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Cultivating Generosity: Insights from UUA General Assembly 2024

Leave a Comment / Stewardship / Sara Green

At the 2024 UUA General Assembly, Unitarian Universalists affirmed Generosity as a core denominational value. But what does that mean in practice—especially in a time of national stress, economic uncertainty, and urgent justice struggles? A recent gathering of UUs explored how we can embody generosity as congregations and as individuals, sharing ideas, stories, and resources. Below are key takeaways—and concrete […]

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How Much Should I Give? A conversation about Giving Guides

Annual Campaign, Pledge, Resources, Stewardship / Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry

This perennial question is asked by newcomers and long-time members alike, especially when finance and stewardship education is not part of a congregation’s culture. The 2006 publication of a UUA Fair Share Giving Guide and its revisions helped many congregations support generous annual budget drive giving based on economic capacity. Some, however, found it cumbersome

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Catch Up on “The Changing Nature of Money” with Rev. Sara Green

Stewardship / Sara Green

If you attended the live MidAmerica Congregational Leaders conversation in November, you know how thought-provoking it was to explore The Changing Nature of Money with Rev. Sara Green of Stewardship for Us. For those who registered but couldn’t make it—or if you want to revisit the conversation—you can now access the recording! 👉 Watch

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Generosity as a Spiritual Value

1 Comment / Stewardship / Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry

Think about a generous person you know. . . . Have someone in mind? Think of a story about that person that is emblematic of their generous spirit. What attributes does that person have? How would you describe them? During our December Friday Forum, lay leaders shared stories about their congregations, their aunts, cousins and

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New Years Wishes for 2025

5 Comments / Stewardship / Barry Finkelstein

Greetings UU stewardship leaders and Happy New Year. This is my last post for Stewardship for Us as I am retiring after 17+ years as a UU stewardship consultant. My work with our UU congregations and with you as stewardship leaders has been the most rewarding of my career, and I already am missing it,

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S4Us 2024 Pledge Drive Survey Results

2 Comments / Annual Campaign, Pledge, Stewardship / Mark Ewert

Here is the report on the Stewardship For Us Pledge Drive Survey results. Thank you to the folks who joined us for the web meeting last Friday. It was a struggle to get the information out and for people to join the Zoom – apologies for that! Luckily you can access the PDF of the

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Pledge Drive Survey Results Report: Save the Date

Annual Campaign, Pledge, Stewardship / Mark Ewert

We are entering a new era of Federal leadership – this is a challenge for many of us and our communities. Still the work carries on, perhaps with a different lens than it had before. To that end, let’s gather and talk about stewardship. We are finally ready with the report on the Pledge Drive

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Takeaways from Congregations: Annual Budget Drives!

Stewardship / Kay Crider

Reps from 20 congregations shared their ideas at the October Friday Forum with Stewardship for Us. How are your sibling Unitarian Universalist congregations keeping their Annual Budget Drive methods fresh from year to year? How is success measured? Ways folks shared they measure success: Number of connections made with congregants in person or by phone

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Pro Tip for The Pledge Drive: Video!

2 Comments / Annual Campaign, Pledge, Stewardship, Testimonials / Mark Ewert

We have seen a significant uptick and effective use of video in pledge drives over the last few years. People record simple testimonials, create more highly produced videos about the goals and theme (usually with the help of youths!), or even record video sermons. Here is a great example: the Olympia Brown UU Congregation (OBUUC)

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Adventures in the Stewardship Boosters GA Cohort

Stewardship / Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry

In the midst of an historic General Assembly, the Stewardship for Us team lead six engaging GA Cohort meetings, with three topics: Wrestling with Investments and Legacy Building Capacity Building Asking We started on Thursday with a panel discussion with UUs from three different contexts who answered the question: What kind of investment is needed

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