Don't miss SKSM's Sixth Annual Center for Multi-Religious Studies lecture - "Soul Medicine for a Fractured World" with Dr. Liza Rankow. To learn more or to register, please visit www.tinyurl.com/CMRS-soul @lizarankow.bsky.social www.soulmedicinebook.com lizarankow.org

Join us for our Sixth Annual Center for Multi-Religious Studies lecture - "Soul Medicine for a Fractured World" with Dr. Liza Rankow. To learn more or to register, please visit www.tinyurl.com/CMRS-soul @lizarankow.bsky.social www.soulmedicinebook.com lizarankow.org

ICYMI: Last week was SKSM Legacy Giving Week. We spent the week celebrating Legacy Giving at Starr King on our social media! If you missed the fun, visit www.sksm.edu/legacy to learn more.

In celebration of Legacy Giving Week, we’d love for you to explore ways to leave your legacy for a progressive religious future by visiting www.sksm.edu/legacy to learn more. #SKSMLegacy

Join us for our Sixth Annual Center for Multi-Religious Studies lecture - "Soul Medicine for a Fractured World" with Dr. Liza Rankow. To learn more or to register, please visit www.sksm.edu/cmrs or sksm-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @lizarankow.bsky.social

Beneficiary designations are a quick and easy way to make a BIG difference! Just name Starr King School for the Ministry as a beneficiary to receive assets such as retirement plans and life insurance policies after you’re gone.

In the newest installment of SKSM's President's Porch, Dr. Krusemark has conversations with SKSM faculty about Women's History Month. Watch here: www.sksm.edu/womens-histo...

Have You Already Included Us in Your Estate Plans? Please let us know. We are planning unique opportunities to say thank you and we’d love to be able to include you. Visit sksm.edu/legacy and scroll to “Next Steps”.

If you are interested in helping Starr King educate the next generation of Unitarian Universalist and multi-religious leaders, the simplest, most flexible, and most versatile way to ensure we can continue our work for years to come is a gift in your will or living trust, known as a charitable

This week we are celebrating Legacy Giving at Starr King! Join us in celebration by visiting www.sksm.edu/legacy to learn more. Did you know that legacy gifts count towards SKSM’s Sowing Seeds Campaign goal of $9 million? We're 93% of the way there, help us get to 100%! #SKSMLegacy

This weekend, President Krusemark delivered the sermon at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville in North Carolina. Her sermon, A Theology of Light and Darkness, was well received. We are grateful to Rev. George Grimm-Howell for the invitation.

Dear Starr King Community, I hope this message finds you well and that the early days of spring are bringing renewed energy and inspiration. This season, I have the honor of representing Starr King in congregations across the country. Each visit is a meaningful opportunity to share the spirit

Steady gifts. Big impact. The Starr King Sustainers are monthly donors who provide reliable support for the school’s mission. Just $10/month = $120/year supporting education for leaders working toward justice, liberation, and beloved community. Recurring gifts are: • Easy to set up

You can have a generational impact on Unitarian Universalist and progressive ministry. An endowment at Starr King creates a permanent fund that supports students, faculty, and programs year after year. The principal is invested, and a portion of the earnings supports the mission each year.

Have a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)? Supporting Starr King can be as simple as recommending a grant. DAFs allow you to: • Make charitable contributions and receive an immediate tax deduction • Recommend grants to nonprofits you care about (like Starr King)

One of the best ways to support progressive ministry is through a gift of appreciated stock to Starr King School for the Ministry. When you donate stock instead of selling it: • You may avoid capital gains tax • Starr King receives the full value of the shares

Did you know you can support Starr King directly from your IRA – tax free? Starr King School for the Ministry’s mission is more critical than ever. Anti-racism education, democratic values, and so many things we hold dear need a strong counter-oppressive defense. (see next thread)

The Living Wisdoms of Ibrahim Baba Friday, March 20 from 11 am to 12:30 pm Join the Center for Multi-Religious Studies in the House of Dates for this gathering in celebration of scholartivist transmissions of Pir Dr. Ibrahim Baba Farajajé To register, please visit: sksm-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Rev. Alison Miller, Chair of our Board of Trustees and Amy Brunell, Vice President of SKSM's Student Body together at the Unitarian Universalist Ministers' Association Institute in Albuquerque, NM - a week of continuing education with many Starr King students and alumni participating.

…to be the love we want to see in the world… What is required of us right now? When there are so many directions in which to place our energies? How can we grow more care, pull compassion into focus for all people? How can we be the love we want to see in the world?

Do you #daretoblessthelove? Sound up 📢 to hear from one of our ancestor of beloved memory about the #adventure of progressive theological education. #sksm #seminary #uu #mdiv #ancestors

There’s still time to register for Intersession courses starting next week! Learn more and register at SKSM.edu

There is still time to register for Winter Intersession! Get started or continue your journey in progressive theological education at SKSM.edu.

As you prepare for the turn of the Gregorian year calendar, you may be setting up for personal or collective rituals of transition and intention making.

Only a few more hours to give left in 2025! Start the New Year out knowing that you have shown up in support of phenomenal progressive religious education, educators, and students who are already on their way to becoming leaders of the coming years! DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT! link in thread

Before you put on those party shoes for celebrating the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, don't forget to finish your tax year with a gift to Starr King School for the Ministry! EVERY DOLLAR YOU GIVE BEFORE MIDNIGHT WILL BE MATCHED! www.sksm.edu/giving

In these times of great change, we all need your enthusiasm for Starr King's transformative pedagogy. Your gifts go directly to supporting current and prospective students, faculty and programs. THANK YOU for your generosity!

On this day, Starr King School for the Ministry celebrates the life and blessings of Shaykh Dr. Ibrahim Abdurrahman Farajajé who was born December 19th, 1952. A person of irrepressible spirit, Dr. Farajajé was a cherished teacher, colleague, friend, mentor, and intersectional "scholartivist".

Happy Birthday to Thomas Starr King! Starr King School for the Ministry celebrates this preacher, abolitionist, humanitarian, Unitarian whose life was a constant exploration of ideas in action.

Coming up on Thursday, December 11th - Online and in-person

Special Giving Announcement! Thanks to a generous donor, every dollar you give from today through December 31, 2025 will be matched up to $10,000! If you missed the match on Giving Tuesday, and you'd like to give before the end of the tax year, you'll double your impact! Link in thread.

You did it! Together we raised $17,185 to meet our match for a total of $27,185, directly impacting the students, faculty, and programs of Starr King School for the Ministry! Thank you thank you thank you!

BIG UPDATE! Today, generous donors have given $9,310 to support Starr King students, faculty, and the programs that foster the future of progressive religious leadership. This means we are less than $700 away from meeting the 1:1 $10,000 match! (Link to give in thread)

Update! As of 6:00pm Eastern time, we have raised $3,750 toward our $10,000 goal! Thank you to those who have already generously donated! If you are considering a gift before the end of this calendar year, TODAY is the day to do it as every $ you give will be matched and you can double your impact.

Can you help us reach our match? Every dollar counts...DOUBLE! For Giving Tuesday, every $ you give to Starr King School for the Ministry will be matched 1:1 up to $10,000. Help us reach our goal and support the formation of liberal religious leadership of the future!

First Update of the day! As of 12:00 pm Eastern time, we have raised $700 towards our goal of $10,000 for Giving Tuesday. There's no better moment to take action on your commitment to Starr King School for the Ministry. Every $ will be matched 1:1 TODAY! www.sksm.edu/giving-old/g...

Today is the day! When you choose to give a gift to Starr King School for the Ministry, you are contributing to the formation of religious leaders of the future and supporting beloved faculty in their critical work. On this Giving Tuesday, every $$$ you give will be doubled by a match up to $10,000!

Giving Tuesday is TOMORROW! Thanks to a generous donor, every dollar you donate on 12/2/25 will be matched up to $10,000.

We are almost there! Get your donations ready for Giving Tuesday and join in this tremendous effort to support important causes around the United States and in the world. Every $ you give will be matched by a generous donor up to $10,000!

In one week, you can join with millions of people in the spirit of Radical Generosity! Join us by donating to Starr King School for the Ministry on Giving Tuesday and see every dollar you give matched up to $10,000!

Save the date for this annual tradition practicing Radical Generosity! On December 2, 2025, please join Starr King and hundreds of other organizations worldwide in celebrating giving that helps to counter the consumerism of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, etc.

Today, Starr King School for the Ministry celebrates Matthew Waterman, our Vice President for Enrollment, on the joyful occasion of their ordination into UU ministry today. The service begins at 2:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET and will be streamed live on YouTube: (See next post for link.)

Dear Friends of the Balázs Scholars Program, For more than twenty years, the Balázs Scholars program, with the generous support of many of you, welcomed a young Unitarian minister to study at Starr King School for the Ministry (SKSM) for... (Read more in the attached letter.)

Join us in celebrating the impact scholarships make at Starr King School for the Ministry. Throughout the month we will be highlighting stories of our scholarship recipients, sharing special announcements, and providing educational insights about annual, memorial, and endowed scholarships.

Last Wednesday, Starr King graduates, students, supporters, faculty, and staff gathered at our Oakland, CA headquarters for fellowship and sharing with our president, Dr. Stephanie Krusemark.

ICYMI: Last week was National Estate Planning Awareness Week. We spent the week celebrating Legacy Giving at Starr King on our social media! If you missed the fun, visit www.sksm.edu/legacy to learn more.

It’s National Estate Planning Awareness Week. Be sure you have an estate plan in place. What comes to mind when you hear the term “estate planning”? If you’re like many people, you know it has something to do with having a will.

Beneficiary designations are a quick and easy way to make a BIG difference! Just name Starr King School for the Ministry as a beneficiary to receive assets such as retirement plans and life insurance policies after you’re gone. You simply fill out a form that is entirely separate from your will.

If you are 70½ or older, you have a unique opportunity this year to help Starr King School for the Ministry further our mission. You can move up to $108,000 from your IRA to a qualified charitable organization such as SKSM. But do not wait– your gift must be made by 12/31 to count for this tax year!