Growing Generous Givers Report Nov 2009

Elements of GGG

Goal to increase people giving directly from new givers and envelope and open plate givers

• Information about the mission plan , investment in mission and direct giving
  • Shared through a mail communication at the end of September
  • Shared in group gatherings through showing a DVD with your group between now and end of October
• Invitation to give people will be able to direct their giving to the missional areas
  • In the mail communication
  • Given in the DVD
  • During worship services on 11, 18, 25 October
• Inspiration
  • Through activities we are achieving together between now and end of October
  • Mural of our church (Ame and Alanee)
• Thanks

  • Letters personally addressed and signed by IanMcMillan with Letter from Church Council chair and coordinated through the office

• Follow-up
  • Youth and Young Adults (Ame and Helen) and Children and Families (Mark) email to everyone and then phone call to regular (more than once in 6 weeks) attenders

  • Others: GGG team and IanMcMillan (Giving Recording Comm) rang all

    • (people informed of the follow-up process in the initial invitation and the bulletin)

Other Achievements

• Stated the mission goals of the church
• Developed a mission action budget
• Staff developed priorities around the mission plan and budget

Financial Strategy...

• Future financial strategy and actions to be developed...emphasis to shift funding of ongoing budget items such as property, M&S, special ministries away from the core budget (which is funded by committed giving)

• suggestions follow...

Develop a bequest policy and invitation

• Establish focus areas of bequests which are broad-based in focus and appeal – suggested development and maintenance of property for mission, investing in our children and grandchildren, caring for seniors
• Establish a target for the fund
• Assist people with the wording for their wills

  • (Suggested people GaryPhilpott, AlexSkilton, LynneBoyer)

Grant from Synod of Outreach in Youth Work

• Greg to research and action 3 year grant

Development Fund

• Offer opportunities to invest in the UCA development fund with interest going to GWUC
• Offer services of financial planner to assist people with the transition
• Focus the giving around making up the decreased mission and service fund allocation
• Launch options in March 2010

  • Suggested people YanEmms, BlairFeenaghty, JohnBoucher

Community Events

• Which community/church events do we ask people to give to specific aspects of the church’s mission?
• Roger and Greg to propose plan for giving through these events.

Planned Giving

• Continue with the Giving Invitation
• New invitation to be at similar time in 2010
• Emphasis on the scope of our ministry and mission offerings

CategoryFinance