I try not to let the denominations and the whole money issue occupy too much of my time; I am mostly here to create some content and build another social presence for our organization. The rewards are a lovely thing, but I treat them much the same as we treat donations: They are great when they happen, but they are not something we count on.
The greater numbers of members is very encouraging, though. The more people who adopt Steemit, the lower the resistance when talking about the site to other social media users.