2020 was… well, 2020. No one will forget it. Everyone will carry memories from it. And everyone remains uncertain about 2021. But we all learned a lot from last year and have rediscovered our resilience, persistence, adaptability, and most of all, our caring. Stewardship for Us started 2020 with a roster of planned on-site congregational […]
Stewardship As Caring Community – A 2020 Retrospective Read More »
The Stewardship for Us team is hosting a Question Box Forum on Friday December 11th at 1pm Eastern. What would you like to know? About us? About Stewardship? About Mission and Vision? About Strategy? About Planning? The entire Stewardship for Us team will be together on Friday the 11th of December to talk with
This past weekend, I (Liz) had the pleasure of Zoom-listening to UUA president Susan Frederick-Gray address the Annual UUA Southern Regional Assembly. Truly a comforting and inspiring speech, and several statements certainly require further reflection: “This is no time for casual faith…” “We need all the resilience and grounding we can muster…” “We are in
Finding Your Congregation’s New Normal: Time to Create or Revisit a Strategic Plan Read More »
Many congregations send a single letter to all congregants for a year end effort. This year consider doing more – and you will get a different response! It can be as simple and easy as fits your capacity. Just be aware that if it is easy for you to do (efficient) it may be easy
Why and How to Do a Year End Giving Drive? Read More »
An Open Forum Follow Up Thank you to the 36 folks who joined us last Friday for the Open Forum on Capital Campaigns in the healthy distance world. There were some great questions and suggestions captured in the chat that the participants downloaded themselves during the Zoom. We also promised that we would post the
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The 2020-21 virtual church year is making us step up and be more creative than ever! Fall is often the time when we have fundraisers such as book sales, craft fairs, and auctions. Congregations are adapting these events to an online venue, staying connected and raising funds to support their mission, vision and programs. There’s
Virtual Fundraisers for Fall and Beyond! Read More »
If you missed it, video recordings from the Unitarian Universalist Association virtual General Assembly this past June are now available for your binge-watching online. You can watch the main plenary speakers, worship and ceremonies, business of the Association, and workshops. Unlike previous years, almost everything was recorded and is available. There are a couple of
General Assembly Workshop Recordings – Open! Read More »
Unitarian Universalist congregations did a terrific job reacting to the novel coronavirus pandemic. With support from the UUA and each other, we transformed operations to the virtual universe. We began conducting everything from Sunday services to religious education classes to meetings and small groups using Zoom. And stewardship followed suit as our congregations conducted successful
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Stewardship for Us will host two virtual Friday Forums this Month: September 11th and September 25th. Stewardship Planning for the Year – Sept 11 Whether you have a Spring or Fall Pledging Campaign — or if you do year round pledging — it’s important to have an annual calendar to maintain momentum and develop
Friday Forums are Back! Read More »
Many congregations hold retreats for their board in the summer months both to bring their new members up to speed and to determine priorities for the congregation. Include congregational stewardship in your planning and training of board members. Among the Board’s primary responsibilities to the congregation are: Serve the Mission Uphold and sustain the institution
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