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An Introduction St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocese Eleanor Stead Acting Chief Executive

Learn about the Parish Giving Scheme and how it works, its unique benefits, data security, financing, and more. Discover how the PGS can support parishes in funding their mission and ministry.

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An Introduction St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocese Eleanor Stead Acting Chief Executive

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  1. An Introduction St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocese Eleanor Stead Acting Chief Executive

  2. Agenda • Introduction to the PGS • How it Works • Unique Benefits • About Us • Data Security & Financing of the Scheme • Q&A

  3. What is the PGS? • The Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) is a direct-debit facility originally developed by the Diocese of Gloucester to provide a professional, effective donation management system to support parishes in funding their mission and ministry. • Donations made through this scheme use a Direct Debit. • This can be made on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. • Each donation is restricted to a parish church. • Gift Aid is reclaimed and passed onto the parish directly.

  4. Committed Christian Giving • Regular & One off Gifts • Serves the Church Family • GA & Non GA Donors • S,M,L Churches & Gifts • Replace the Volunteer • Process all Giving • GASDS (not yet…) • Solve all your Problems • Won’t be for Everyone

  5. How does it work?

  6. PGS Statement

  7. Why we developed the PGS • Keep pace with the Charity Sector • Improve and Engage with the Donor Journey • To Grow our Mission and Ministry • Lighten the Burden Locally (Recruiting Successor) • Offer our Parishes Unique Benefits

  8. Unique Benefit 1 Combats Static Giving Giving to rise in line with inflation annually

  9. Why is this Important? In 2017 £50 + £12.50 Gift Aid = £62.50 Gift increases in line with Retail Price Index (3.2%) By 2027 £68.51 + £17.30 Gift Aid = £85.64 Extra £277.68 a year

  10. How many? 55% of donors tick the inflationary increase box (opt in) Annual Review SUPER INFLATION!!!

  11. Unique Benefit 2 Increases the Level of Giving How we give influences How much we give

  12. Example Source: 2014 Parish Finance Returns, PGS data for 2016

  13. Unique Benefit 3 Delivered Locally Administered Centrally

  14. Every Monday Morning… ….across all the parishes in Church of England how much cash (collected at the Sunday services) is taken to the bank? £4 MILLION

  15. GLOUCESTER WINCHESTER CHICHESTER EXETER LIVERPOOL CHELMSFORD TRURO PORTSMOUTH LEICESTER GUILDFORD BIRMINGHAM ST ALBANS LONDON NEWCASTLE SALISBURY ELY BRISTOL DERBY ST EDS & IPS OXFORD HEREFORD SHEFFIELD DURHAM LINCOLN LEEDS WORCESTER Live prior to 2017 Live in 2017 Launching in 2018 2019 (and beyond) 26 out of 40 Mainland Dioceses

  16. Who are we? Members Participating Dioceses who: • Have ultimate responsibility • Sign off accounts • Elect trustees Trustees • John Preston, Chair and National Stewardship Officer • Victoria James, Stewardship Advisor – Portsmouth • Benjamin Preece Smith, Diocesan Secretary: Gloucester • Rebecca Evans, Stewardship Advisor – Truro • John Sherlock, Strategy & Resources – Chichester • David Brooke, Lead Mission Support Partner – Durham • Neil Williams, Finance Director – Exeter • Adrian Beney, Fundraising Consultant – More Partnership Company limited by guaranteeRegistered England No.8824540. Registered Charity No.1156606

  17. Who are we? PGS Team

  18. January 2017 •   Received over £1.9m gifts •   Claimed just under £435k Gift Aid •   Received from over 25,075 donors •   Forwarded to 1,357 parishes •   Entered 926 new donors onto the PGS •   Registered 55 new parishes to the scheme •   Issued 964 inflationary increase •   Handled 1,520 administrative changes

  19. Is it Secure? • Restricted Donations • Direct Debit Guarantee • Industry Standard Database (CARE) • Fidelity Insurance in Place • 3. Full adherence to Data Protection Act (+ incoming GDPR) • Policies in Place (Data, Security, Privacy, Acceptable Use) • Externally Audited once a year

  20. How is the PGS financed? • Diocesan Membership Fee = £20,000 • Annual Services Contribution = £12,000 • After 3 years £ % of donors on scheme • 10,431 planned givers = £1.15 per donor p/a

  21. Parish Giving Scheme The story so far… Top Tips What others say…

  22. 1. The story so far

  23. The Diocese of Winchester : The story so far… • Pilot: Jan 2012 • Launch: Sept 2012 • Results so far…

  24. The Diocese of Winchester : The story so far… • 165 Parishes registered • 4,221 Donors • £5 Million received in 2017 • £20 Average weekly gift before Gift Aid

  25. 2. Top Tips

  26. The Diocese of Winchester : Top Tips… • Start with your PCC • Seek some trusted & respected ‘Ambassadors’ • Plan some form of ‘Giving Initiative’ to launch to the PGS as your preferred method of giving • Stamped Addressed Envelope • Ongoing - use your annual review

  27. 3. What others say

  28. What others say… The Parish Giving Scheme really helps maintain cash flow with no effort involved for Treasurers. It makes it easier to budget based on a committed regular income and is simple to set up and run. I thoroughly recommend it! Carolyn Allen, Stewardship Promoter, St James, Pokesdown, Bournemouth.

  29. What others say… Speaking as treasurer of a church that had about 300 monthly standing orders (and all the admin that goes with that), I am very pleased we are moving over to PGS.  About 40% of orders transferred on the initial request and 6 months later we are up to 60%.  PGS have offered consistently good service and our volunteer giving coordinator is relieved to have technical support and a lower workload David Boul, Treasurer, Christ Church, Winchester

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. How to Get Started Graham Hedger Stewardship Advisor

  33. STEP 1: Register PCC meet and pass a Resolution PCC complete registration form & send to GH GH sends to PGS Team and they register details GH provides materials & unique church code

  34. STEP 2: Plan Launch Find a handful of people to join first Ask for their experience & to provide testimony Plan your giving review Receive PGS materials & unique church code stickers Customise pack (if required)

  35. STEP 3: Launch PGS • Deliver giving review • Offer PGS as the preferred method of giving • Hand out Donor Packs • Donors will send their forms to PGS Team • PGS Team registers donor & sends welcome letter

  36. STEP 4: PGS On-going • Start receiving Donations & Gift Aid • Register on website to receive Statements • Remind non PGS donors about joining • Celebrate & share success stories of PGS • Revisit every 6 months or so

  37. Support Materials Parish Implementation Guide - each parish will have a copy Registration Form Donor Pack and inserts Collection plate token

  38. Support Materials • Diocesan website • documents available for download • Stewardship Advisor • I am here to support you

  39. Stewardship principles

  40. Stewardship principles • It’s about discipleship • An offering of our whole life • Time, talents, treasure • Martin Luther – ‘the last thing to be converted is the purse’

  41. Stewardship principles • Regular • Proportionate • Joyful

  42. Why launch with a review?

  43. Encouraging Generosity Key Objectives: Connect Giving with Faith Giving Enables Mission & Ministry Giving is Valued by the Church

  44. Four Easy Options • Giving in Grace • Generous God, Generous People • Giving for Life: Continuing the Journey • Smaller and Rural Churches Giving Programme

  45. Common elements… • Christian input (Preaching, prayer & reflection) • Financial needs of the church • Church Vision / Mission Impact • Pledge / Response

  46. Giving in Grace Website URL www.givingingrace.org Medium / Larger Churches Pledge based giving programme / annual review Breadth of resources Preaching & Teaching Teens and Young People

  47. Generous God, Generous people Website URL www.cofesuffolk.org/ Teaching resource for individuals and home groups Link with Giving in Grace for liturgical resources

  48. Giving for Life Website URL www.parishresources.org.uk/givingforlife All Churches Incorporates annual review in good practice: Flexible and (can be) light touch Can use “A Parish Funding Programme” (on web) Promotes PGS as area for action

  49. A Simple Giving Programme Website URL www.parishresources.org.uk/sgp Smaller Churches Pledge based giving programme Community Engagement Presentation and Leaflet Templates Easy to Run

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