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Charge
Stewardship is connected to and underpins everything in our Unitarian Universalist Church of the North Hills (UUCNH) mission, since money supports maintaining a building, compensating staff, and paying for programming. For the balance of the CAR Document.
Master List for the Committee
- September
- First Team meeting to discuss an annual goal, e.g., “To expect commitment and generosity.” Stewardship and Finance Chairs meet to discuss the status of pledges.
- October
- Chair shares a “snapshot” of pledge groupings with the Team and after discussion, with the Congregation.
- General reminder of UUCNH’s history of generosity, service and sacrifice.
- Discuss the annual format of pledge collections, e.g.:
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- One-on-one Canvassing
- Stewardship Sunday–entire congregation
- Small Group dinners and pledging
- Set calendar dates for Lead Pledgers Thank You Event and Pledge Collection
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- November
- Set a Pledge Leader Amount for the following year.
- Publish an announcement of the amount with rationale.
- Design a “Giving Guide” pamphlet/pie chart
- December
- Write a short report for the Mid-year Congregational meeting.
- January
- Present the report at the mid-year meeting.
- Discuss Testimonial speakers and timeline with the Minister.
- Send out invitations/rsvps to the Lead Pledgers for the Thank You Event
- Construct a calendar of activities leading up to the Pledge Event
- February
- Chair solicits early pledging from the Board of Trustees, the Stewardship Team, and RE Teacher
- Host the Pledge Event.
- March
- Submit a Budget to the Finance Committee.
- Organize, create and host the annual Stewardship Event.
- April
- Debrief regarding what “worked well (or not)” regarding the Stewardship Event.
- Chair of Stewardship and Chair of Finance meet regarding outstanding pledges.
- Contact members who have not pledged.
- Submit an Annual Report to the Congregation
- May
- Continue collecting pledge cards. Write for the Intercom.
- June
- Continue collecting pledge cards through end of the month. Write for the Intercom. Work on Simple Gifts Program: brochure and greeting card. Meet with the artist to finalize the design.
- July
- Simple Gifts Program is ready for launch and inter-church publicity.
- August
- Attend Committee of Chairs Retreat.
Responsibilities to the Congreation
- Written Communications
- Blog
- Stewardship UUCNH Website
- Occasional Intercom Columns
- Promote Themes
- Stewardship is about money.
- A history of sacrifice, service and generosity
- Conduct Coffee and Conversation sessions to:
- Address concerns
- Provide information/rationales
- Simple Gifts Program and Information Piece
- Legacy Program and Pamphlet
- Team Diversity Recommendations
- Technology Expert
- Lead Pledger
- RE Member
- Team Tenure
- Board Liaison
July 17, 2015
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