In today’s world, many (most/all?) days our hearts can be heavy with all that is happening. How can we make space for gratitude? A few years ago, a close friend of mine had died and her sister, Charlotte, shared with me her “Five Minute Journal” that had a daily place to write: “I am grateful […]
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A good coach could be just what you need to bring out the best in your team Cultivating a thriving culture of generosity doesn’t happen by accident. It emerges from intentional leadership, thoughtful planning, and a congregation-wide commitment to the mission and values that make your community worth sustaining. There are many opportunities — and
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by Christy Multer, UU Society of SchenectadyThe Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, NY, has used many different approaches for its annual pledge drive. Over the years, I suspect we have used just about every method described in Wayne B. Clark’s excellent book, Beyond Fundraising: A Complete Guide to Congregational Stewardship, because our experience is that
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Stewardship for Us is pleased to introduce Jeff Wilklow, the newest member of our team. Jeff is based in Northern Virginia just outside of DC, and while new to Stewardship for Us he is a long-time UU with more than 20 years of fundraising consulting experience. He and his wife Sally are members of All
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Our work at Stewardship for Us makes each of us grateful — grateful for you, grateful for Unitarian Universalism and our congregations. Earlier this month I had a few minutes in a service at our UU Community of the Mountains. In my appreciation I told some of your stories of generosity. I hope you’ll enjoy
Gratitude & Generosity – It’s that time of year! Read More »
We invite you to be part of a cohort of congregational leaders sharing ideas and conducting experiments to explore stewardship and discover together! In each of our sessions we will lead with a money story relevant to a Stewardship topic and discuss ideas and ways we might be able to manifest those ideas in our
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Generosity is one of our Unitarian Universalist shared values. This beautiful value, centered in love calls to us. This is a trying and confusing time in history, one that could defy our ability to be generous to those around us in our personal, family, and professional lives as well as in our congregations. What sustains
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A Living Our Vision Fund is for strategic and visionary opportunities that arise for your congregation. For UUA General Assembly 2025, Kay Crider & Mark Ewert created a 36-minute video that explains the what, why and how to create a Living Our Vision Fund. Here’s what we covered: Different than a traditional endowment where the
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“How much should I give?” Anyone involved with congregational stewardship has had to answer this question. For many years, the UUA’s Fair Sharing Giving Guide provided a grid, based on income, to help pledging households decide on their pledge. Over time, however, we understood that an income-based guide didn’t fully reflect the realities of people’s
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A common question from congregations to our Stewardship for Us team is “How can we ask for higher giving during these tumultuous, uncertain times?” Our response — Now it’s more important than ever! Supporting our beloved communities is essential in these times. The world needs our shared values, our community building and connection, our justice
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