You know the rest – you have to spend money to make money, or in this case, to raise money. Occasionally a congregation will let us know that it has decided to engage a Stewardship for Us consultant but does not have the money in its current year budget. And of course, once the decision […]
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Why do we need year-round stewardship teams? As you might imagine, this is a question the Stewardship for Us team hears often from congregations. It’s an easy question to answer, but a genuinely important one to address. A standing, year-round team is fundamental for successful and healthy stewardship environments.IIt’s essential to recognize that the annual
Consulting with Stewardship For Us is only part of my vocational life. The other part is that I am a professional leadership coach. I work with families and funding organizations on their philanthropy (charitable giving), and I coach nonprofit leaders. “Coach” is a term that is bandied around a lot, however it is actually a
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Two Opportunities with Time Limits Coming Up We have two events/activities on the horizon; don’t miss out on either. UUA General Assembly: Many of us will no doubt be attending the UUA General Assembly in New Orleans this month. It’s always a fascinating experience and a chance to learn much that you can share with others. This
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I am happy to announce that I have earned certification as a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) from The American College of Financial Services. What is a CAP®? The Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® is professional designation from the Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of The American College of Financial Services, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The CAP®
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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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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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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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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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Congregations in transition – that is between settled ministers – face opportunities and decisions. What should they and their interim ministers focus on to move the congregation forward and to prepare the ground for the new minister and the ministries that will emerge? How best to take advantage of the interim experience to innovate, re-imagine,
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