Stewardship Committee

Stewardship Committee

Goals for FY 2024-25

Mission/Charge of the Committee: The mission of the Stewardship Committee at UUSE is to provide sustained congregational awareness of the importance of generous financial giving as a part of one’s spiritual life.  Through ongoing communication, the committee strives to share the connections between UUSE programs and services and the financial requirements to support them and to improve their quality over time.

Goals

• We dedicate our efforts to promoting a spirit of generosity and to building a strong community.

• We lead the Annual Appeal program including establishing a theme for the year and stewarding our members by offering in-person conversations, small group pot lucks, and pledge materials.  We provide training for our member “stewards” and are deeply grateful to the stewards and the potluck hosts.  This year we will review and modify our steward training program to make it simpler and more interactive.

• We ensure coordination of stewarding activities with other fund-raising activities.

• We coordinate with Membership and CYM to ensure appropriate and supportive member communications and connections.

• As part of community stewardship, we enable and support congregational-wide recognition of member and friend gifts to the church.  This year we will coordinate with Finance, Building & Grounds, and Membership to provide the first formal recognition for monetary, physical, and service gifts.

• The Stewardship Committee facilitates and supports donor legacy giving as part of our overall stewardship mission.

Committee Members

Louisa Graver, Jean Knapp, Larry Lunden, Stan McMillen, Phil Sawyer, Patricia Wildes