Many congregations hold retreats for their board in the summer months both to bring their new members up to speed and to determine priorities for the congregation. Include congregational stewardship in your planning and training of board members. Among the Board’s primary responsibilities to the congregation are: Serve the Mission Uphold and sustain the institution […]
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How can I as a stewardship leader, engage other church leaders in stewardship? Part I in this series identified four key leadership traits especially useful for stewardship: Trust Transparency Compassion Hope UUs recognize that effective financial stewardship is essential for carrying out our basic programs and fulfilling our mission. Many of us also recognize that
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We hosted a lively program at virtual GA on June 26th, introducing Edgar Villanueva’s book, Decolonizing Wealth, and his seven steps to healing through money, or using money as medicine. Over 175 people joined our session to learn and discuss the ways in which their congregations can engage in this work. Villanueva’s Seven Steps are:
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JOIN US at virtual GA! Shelter-In-Place AND Work for Racial Justice with us at GA! Come join us to learn what you can do as individuals, with your congregation, and in the community to turn the tide toward justice for people of color in the US. In our workshop at Virtual General Assembly on June
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On Friday, June 5, we had a lively forum with 36 attendees about building and other major projects, capital campaigns, and considerations going forward in the age of virtual church operations. The slides from the forum are available at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DAEHG0JpLayneJPbvCjQmZDGYondXyDY/view?usp=sharing Please respond to this post to share any current or recent experiences
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This article is the first in a two-part series about Stewardship and Leadership, with the focus of Part I on leadership traits as applied to stewardship. When we think of stewardship, oftentimes money is top of mind. It’s a much broader concept than money, as most of you know, and has many facets. Today we
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Thank you to the 75 people who joined us May 22, 2020, for our Friday Forum about Virtual Fundraisers! Our discussion centered on online auctions because they are typically the biggest fundraiser for our congregations and folks had a lot of auction info. to share. See one of our previous blog articles that discusses fundraisers
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Don’t miss our Open Forum this Friday, May 22nd. We will discuss virtual fundraisers for UU congregations. We are eager to hear your ideas and experiences in conducting virtual events to attract funds while engaging in virtual fun. You should have received the Zoom link in your email. If not, contact us (email at the
Q and A and Chats from our Open Forum, May 5, 2020 NOTE: Don’t Miss our Open Forum this Friday, May 15th. It will cover the results of our survey of UU congregations on the impact of the pandemic on this year’s stewardship campaigns and fulfillment. You should have received the Zoom link in
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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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