Kay Crider is rejoining the Stewardship For Us team after a one-year sabbatical overseas! Feeling refreshed and inspired, she enjoyed immersing herself in different cultures, learned the intricacies of a new language (well, somewhat), and gained new perspective on some of the challenges and benefits of other countries. Perhaps not surprisingly, she got to know […]
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by Bill Clontz, Stewardship Consultant In 2012, the UUA and the Southern Region embarked on a new course to improve how we share our resources. GIFT, Generously Investing For Tomorrow, is intended to be a simpler and more equitable program for providing the resources that enable our UUA and Southern Region team to serve our
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Online banking, Square Up swipers on a smart phone or tablet, terminals and kiosks. Not to mention QR codes, social media giving, and crowdfunding (Faithify!). Our options for electronic giving are dizzying. What is worth the cost? Which ones will actually be used by our congregants? What will integrate with our other church management systems?
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Have you heard about year-round pledging? Rather than having an annual pledge drive in Fall or Spring, some congregations have instituted a program where they divide people into groups and ask those groups to pledge at different times of year. This might mean that if you join in June, then every June you are asked
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General Assembly is Coming Take Part In Our Workshops – Onsite Or Online Attending General Assembly in person? Take part in our workshops: Passing the Baton: Continuity in Leadership – Friday, 4:445PM-6:00 PM, Portland Ball Room 254, Workshop #357
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by Bill Clontz In 2012, the UUA and the Southern Region embarked on a new course to improve how we share our resources. GIFT, Generously Investing For Tomorrow, is intended to be a simpler and more equitable program for providing the resources that enable our UUA and Southern Region team to serve our congregations and
There is constant media hype about Millenials, Boomers, and other generations; how they live, what they buy, and how & why they make donations. For instance, the title of this post is a nod to Boomers (like me!). Yet Generational Theory is just that, a theory, and these vast generalizations don’t apply to everyone. In
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I was delighted to present workshops recently at the Unitarian Universalist Association Mid-America Regional Assembly. It was a large and well-produced gathering, with inspiring worship and lots of useful learning opportunities. One of my workshops was on New Stewardship Resources. This title makes me giggle, because there are so few UU resources in congregational stewardship
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Thinking about GIFT FAQs: Why Should We Support the Region and the UUA? by Bill Clontz, Stewardship Consultant In 2012, the UUA and the Southern Region embarked on a new course to improve how we share our resources. GIFT, Generously Investing For Tomorrow, is intended to be a simpler and more equitable program for providing
Does GIFT Ask More of Congregations Than the APF Did? Read More »
Do you want to make a real difference in stewardship in your congregation? You want to see growth, engagement, improved finances? Well, the most potent place to start is with yourself. A couple of weeks ago I was delighted to participate in the Mountain Desert District Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association, as the keynote
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