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  • Property insurance challenges are becoming more common, from rate increases to policy terminations. While we can't make these problems go away, we can offer some suggestions.
    Book | By Safe Congregations Team, UUA Office of Church Staff Finances, Ministries and Faith Development | December 15, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Facilities Management, Records & Security, Finance for Congregations
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  • What are the pros and cons of using a calendar year vs. a July 1 - June 30 fiscal year?
    By Barry Finklestein | January 1, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations
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  • How can your congregation be a good employer during the COVID-19 outbreak? Caring for staff is an opportunity to model your values and spirit for the congregation, to demonstrate the kindness, creativity, and interdependence that these days ask of us....
    By Jan Gartner | August 27, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Staffing & Supervision, Finance for Congregations
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  • In the months ahead, many congregations plan to offer a combination of online and in-person programming options. Will there be new budget items? How might staff hours or responsibilities be changing? Here are some considerations.
    Book | By Jan Gartner | March 17, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Staffing & Supervision, Finance for Congregations
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  • Resources to help you raise money and manage it effectively
    November 13, 2020 | From New England Region
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations
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  • This page outlines various tax implications of insurance benefits (Health, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability). While references are made to UUA insurance plans, the information applies to insurance offered by other providers, as well.
    By Jan Gartner | October 28, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Finance for Congregations
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  • We have staff and programs that can help your leaders take care of your staff and financial needs.
    July 23, 2020
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations
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  • In March of 2020, as COVID-19 was taking hold, the Office of Church Staff Finances offered recommendations to congregations regarding staffing and finances through June. Now, in early June, we have issued a comprehensive memo with updated guidance: Staffing and Finances for July and Beyond. This...
    By Jan Gartner, Richard Nugent | June 10, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Staffing & Supervision, Finance for Congregations
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  • I was in a Zoom call the other day with lots of congregations represented. It was one of the Virtual Stewardship Salons hosted by the UUA. We broke in to separate breakout rooms and I was in a room with folks from seven different congregations....
    By Stewardship for Us, Rachel Maxwell | March 31, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Stewardship for Congregations, Finance for Congregations
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  • Scammers like to strike when people are anxious. Be sure to take a breath, then remind yourself, YOUR MINISTER WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO BUY GIFT CARDS!
    Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | March 19, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Finance for Congregations, Safe Congregations
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  • A big part of keeping a congregation going could be called “Back Office” tasks. These are important but hidden tasks, like emailing the newsletter and paying the bills. Doing these well can help a congregation stay healthy and vital.
    By Sarah Movius Schurr | January 8, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations, Small Congregations
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  • Consulting Congregational Finance LLC for free and paid subscriptions to access excellent resources, including the webinar she led last winter for the New England Region UUA: Financial Management for Your Congregation led by Rev. Karen McArthur...
    Leader Resource | July 29, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations
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  • Introduction As organizations largely staffed by volunteers who may not have a business or accounting background, congregations will want to establish systems, policies, and procedures to reinforce financial health and vitality. It’s also vital to prevent the opportunity for mistakes or...
    Book | July 29, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations
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  • Endowments need special handling to ensure transparency, accountability and impact.
    Leader Resource | July 29, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Investments for Congregations, Finance for Congregations
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  • Embezzlement from congregations is not unusual, and it almost always occurs when one individual has been granted such a high degree of trust with no safeguards.
    Leader Resource | By Kim Sweeney | July 29, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Auditing Congregational Finances, Finance for Congregations
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  • Rarely can congregations pay for a full-blown audit of the church books by a CPA. Audits are expensive, often ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 depending on the annual budget of the organization....
    Leader Resource | July 29, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Auditing Congregational Finances, Finance for Congregations
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  • Every Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) congregation is a “church” under U.S. tax law, therefore tax exempt, charitable, and exempt from tax filing. There is no “group exemption” from the UUA, but the UUA will provide a letter saying a congregation is in good standing. This addresses...
    Leader Resource | By UUA Office of Church Staff Finances, Ministries and Faith Development | July 29, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations
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  • Financial reports help the finance committee and the board assess the financial health of the congregation so they can make adjustments or decisions as needed.
    Leader Resource | July 26, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations
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  • A congregations’ income ebbs and flows, so it is a good idea to have some cash reserves that can help keep the bills paid in the summer when attendance and pledge payments fall off.
    Leader Resource | July 26, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations
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  • Your operating budget helps your congregation live its mission in the world. How you allocate your resources reflects your values and goals....
    Leader Resource | July 26, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations
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