Your pledge drive needs to happen soon, but it is late and you still don’t have a drive leader, or maybe just got one in place! We will present 11th-hour strategies and learn from each other’s experiences.

Webinar video: What difference does a strategy of “abundance” create in a giving campaign and how can we use lessons from “asset-mapping” and "appreciative inquiry" to create excitement and joyful community discernment about what makes your congregation special.

A variety of funds available for MidAmerica congregations to help with buildings, staff, social justice initiatives and establishing new congregations

Winter means AUCTION TIME for many of our congregations! Recently First Unitarian in St. Louis, MO tried some new things with some surprising results, including paying for an auctioneer.

A Canvass Conversation with Reverend Christina Leone-Tracy, Senior Minister at Fox Valley UU Fellowship in Appleton, Wisconsin. Last year, the congregation put a new emphasis on giving as a spiritual practice and had a "reverse offering" with excellent results. ...

A supportive board is essential for a successful stewardship campaign. This overview helps congregational boards understand what is needed.

This recorded workshop explores evolving alternatives and additions to the traditional pledge drive stewardship model, designed to reduce anxiety, energize volunteers, and engage those who are not typical pledgers. Case studies will be used to spark new ideas.

A workshop to explore ideas and approaches for strengthening stewardship in congregations experiencing ministerial transition. Presented by Rev. Roberta Finkelstein, Andrea Lerner and Barry Finkelstein.

This video walks you through the basics of reading Congregational financial documents.

Faced with costly renovations, a suburban congregation and an urban community ministry embarked on an innovative campaign to rejuvenate both of their historic buildings.

Boards have the fiduciary responsibility to make sure the overall finances of the congregation are in order and the budget is on track. But the line-item spreadsheets given to board often have too much detail and don't give related information that helps the board make sense of the information.

Presented during General Assembly 2019 as one of the poster sessions. Crowdfunding Programs available in Unitarian Universalism....

Presented during General Assembly 2019 as one of the poster sessions. Crowdfunding Programs available in Unitarian Universalism....

Plus: Flooding brings fish into meeting house basement; Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, church celebrates building expansion; Madison, Wisconsin, society marks fiftieth anniversary.

The power of money in our own lives often goes unexamined. This plays out in our congregations in all sorts of ways. What would it mean to your congregation to be able to talk about money in ways that are life-giving and healing?

Find a list of past grants awarded.

Develop a greater spiritual understanding of generosity, increased comfort in asking for money, and strategies for a successful pledge campaign, planned giving, etc.

When an employee's wages change, it affects Life and Long-Term Disability insurance premiums (and benefit payouts) as well as Retirement Plan contributions. Do any of your staff have new hours or salaries (salary + housing for ministers)? If they are on our Life or LTD Plans, use the form on our...