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Making the most of the PGS

Discover the benefits of the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS). Increase donations, improve cash flow, and simplify Gift Aid administration. Learn tips and experiences from existing users. Results and highlights of the PGS.

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Making the most of the PGS

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  1. Making the most of the PGS

  2. What’s coming up… 1. Overview of the PGS 2. Tips & experiences - existing users 3. Results and highlights of the PGS

  3. Overview

  4. Main benefit: Giving to rise in line with inflation annually

  5. How the PGS can help: 2001 = £60 + £16.80 Gift Aid = £76.80 Gift increases in line with Retail Price Index (RPI) 2014 = £81.60 + £20.40 Gift Aid = £102.00 tax efficient gift a month Extra £302.40 a year

  6. Other benefits: • Delivered locally, administered centrally • Large and small • Gross donation returned in 10 days • Improve cash flow • Effective Gift Aid administration • Direct Debit = greater flexibility/security • Anonymity option

  7. Other benefits: • Quicker & easier bank reconciliation • The more join the more Gift Aid admin is reduced • As weekly envelope givers switch • Less money to count • Less cash to walk to the bank • The cost of envelopes is removed

  8. Tips & Experiences Parish Giving Scheme Church House College Green Gloucester GL1 2LY

  9. Ambassadors and the PCC Encourage a few trusted people to trial the PGS before launching it to everyone across the parish Use these people as ‘Ambassadors’ to encourage others “We would not ask you to do anything we have not already done ourselves” Tips & Experiences

  10. Launch on back of a stewardship Programme Once a few people are using the PGS run a Stewardship Programme. Explain the PGS & encourage RPI option Offer the PGS as your ‘preferred method of giving’ Tips & Experiences

  11. Emphasis the difference PGS makes Less admin Better cash flow More efficient Gift Aid Tips & Experiences

  12. Run a PGS surgery After church on a Sunday morning Have a stand Show people how to complete the form Tips & Experiences

  13. Advertise how may are using it Poster thanking those who use the PGS Notice sheet Church Magazine Testimony Tips & Experiences

  14. Still do an Annual Review of Giving Encourage people to join Encourage people to increase Don’t rely on RPI Tips & Experiences

  15. Diocese of Winchester 135 parishes registered 3,000 donors £18 average weekly donation 54% auto inflating their giving £300,000 a month Results & Highlights

  16. Nationally 700 parishes (13 Dioceses – so far) 12,500 donors £15.64 average weekly donation 56% auto inflating their giving £1,125,000 a month Results & Highlights

  17. What others say… The Scheme has significantly improved our cash flow and has also reduced the administrative burden placed on our finance volunteers. Would you like to work less hours and have more money coming into your church more quickly? If the answer is yes to this question, then get on the PGS bus! The Revd. Tim Sledge, Vicar, Romsey Abbey

  18. What others say… Just do it!  It's quick, convenient, efficient, saves a huge amount of work for the people who count and account for the money given, and helps the church to budget efficiently and be better stewards of money and time. The Revd. John Wigmore, Rector, Winklebury & Worting

  19. Questions & Answers

  20. Development

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