Friends,

I am forwarding the following message from Melanie Hardison, my former board colleague on the Alternatives for Simple Living board of directors. Alternatives closed after about 35 years this past winter. The Presbyterian Church will now produce the signature publication, "Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway?" and you will still be able to order it through UCRD. However, we are looking for writers for the 2011 edition and I am inviting you to consider sending a submission.

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The Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ says, "Stewardship Season is soon to be added to the church calendar, if Associate Conference Minister for Generosity Ministries Patsy Bjorling has her way." Click on the link below to see the article.



Sacred Season of Stewardship



From the article: "The goal of Stewardship Season is not simply increasing pledges.… Continue

This article is a bit US-centric, but still has some interesting and very applicable points for Canadians.

Don't Let a Culture of Scarcity Thwart Your Organization

"If your organization lives in this culture of scarcity, here are some questions to ask to start to reveal this cultural conversation, of which we are typically unaware. Bear in mind, if we don’t reveal…

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