As UUs, we do not tell our people what their financial gifts to the congregation should be; we ask them to discern the right amount. What kinds of tools can we provide for their discernment? Good news! We are hosting a webinar with the Executive Director of the Faith and Money Network, Mike Little. As […]
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We are very pleased to welcome the Reverend Sara Green to the Stewardship for Us team! Rev. Sara, based in New Orleans, comes to Stewardship for Us bringing her experience with community organizing and strategy, program management, youth and young adult ministry, grant writing and management, and crowd-sourced fundraising. Rev. Sara is committed to developing
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Thanks to everyone who came to our Friday Forum on planning for a spring pledge drive. The slides are available here (the session was not recorded, as is our practice when a good amount of time is spent in breakout rooms). Because you now have the slides with all of our points on them, I
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Wait – Year End Giving? It’s only October! Yes, that is correct – if you start planning now, you will have a successful year end giving appeal. We have other blog posts on Year End Giving, so feel free to check them out as well. Start Early and Think Ahead 1/3 of charitable gifts are
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Is it easy and painless to balance your operating budget each year? Are you facing a budget deficit? Are you able to set aside sufficient reserves? Do most of your members (and pledging friends) understand the financial realities of your congregation? Is everyone comfortable talking about money and its relationship to mission? Is it easy
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Many of you joined us at UUA’s General Assembly in June 2023 for our webinar Living Into Stewardship Now. There were numerous ideas shared during the presentation, the breakout groups and in the chat. We discussed stewardship engagement in your congregation, connection and beloved community creation, the gifts and challenges of stewardship today, UU theology
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Thank you all who participated in our annual pledge drive results survey. Thanks too to those who joined us last week for our Wednesday Wisdom gathering to provide some results and have discussion about them. The results varied widely with some congregations struggling and others doing quite well, compared to their own previous years and
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We’ll be hosting a Wednesday Wisdom Forum to report on the Annual Pledge Drive Survey results: Wednesday June 7th at 10:30 am Pacific time (1:30 PM Eastern time). Bring your team, your tips, and questions. You are welcome, even if you were not able to submit a survey. We’ll send you a zoom link on
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Just for fun, I asked the Artificial Intelligence (AI) engine ChatGPT to answer a question about congregational stewardship. I think it did pretty well – should I worry about my job? Here is what I asked; the answer is below: Explain the best strategies for congregational stewardship. “Congregational stewardship refers to the responsible and intentional
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In Spring of 2020 and 2021, we gathered information from this community about their pledge drives and reported back on our findings. You can find those reports here and here. Time to do a new one! We invite you now to participate in this follow-up impact survey, and help us gather information and perspective on
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