaigns; others are in the spring phase of year-round giving and pledging; others are collecting from a fall pledge drive; and still others are hard at work on combined annual stewardship and
