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UUA Blogs

Did you know that the UUA has a number of blogs on a number of topics to help our congregations? The blogs include: Congregational Stewardship Services, General Assembly, New Media for UUs, Beacon Broadside, Inspired Faith, Effective Action (social issues), Standing on the Side of Love, UUs in the Media, The Interdependent Web, The Interconnections Tip Sheet, and UU Living Mosaic. You can learn more about the blogs at the Interconnections Tip Sheet blog on this topic.

UUA & OMD Headlines

Fast Links: Congregational News; March OMD Now; Webinar & Workshop Podcasts

UUPLAN hiring an outreach coordinator.

Governance Webinars offered by Unity Church for a small charge.

See what our UU Congregations did as part of the SSL Re-imagine Valentine's Day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcIryTm-ZlY

GA 2010 - Minneapolis, MN start planning to attend GA now! Housing and registration is now open.

UUA President Announces Restructuring of Departments. Read his letter explaining the changes.

UUA Job Openings - The UUA is hiring a Director of Leadership Development (Clara Barton District and Mass Bay District)

SSL March on America for Immigration Reform. March 21st.

First UU Church of Marietta to Host Benefit Concert for Haiti featuring Mythica.

UUSC is sponsoring Get Togethers on March 28th at 4 pm. This is for folks who want to discuss the issues facing both blue and white collar workers in today's current economy. Free toolkits for promoting an event are available when you register your event at the UUSC website.

First UU Columbus Announces Free Job ListServ.

New Books from Beacon Press and Skinner House. See what is now available.

Winter Kaleidoscope from OMDSI now available for download.

February OMD Up Close Now Available. Learn what our youth are doing in the area of social justice work in their congregations.

Annual Report for 2009-2010 Available. Download it as a pdf file.

UUA Benefits Plan In Open Enrollment for some benefits. See the compensation consultant page for details. Deadline extended to March 12.

The Universalist Convocation 2010 will be May 14-16, 2010 at First Univeralist Society of Rochester, NY. For details, visit nmuc.org/Convo.

Partners in UU History and Heritage Plan Convo includes sermon contest, call for presentations and papers.

Northwest Ohio Cluster to receive next Chalice Lighter Grant for an outreach and marketing campaign.

Transforming Whiteness anti-racism workshop scheduled at West Shore UU Church.

Congratulations to Oberlin UU Fellowship, the first certified Green Sanctuary in the OMD.

Have you seen the UU Wiki?

SSL Announces Matching Grant Program - The Unitarian Universalist Fund for Social Responsibility has set aside $25,000 for matching grants for congregations engaged in the SSL campaign. Grants will be between $500 and $1,500 and available on a rolling basis. Preference will be given to congregations working in community and interfaith partnerships to actively change the public dialogue and public policy. For more information, visit www.StandingontheSideofLove.org.

Interested in Social Media for your Congregation? - The UUA has setup a new blog to discuss issues around using Social Media for your congregation. The latest post discusses new media policies for use in your congregation. There is also a slideshow explaining the basics of social media available on the UUA social media blog.