We are hearing from you that recruiting stewardship leaders is a real challenge. Here are some tips! Although some people have extra responsibilities or are worn out from their daily lives, others are impatient to engage again and are looking for new or different things to do. If you are doubtful that you will find […]
Recruiting Leaders for Stewardship and the Annual Drive Read More »
Happy New Year! Now that the holidays are past and many congregations are working on their Spring pledge drives in earnest, this might be a good time to define some words associated with stewardship. Here is a short list of vocabulary, with some comments about each one – this is not your mother’s dictionary! Stewardship
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Join Barry Finkelstein and Rachel Maxwell Friday January 22nd at 1 PM Eastern / Noon Central / 11 AM Mountain / 10 AM Pacific for an open forum on Spring Pledge Drives. We’ll share information and stories about where you are in preparing for your Spring Pledging. Barry and Rachel will briefly present basics
Getting Ready for Spring Drives: Friday Forum January 22, 2021 Read More »
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
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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Thanks to everyone who participated in the pop-up video symposium today: Pledge Drive Communications Now. We had 46 people on the Zoom – great to see everyone’s faces and thank you for contributing via the Chat function! Many thanks to The First UU Society of Burlington, Vermont who allowed me to use their materials as
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Benchmarks for Reviewing an Annual Pledge Campaign This Part 2 or the review deals with the numeric data. Combining this with the Part 1 qualitative information will give you a basis on which to understand the immediate past drive and plan the next one. This listing is intended to be inclusive, not exclusive – other
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To reduce the likelihood of next year’s annual pledge drive being a do-over of this year’s, or worse – a reinventing the wheel – don’t completely wrap up before you do a Strategic Review of this year. And guess what? The best time to engage and recruit new folks or leaders for your Stewardship Team
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Your pledge drive needs to happen soon, but it is late and you still don’t have a drive leader, or maybe just got one in place! What are options for congregations when they don’t have time for: volunteer recruitment, good planning, identifying strategies that fit, creating effective messaging, or coordinating with other parts of the
Webinar: Planning Your Pledge Drive – LATE! Read More »
Confused? Hopeful? Concerned? Join the Club! If your congregation is like most, you have a LOT of concerns about the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” signed into law the close of 2017. A number of us gave our 2018 contributions early, in an effort to ensure tax deductions were in place. A lot of
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