Resourcing the Transformational Plan

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

Who are our Supporters ?

Fringe

Leadership

Communication

•What to communicate ?•When/How Often

•How to communicate•Audience•Style

•Clear and honest•Creative

•You know your congregation•Never miss an opportunity

Ways of Giving

Giver focusedAccessibleResponsive

DONT FORGETGift Aid

Thank You

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%