FINANCE

(Stewardship, Canvass. Endowment, Fundraising

To provide mechanisms for the congregation to have the finances it needs to support its mission.

Contact Person:  Rex Rundquist
            Canvass (pledge drive) / Stewardship (budget)
                         Nathan Burbridge - Chair
                         John Cowley - Treasurer
                         Claryce Evans
                         Rex Rundquist
 
            Endowment
                         John Cowley
 
            Fundraising (i.e., eBay / Plant Sale / Rummage / Service Auction)
                         Pat Cook

                         Judy Cowley – Rummage Sale
                         Ginny Duncan – Rummage Sale
                         Connie Hagey                 

                         Jill Lary Sand - eBay
                

Canvass / Stewardship Guidelines

Guidelines for Annual Canvass Chair

 

Endowment Guidelines

 

Fundraising/ eBay / Rummage Guidelines


eBay-Half.com project
1)  eBay:

Package and mail sold item.

        2) Half.com:

the Half.com church account. Items can be listed by ISBN numbers, titles or authors. Rate

        the condition of the item, choose a price to sell and list item.

General Fundraising

1) Select a date for annual Service Auction and collect auction items.

2) Plan fundraising dinners, luncheons, or breakfasts, advertised to to the public.

3) Plan and set the date for a bake sale, plant sale, art sale, etc.

Rummage Guidelines

1) Annual Rummage Sale is held in November. Send out requests via newsletter, e-mail,       

    and Sunday announcements for clean good quality items (no clothes) to be brought to the

    church beginning two months prior to rummage date.

2) Make arrangements for advertising date and time:

3) Beginning a week prior to rummage set up tables, arrange and price goods not already

    priced, check supply of sacks and wrapping materials, make arrangement with treasurer

    for change and cash box.

4) Early, morning of sale, place church rummage signs and banners outside of church.

© First Unitarian Church of Sioux City, IA 2008