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4 Steps to Successful GivingWhat is
our Case for
Support
Who will support
us
Communication
How Will they
Give ?
What is our Case for Support
Response to Gods LoveMoney ENABLES Mission
Response to Gods Love IN ACTION
What are our actionsIn Church
In the Community
Parish Plan
Communication
•What to communicate ?•When/How Often
•How to communicate•Audience•Style
•Clear and honest•Creative
•You know your congregation•Never miss an opportunity
Workshop
3 Exercises
Case for SupportWhere are we now and where do
we want to be ?What do we need to get there ?
Who are our supporters ?Speaking to people ‘where they
are’.
Exercise 1Starting your Case Statement
Talk about your different parishes and select some common answers to the following questions:
What are the 3 main STRENGTHS in our church
What are the 3 main WEAKNESSES in our church
Share some of the plans you have been making in your parishes and select 3 or 4 to look at.
Discussion
Exercise 2Building your Case StatementLook at the 3 or 4 plans you listed and for each item answer the following:Do these plans play to our strengths ? Do these plans address some of our weaknesses ?Why is this action important to us?How can we sum this plan up in one or two sentences ?
Discussion
The financial Case
Does our budget reflect the aims we have set out in our plan ?What might we need to change so that our budget reflects the aims we have set out ?Does our income cover all our plans ?How might we breach that gap ?
Exercise 3Who will support our plans ?Look at the examples of different congregation members :Which category would we put them in?Do we recognise these categories and can we apply them in our churches ?How would we present our ‘case for support’ to each of these groups ?In the long term, how might we build relationships and connections with our fringe?
Discussion
Bringing it all togetherThe Gift Array
•Shows the need in easy to manage ‘chunks’ •Asks for small increases not ‘giant leaps’ •Honours the difference in peoples circumstances •Presents an opportunity for people to respond at any level •Recognises the value of giving at all levels
This Many People
Increasing Weekly Giving by
Equals this income each week
Would help us to
7 £1.00 £7 Insert action points here
8 £2.00 £16
8 £2.50 £20
5 £4.00 £20
5 £5.00 £25
2 £7.00 £14
1 £10.00 £10
To meet our target of £112
Giving in Grace
•Why Giving in Grace ?
% increase in giving
Giving in Grace Church
Non Giving in Grace Church
Total Direct Giving
15.5% 6.4%
Tax Efficient Giving
24.7% 17.1%
Other planned Giving
31.6% 4.1%
Loose Plate collections
10.3% 10.4%