December 18, 2007, E-News
Dear Friends,Welcome to your first Stewardship and Development E-Newsletter! At the last Board meeting, the Board of Trustees asked the Stewardship and Development Staff Group to begin communicating regularly with you, the leaders in our movement who transform Unitarian Universalism daily through generous gifts of time, talent, and treasure. We decided to go paperless! Beginning after the New Year, you will find an update on the progress of the Now is the Time Campaign and Association Sunday, among other projects, in your email boxes bi-weekly. We hope it will help you stay connected to the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and to the programs you are helping to fund.
Association Sunday
Its a success! As of today, our Association Sundays have raised approximately $1.1 million (including the $500,000 matching gift challenge) for national marketing, grants to congregations for local growth and outreach projects, and President Sinkford's new program in support of ministers of color.
The majority of the 630 plus participating congregations have already held their Association Sunday services and sent in their contributions. Over the next few weeks, we expect to collect an additional $200,000 from the remaining congregations and look forward to reporting the final figures to you in January.
Let us know what you think by filling out our Association Sunday survey.
Association Sunday 2008 will focus on the theme of Growth in Spirit for all Unitarian Universalists, supporting both lay theological education and excellence in ministry. Its not too early to sign up to participate on October 12, 2008, by emailing associationsunday @ uua.org?subject=associationsunday2008!
Now is the Time Campaign
Its continuing to build momentum! At General Assembly 2007, President Sinkford announced the launch of this most ambitious ever Campaign to Grow Unitarian Universalism. As of today, the Campaign has raised 73% of its $50 million goal, including approximately $15 million in cash and pledges and $21.5 million in legacy commitments.
TIME Person of the Year (Most Widely Read)
One of the many projects funded by the Now is the Time Campaign and Association Sunday is our national ad campaign in Time magazine. Be sure to check out the December 31 issue (hitting newsstands on December 21) for Unitarian Universalisms second advertorial spread!
Our Thanks
We extend our deepest appreciation to all of you; your profound dedication to Unitarian Universalism and your exceptional financial support enable your Association to move forward with the many visionary projects that are needed, now, to secure the future of our faith.
We are thrilled to announce that the Board of Trustees, the Annual Program Fund Committee, and the UUA Leadership Council have committed 100% participation to the Now is the Time Campaign. This exceptional show of support is an inspiration to the many other individual Unitarian Universalists who continue to contribute generously.
Thank you for your generosity!
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