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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Our Unitarian Universalist congregations have always been creative about our fundraisers and these unprecedented times show we are stepping up to the challenge! There are several ways UU’s are helping the bottom line with fundraisers using food, music, education, and re-imagining typical church events like an annual auction. At a minimum, here are some key
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Anxiety makes us fearful and fear brings on a sense of scarcity. How do we cope with the thorny aspects of stewardship in high anxiety times? We look for the abundance. And it is there. I see abundance in the acts of every day human kindness and courage. Not just the heroic doctors and nurses
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The focus of this week’s Zoom Symposium was Stewardship During Virtual Sundays. We hope our slides and video, as well as the sharing of ideas among congregations, are helpful as you continue to build a Sunday online experience, and other virtual programs for your congregation. The symposium covered the opportunities for asking for pledges and
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Welcome to another in our series of Stewardship as Community Care posts. In our March 26th blog, we discussed budgeting in uncertain times. Today we complement that subject by exploring congregations’ fiscal year (FY) 2020 pledge fulfillment and expectations for the annual pledge drive for FY 21. July 1, 2020 marks the beginning of the
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The focus of this week’s Zoom Symposium was Covenant. We hope our slides and video, as well as the sharing of ideas among congregations, are helpful as you continue to build and honor your covenantal relationships in your congregations and with the UUA. The symposium covered the origins of covenant in our faith, the many
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The Stewardship For Us team will continue its weekly Zoom Symposiums this Friday at 10 AM Pacific time (11 am Mountain, Noon Central, 1 pm Eastern) this week. Topic and link are as follows: Zoom Symposium: Stewardship as Part of our Great Covenant Friday, April 3, 2020 10 am PT | 11 am MT
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Welcome to the fourth in our series of Stewardship as Community Care posts. I was in a Zoom call the other day with lots of congregations represented. It was one of the Virtual Stewardship Salons hosted by the UUA. We broke in to separate breakout rooms and I was in a room with folks from
Forty-nine people joined us for our March 27 weekly Zoom Symposium on Budgeting in Uncertain Times. We hope our slides and video, as well as the sharing of ideas among congregations, help you as you move forward! The symposium covered some ideas from our initial blog post on budgeting in uncertain times, some additional strategies,
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