Happy Holidays! The Stewardship for Us team sends to all our UU friends best wishes for the New Year. May your stewardship programs provide the resources your congregations and our UUA need, while engaging your members in meaningful commitment. We are pleased to offer you a short video to express our appreciation for the work […]
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Giving to your UU congregation now could be a win-win As my colleague Bill Clontz eloquently described in his November post, it’s the year-end holiday season when many of us examine our finances and charitable giving. This is a normal part of year-end financial and tax planning. But of course, this is anything but
Take steps now to maximize year end giving and set a course for the New Year We are approaching the Conundrum Season. On the one hand, we are entering a period of thanksgiving and celebration of being together. On the other hand, we remember that as the New Year arrives, comes tax season. But
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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
A short time ago, we encouraged you to “Save the Date” for an upcoming FREE Stewardship for Us webinar and to stand by for information on participating. Well, it’s Showtime! This is an early – mid-point for many congregations in planning their annual stewardship campaign and supporting information programs for the year. Many of us
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A FREE Stewardship Webinar is Coming Your Way The Stewardship for Us team will be conducting a free webinar in October specifically designed to answer your questions. – Thinking about changing your stewardship approach? – Wondering how to recruit stewardship volunteers? – Looking for ways to engage persistent non-pledgers or very low pledgers? –
In Part I, the focus was on a monthly program testimonial for year-round messaging on WHAT you accomplish and WHY (see Ideas to Boost Funding for Your Programs – PART I ). In Part II, let’s think about the visual way we represent our funding needs at an annual meeting and/or in our annual pledge
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Every year congregations ask for ideas to boost their program funding. How can we change things up so that our annual budget drive inspires people? One approach is to get information in front of them every month of the year about WHY you are here and WHAT you do. Pick a different item to highlight
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What kinds of gifts does your congregation want? What kinds of gifts is your congregation not prepared to accept? These two questions are pivotal to asking for and receiving financial gifts that will stabilize the congregation’s finances, fuel your mission, and prepare for the future. They also make a difference to people who want to
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