We Welcome you to Winter Meetings 2016

“L.E.A.P. into the Future -  Listening, Evolving, Appreciating and

Participating!”

Communications and Technology

Andrew Waggoner Media Development Specialist

Diana Kennedy Technical Support Assistant

Joanna CarrellGraphic Designer

Jacquie Lenati Media Production Coordinator

Kris Preud'homme Executive Director of Communications and Technology

Laura Carl Graphic Designer

Bernadette Swanson Editor

Manny Stone TechnologySupportCoordinatorConnie Waitley Communications Specialist

Debbie AllenExec. Assistant

Our Communication Initiatives

Stay Connected Through:

Our bi-monthly newsletter The PathOur interactive journal Unity Leaders

JournalTimely announcements Important

Communications

Signup at: www.unity.org/enews

Unity Leaders Journal reaching readers with 365 articles focused on your ministry and Unity leadership.

Continued focus on: Excellent content Informative and inspirational

articles

Benefits of the new format include: More opportunity for

conversation and community Increased ease of use and

accessibility to articles Search engine-friendly, offering

expanded readership Reaching 780+ subscribers

Visit Our Website

We’re Updating Our UWM Website

to a Responsi

ve Design

Potential launch 2016 www.UnityWorldwideMinistr

ies.org

Conversations with Unity Leaders Web Based Calls

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 2-3 p.m. CSTCreate a Social Media Marketing Plan

Thursday, July 21, 2016, 2-3 p.m. CSTUnity Principles on Twitter

Thursday, October 13, 2016, 2-3 p.m. CSTElectronic Event Invites

To join the conversation go to:www.unityworldwideministries.org/conversations-with-leaders

Unity Identity Program (Branding)

3 international organizations 7 (all) continental regions 1 sub-region 1 International school 262 US ministries (48%) 9 Canadian ministries 9 alternative ministries 20 individual ministersFor a total of 312 participants

Are you ready to join? For information on how your ministry can join the Unity Identity Program, visit:

www.Unity.org/branding

The Unity Identity Program continues to grow:

This special logo designates you as a member of Unity Worldwide Ministries.

Ministers Can Now Join Branding

• There is no limit on the number of individual ministers who can join per launch group.

• There is a limit of 40 ministries per launch and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Next launch is March 17, with paperwork due

March 1.For more information visit

www.Unity.org/branding.

UWM Branded Websites

“Our board is absolutely thrilled with the website provider pieces. The cost is 1/3 less than we are paying now with more functions, bells and whistles. Thank you for doing this based on church size so that we are able to have a fantastic website too.” –Sandra Soley Keep, Unity in Redding, Calif.

OneEach Technologies is our web service supporting branded ministries.115 live ministry websites 15 responsive live134 live web hosting participants 19 are in process

Two Templeton Grants Approved!Beginning Oct 2015 - Sept 2018, focus areas include:

Websites/Podcasting/Education1. 3 Responsive Website creation/implementation

with grants2. IT: We’ve identified a fulltime IT support person to

coordinate the support of audio/visual support, training and grants and he will begin on Feb 1, 2016. First round of grants for audio/visual podcasting will begin in April 2016.

3. Social Media Training: Hosting web calls training on Social Media Policy and Creating and Training a Social Media Team in Your Ministry hosted through the Discussions With Unity Leaders web calls (all are archived and available).

Digital Media (videos, digital posters, audio files) with Unity-themed content.

Matching Grants to Ministries

UWM is offering matching sub-grants, sponsored by The Templeton Foundation, to support ministries in creating or developing responsive websites through OneEach. We anticipate awarding approximately 254 matching grants over the life of this program.

Learn more at: oneeach.com/unity

Worldwide Ministries launched 3 responsive web designs available through the Unity Identity Program

Matching Grant Recipients

Unity of Louisville - www.unityoflouisville.orgUnity of Fayetteville - www.unityfay.orgUnity of Hagerstown - www.unityhagerstown.orgUnity of Birmingham - www.unitybham.orgUnity of the White Mountains - www.unitywm.orgUnity of Portland - www.unityofportland.orgUnity Spiritual Center - www.unitysc.orgUnity of Harrisburg - www.unityofharrisburg.org Unity of Madison - www.unityofmadison.orgUnity Renaissance Unity of NE Ohio - www.renunity.org          

Matching Grant Recipients

Unity of Salem - www.unityofsalem.comUnity of Bellevue - www.unityofbellevue.orgUnity of the Oaks - www.unityoftheoaks.orgUnity of New Braunfels - www.unitynewbraunfels.orgUnity of Charleston - www.unitychs.orgUnity Church of Overland Park - www.ucop.orgUnity Spiritual Center Denver - www.unitydenver.orgUnity of Des Moines - ww.unitychurchdesmoines.comUnity of East Louisville - www.unityofeastlouisville.org Unity of Ottawa (Canada) - www.unityottawa.org

 

Matching Grant Recipients

Unity Spiritual Center, San Angelo - www.unitysanangelo.orgUnity Santa Fe - www.unitysantafe.orgUnity of The Villages - www.unityofthevillages.orgUnity of Kalamazoo - www.unitykalamazoo.comUnity of Prescott - www.unityprescott.orgUnity Church of Maui - www.unityonmaui.orgUnity Church Of Peace - www.unitychurchofpeace.orgUnity of Wilmington - www.unitywil.comUnity of St. Louis South - www.unitypeace.org

Matching Grant Recipients

Unity San Francisco - www.unitysf.comUnity on the River - www.unityontheriver.orgUnity Church of Sheboygan - www.unityofsheboygan.orgUnity of Pasadena - www.unityofpasadena.orgUnity in the Heart of the Twin Cities - www.unityintheheart.orgUnity Good Shepherd Ministries –

www.unitygoodshepherdministries.orgUnity Church in Jensen Beach -

www.unitychurchinjensenbeach.com

The John Templeton Foundation grants are allowing the home office to create digital media (videos, banners and digital posters) for use by our ministries at no cost.

We are also offering web-based calls to help ministries to plan and train in social media communications and strategies.

For more information go to: UnityWorldwide.Media

Today I find I am one with the infinite law of expansion—one with the principle of never-

ceasing growth and development toward the fulfillment of God’s perfect idea that is firmly

infixed in all creation.

—Charles Fillmore, Keep a True Lent, page 158