If you missed it, video recordings from the Unitarian Universalist Association virtual General Assembly this past June are now available for your binge-watching online. You can watch the main plenary speakers, worship and ceremonies, business of the Association, and workshops. Unlike previous years, almost everything was recorded and is available. There are a couple of […]
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I always ask the congregations with whom I work, “What is the purpose of your endowment?”, and “How have you laid out its uses, and what triggers those disbursements?” It is important to make sure the policies that control the use of your endowment are clear, functional and well documented. For congregations with an endowment
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The focus of this week’s Zoom Symposium was Stewardship During Virtual Sundays. We hope our slides and video, as well as the sharing of ideas among congregations, are helpful as you continue to build a Sunday online experience, and other virtual programs for your congregation. The symposium covered the opportunities for asking for pledges and
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NEW: The Stewardship For Us team will offer a Zoom Symposium every Friday at 10 AM Pacific time (11 am Mountain, Noon Central, 1 pm Eastern), until further notice. Each will have a different Zoom login code that will be announced that week. There will be no registration and we will blog about it with the
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the pop-up video symposium today: Pledge Drive Communications Now. We had 46 people on the Zoom – great to see everyone’s faces and thank you for contributing via the Chat function! Many thanks to The First UU Society of Burlington, Vermont who allowed me to use their materials as
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Join Us: Monday, March 23, 2020Noon-1:00 PM EDT, 11:00 AM Central, 10:00 AM Mountain, 9:00 AM PacificFree, With Support from the Unitarian Universalist Association Everything changed radically, and very quickly, in the last few weeks for UU congregations. Along with worship and religious education and lots of other programs going virtual, stewardship needs to adapt
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The Snapshot (see part 1 for the infographic): What work has the Stewardship For Us team been doing? Each year we look at our activities and try to account for where we have been working, and the nature of that work. We have sent information out to you before, calling it an “Annual Report.” Because
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Here is a PDF of this document as well, if you want to download it.
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I am excited to be part of presenting an in-person workshop this Fall on stewardship practices grounded in our UU Principles, values, religious purposes, and – dare I say it? – faith. My partners in presenting will be Elizabeth Ann Terry, Unitarian Universalist Association Congregational Giving Specialist, and Connie Goodbread, Acting Co-Lead of the Unitarian
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Benchmarks for Reviewing an Annual Pledge Campaign This Part 2 or the review deals with the numeric data. Combining this with the Part 1 qualitative information will give you a basis on which to understand the immediate past drive and plan the next one. This listing is intended to be inclusive, not exclusive – other
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