Rev. Frederick-Gray shares gratitude and appreciation for the generosity of congregations, which powers the UUA's mission to equip congregations, train and support leaders, and advance UU values in the world.

The Benefits Tune-up Workbook is designed to help congregational leaders understand our benefit plan rules - necessary documents, eligibility criteria, enrollment windows, and more. We'll help ensure that you remain compliant by having good protocol in place for benefits administration.

Stewardship and Sustainability for the Long Haul. Our congregations are sustained by the money and time of their members -- both limited resources that are often a source of anxiety for leaders.

Faithify helped fund UU projects worldwide—now focusing on training and sustainable stewardship.

Faithify helped fund UU projects worldwide—now focusing on training and sustainable stewardship.

Resources to help you raise money and manage it effectively

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.

Explore how rooting stewardship in spirituality and trust can inspire generosity. Participants will consider the alignment of our resources and our UU values, as well as creating a culture of legacy in our congregations.

Many congregations have a budget line item to fund guest preachers and musicians, but is it enough to fairly compensate our professionals?

An interview with Sharon Edmond, UU Congregation of Cleveland’s (UUCC) Event Coordinator talking about their recent Service Auction. In the interview Sharon details how they switched from an in person to an online format, what changes they made, and what they learned.

UUA Benefit Plans & Services offers values-based retirement and insurance plans, property coverage, and responsive guidance—empowering UU organizations to focus on their ministry and mission.

We have staff and programs that can help your leaders take care of your staff and financial needs.

Moving from full-time to part-time ministry asks the minister and congregation to consider renegotiating things that don’t neatly divide. Here is a suggested process based on mutuality and consent.

There are times when a congregation needs to adjust their commitment to professional ministry in reducing hours. Here are some considerations from one of our small congregation program consultants.

What if you invested only in things that made a better world? What are the risks if you don’t do that? What if we could liberate money to be used as a tool for love?

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...

Anxiety makes us fearful and fear brings on a sense of scarcity. How do we cope with the thorny aspects of stewardship in high anxiety times? We look for the abundance. And it is there.

Find out opportunities for asking for pledges and contributions on Sunday mornings (or whenever people are accessing your virtual worship!).

Topics include generosity, culture around money, strategies, communication about finances (including new members), and effective asks.

July 1, 2020 marks the beginning of the fiscal year 2021 for many congregations, and the half-way point of FY 2020 for others. Either way, it is a benchmark point in pledge fulfillment. How well are we doing?