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A brief overview of how to budget for ministry. For more detailed information visit the UUA Office of Church Staff Finances or download Ministerial Compensation 101: A Basic Primer (PDF).

All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa votes to move church downtown, out of wealthy, largely white neighborhood, in time for centennial in 2021.

The work of Unitarian Universalism requires the gifts and talents of many, not to mention funding. Below are a number of options to reach beyond your congregation to get the funds you need to enhance your ministry.Building Loan, Loan Guarantee, and First Home GrantThe purpose of the Unitarian

Congregational budget-makers frequently divide into two camps that approach the task in different ways. The first camp is likely to include children of the Great Depression, experts in finance, elementary school teachers, and persons anxious about their own money situation....

One of your top donors moves to be closer to their grandchildren. Another major donor gets a new job two states away. And then two or three of your oldest members pass away. When your annual stewardship drive comes along, your finance folks discover that--in spite of an overall growth in...

Is your congregation or cluster ready to catch fire with a Chalice Lighter Grant? Learn more.

Chalice Lighters enroll to fund grants that help make these dreams a reality: ...

How can small congregations become aware of and adopt successful stewardship concepts and practices as they grow?

Equip lay and ordained leadership for effective stewardship in our congregations wotj the most innovative and successful fundraising ideas.

General Assembly 2016 Event #358 Part of the Wi$dom and Generosity Track, this workshop equips lay and ordained leadership for effective stewardship in our congregations. It is a "flash” presentation of the most innovative and successful fundraising ideas.

Generous givers like a clear message about your mission within a culture of relationship-building. Make stewardship an organic part of membership.

The CER Chalice Lighter Grant Program uses the spark of small, regular contributions from individual UU’s to ignite the growth of our UU faith, both in numbers and in justice, compassion, and spirituality.

Quartile Analysis—A Great Tool You Never Knew You Had When we begin working with a congregation on almost any aspect of their stewardship environment, we usually start with a Quartile Analysis (QA). Oftentimes when we ask if a QA has been run by the leadership, we receive a quizzical look,...

Why We Are an Honor Congregation A Fair Share Congregation Since Its Founding A Culture of Generosity Includes Being a Fair Share Congregation...

Because our congregations run on money, it's tempting to bring--along with it--assumptions about how money operates in other parts of our lives.  We go to work and we get a paycheck.  We pay the electric bill and the power company keeps our lights on. We pay at the first window...

Ministerial compensation is quite confusing. What do congregations and clergy need to know about clergy taxes?

Many of our "solid" congregations noticed a drop-off in giving that was not a result of a drop-off of membership during the past two or three years. We don't have much data (the trend is too new) but we do have some anecdotal information that seems to align with greater generational shifts....

Unitarian Universalists in Nashua, New Hampshire, have put $250,000 in the plate over the past twelve years—and given it all away.