Generous Giving webinars

With Generous Giving Advisors Christine Salaman, Jenny Wreford and Christian Aid's Kathy talking about Faith Will, Farewill and Legacy policies.

This webinar looks at new and traditional methods for running a giving or stewardship programme and motivational material for group and personal reflection.

Each year around 4,000 people leave a gift in their will to their church, funding mission projects, maintaining beautiful church buildings and growing faithful communities. This can be a final opportunity to say thank you to God for all he has given to us. This webinar wills look at how and why we may encourage will writing and legacy giving in our churches. It covers the resources available to write a legacy policy, plan a legacy campaign and help people with will writing, and introduces a new free will writing scheme.

In this session we explore mechanisms including regular giving, online and contactless and legacy giving, to equip your church and facilitate giving both in your congregation and community.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind' and ‘Love your neighbour as yourself', are the focus of Jesus' teaching. But how do we leave that lasting impression on visitors to our churches? This webinar will look at 4 areas of welcome: outside, inside, spiritual guidance and communication and will help you to realistically evaluate your own 'Welcome'

In order to endure, our foundations need to be solid; this is as much true for giving as for any other aspect of our faith. Today we will explore both the practical and spiritual steps and benefits of committed giving. We’ll look at different ways to give, how to encourage those who are already faithful and overcome objections from those who are unsure.

The ways in which people give are changing. Many people now give using cards or online and it is important that we provide the mechanisms for them to give in this way, alongside our traditional methods of giving. Whether you are already using online or contactless giving, or you want to find out how to get started, this is the webinar for you! Find out how to make the best use of these tools.

This autumn, the National Giving team have added new dates to its free webinar series on giving and generosity. The new sessions include:

Getting the most out of Give a Little; Getting started with contactless giving; An introduction to the Generosity Toolkit; Why people give (and why some don’t)

The use of social media, websites, and online directories is changing the way we communicate in many ways. Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook, your own Church website, or "A Church Near You", the internet makes it easier to promote your cause and encourage donations from a large audience. This webinar will explore how to use these tools to attract new donors and keeps existing donors engaged and is suitable for beginners and seasoned web surfers alike.

Today we will share some tips on how to effectively communicate the financial need and impact of peoples’ giving in your church, in order to encourage generosity both in the worshipping community and the wider community. We will look at how to write letters, create posters and leaflets, plan a giving review, and communicate through preaching and teaching.

In this second webinar on encouraging generosity in your church we explore how we can develop a culture of generosity. We will use the acronymn "IDEA" - Inspire, Disciple, Embed, Activate.

Following on from what we have learnt from Gideon, we will think about how we can encourage generosity in our churches, through creating the best environment for people to give and respond to the generosity of God. We will use the acronym "MINT" - Mechanisms, Impact, Need and Trust.

Judges 7: Gideon triumphed against seemingly impossible odds. How can we ensure the future effectiveness of our churches with limited resources in an ostensibly hostile environment?

Judges 6:25-27: Gideon, unsure and full of fear for the next endeavour. How do we overcome the fear that threatens to paralyze our churches and keeps them from giving in faith and reaching into the community?

Judges 6:13-16: Waiting and hoping. What inspired Gideon to give of himself to God’s service? What can impact people today to such an extent that they are propelled into giving and action?

Judges 6:11-12: In lockdown, in isolation, impoverished. That was Gideon. Sound familiar? What can we learn from his experience and what do we need to take on board first for change to come about?

In this webinar the Generous Giving team will introduce you the new PGS online service, which enables people to give quickly and easily to your church online, leading you through the resources which PGS have provided

As we again find ourselves in lockdown, and many churches have made the decision to remain closed, it is important to think of ways to keep our income levels up. This webinar looks at the Parish Giving Scheme and regular giving, online giving and contactless giving including QR codes.

Are you thinking of setting up a friends group for your church? In this webinar we discuss the pros and cons of friends groups and the possible different ways to set them up. We also think about ways to engage with your local community.

Has your church seen a decrease in income as a result of lockdown? This webinar looks at how to safeguard regular giving in case of another lockdown, as well as ideas for creative fundraising and how we can communicate with the congregation and local community to encourage support.

In this webinar we look at some inspiring resources and stories of legacies and think about how legacies can be important in your church. We think about how to write a PCC legacy policy and communicate the subject of legacies sensitively.

This webinar looks at the best ways of communicating financial need and promoting methods of giving. This includes promoting giving via letters, videos, social media, websites, ACNY etc.

Are you thinking ahead and planning a giving or stewardship programme for your church?
In this webinar we show you the different resources available for your giving programme and give you some tips on how to run it.

Would you like to enable people to give online? Would you like to use a contactless card reader in your church? This webinar takes you through the options for online giving and how to set this up, and shows how contactless readers can be used in your church and some of the different options available

In this webinar, we look at The Parish Giving Scheme and how to register with this scheme for a reliable and efficient method of regular giving. It is particularly aimed at supporting churches who are new to PGS, who have just signed up or are looking to sign up. We also look at the new Wider Community PGS.