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New Webinar on Donor Advised Funds: The Giving Tool Every Congregation Should Know About

Since the late 1980s, Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) have exploded on the philanthropy landscape. They have rapidly grown to hold billions of dollars in assets, and grants from them have also increased in double-digit percentage amounts. Yet they are NOT just for the financial elite; they are accessible to almost any giver – you do […]

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Why Should I Give You Money? Making the Case

Communications, Stewardship / Mark Ewert

Financial stewardship in congregations and other closely involved organizations is quite different from nonprofit fundraising. We are not trying to reach people “out there” to contribute to helping a disadvantaged population or environment “over there.” We are working together to support an organization that belongs to us, and where we benefit from the mission. It

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Envelopes, Elevators, and Empathy

Covenant, Pledge, Stewardship, Testimonials / Barry Finkelstein

Two Stories Remind Us That We’re All in This Together I recently had the pleasure of working with several congregations in a weekend cluster event we called a Stewardship Saturday. During one session, a participant shared a wonderful story of how she brought home to her congregation that we make our commitments not just

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There’s a New T in Town

Resources, Stewardship / Mark Ewert

The 4th T to add to Time, Talent, and Treasure You all know the Three Ts; most congregations talk about them and so most congregants know them as well: time, talent, and treasure. Now congregations generally admit that they are not doing such a great job in motivating, engaging, or certainly asking for all three

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Webinars on Stewardship: Small Congregations and Improving Congregational Giving

Resources, Stewardship / Mark Ewert

This Fall Kay Crider, along with the Rev. Jan Christian of the Pacific Western Region, will be presenting two webinars on stewardship: In October, Stewardship Transitions for Small Congregations: How can small congregations become aware of and adopt successful stewardship concepts and practices as they grow? This webinar will help you become more comfortable talking about

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In Praise of Retreats

Covenant, Leadership, Stewardship / Barry Finkelstein

Many congregational boards and other leadership teams go on a retreat to launch the new church year. It’s great tool for team building and focusing. What makes for a terrific retreat? Few activities can do more to get a team off to a good start and bonded than a well-planned and skillfully executed team

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Inputs to Impacts: The Inspiring Difference

3 Comments / Communications, Leadership / Mark Ewert

I was recently working with a congregation and asked them about the ultimate impacts the congregation was trying to achieve; what they wanted to reach for in the future. They struggled with the question, telling me about the challenges they were having at the time – mostly with space constraints. Through my work with them,

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Building Your Stewardship Team

Leadership, Stewardship / Barry Finkelstein

How You Recruit and Manage Your Stewardship Team is Key to Program Success, Leader Development, and Community. Choose Well, Nurture, and Say Thanks. In June of 2016, we posted a blog entitled “Building Your Stewardship Team.” This blog is a continuation of that discussion. This time we

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Capital Campaign and the Four Trains

Leadership, Resources, Stewardship / Mark Ewert

Four Trains Leave the Station… Does it sound like those old math puzzles? The ones I could never solve about a train leaving Chicago? Well capital campaigns are even more complex, as four trains leave the station. They leave at different times, travel at different rates, and vary their speed. Yet they all need to

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Do My Gifts Really Make Any Difference?

Covenant, Pledge, Resources, Stewardship / Barry Finkelstein

Some of us feel our financial gifts or volunteer efforts are too small to make a real difference. Not so. Imagine a chair missing a leg…. by Bill Clontz, Stewardship Consultant In my conversations with fellow Unitarian Universalists, I often hear something like the following: “I really love being a UU, but I am

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