United Thank Offering
2026 Grant Application Portal Available Beginning Nov. 3
Updates from the UTO Grant Committee Starting on Monday, Nov. 3, you can officially submit your 2026 UTO grant application for consideration here. Just a reminder that UTO utilizes a dual-deadline process and has two sets of dates for submission so be sure to pay close attention to the following information. For the initial deadline, all […]
Giving Tuesday
Updates from the UTO Finance and Archives Committee Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a way to encourage generosity, service, and support for nonprofits following the themed shopping days beginning with Black Friday and ending with Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday is a day to do good in our communities and around the globe, something […]
Putting the Thanks in Thanksgiving This Year
By Heather Melton, (she/her) UTO Staff Officer Someone asked me recently what my favorite season of the year is, and without hesitation I said fall. To be honest, I vacillate between fall and spring being my favorites; I think it is influenced by the fact that I really hate hot weather, so I look forward […]
November Resources and Updates on the UTO Shop
Updates from the UTO Formation and Development Committee It wasn’t without bumps, but the first shipment using our new shop system is out in the world. Thank you to everyone who answered questions about your order or for your patience while awaiting it (it wasn’t sending email notifications, so Heather didn’t know to send materials […]
Grant Writing and AI
By the Rev. Rowan Larson (they/them), Chair of the UTO Grant Committee AI has become a buzzword in tech, education, and cultural circles in the last year. Every app, it seems, from Google to Adobe, wants you to use its AI tools to make your work better or easier or faster. I’m here to tell […]
Please Consider an Ongoing Donation to UTO
Updates from the UTO Finance and Archives Committee We know that 2025 has been difficult and unpredictable. One of the really interesting things about the UTO Ingathering is that giving tracks alongside consumer confidence, so when folks are worried about the world, giving goes down. We are in that boat right now, and the Ingathering […]
Help, Thanks, Wow
By Heather Melton, (she/her) UTO Staff Officer Recently, I saw a post online where someone posted a poem reflecting on Anne Lamott’s book “Help, Thanks, Wow.” In it, the poet mused that if you’ve been feeling weird lately, it might be because you’re stuck on the first one. This hit home for me because I […]
2025 Grants Featured on Bulletin Inserts
From the Initial Grant Reports One of the best ways to help folks understand the impact of their gift to UTO is to share the stories of where the funds go around the globe. Each year, UTO creates a bulletin insert in English and Spanish that features a grant site in The Episcopal Church and […]
UTO Impact: 2024 UTO Grant to the Diocese of Easton
From the Final Grant Report Briefly give us an overview of the project including how many people were impacted. The Easton English School at Trinity is a free English-language instruction program and outreach ministry of Trinity Cathedral in Easton, Maryland. The school started in 2023, with a handful of students and two to three teachers. […]
Fall Formation Materials
Updates from the UTO Formation and Development Committee Note: Please order fall materials by Wednesday, Sept. 17. Orders will be filled and shipped the last week of September. Order your materials here. This summer, we’ve been hard at work creating materials to help deepen your personal spiritual discipline of gratitude this fall, and we are so […]
