Hey Friends!
Fall stewardship season is right around the corner! If you’re starting to plan your campaign, we’ve got some great learning opportunities and resources to help you along the way so be sure to mark your calendars and register for these incredibly helpful webinars and workshops.
For questions, please contact Amy Amason at amysamason@gmail.com.
Preparing for Your Stewardship Campaign: Best Practices
August 29 | 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Join Davey Gerhard, Executive Director of TENS on August 29 as he presents “Preparing for Your Stewardship Campaign: Best Practices,” which will cover best practices and tools for successful fundraising campaigns for mission.
Project Resource
September 13 – October 11
Project Resource is still a month away, but it’s never too soon to sign up!
For five Sundays from September 13 to October 11, you can participate in a program that equips stewardship teams with strategic training and flexible resources to design and execute annual stewardship campaigns that can be replicated and adapted in future years. By the end of the course, church teams will have:
- A comprehensive stewardship calendar for year-round planning
- A detailed roadmap for launching their annual campaigns
- Practical training in crafting personalized invitations
- Insight into generational and individual donor motivations
Use the discount code “DIOWM50” to receive 50% off the registration fee and only pay $225.
Endowments 101 for Church Leaders
September 29 | 5 – 6 p.m.
Please join us for an introductory webinar on endowments and endowment management, led by Josh Anderson, Director of Endowment Management at the Episcopal Church Foundation. Josh has been with ECF for more than 10 years, working with congregations, dioceses, and other Episcopal organizations on endowment structure, investment oversight, and growth.
Designed for clergy, vestry members, finance leaders, endowment committee members, and other lay volunteers, this webinar will offer a practical overview of what endowments are, why they matter, and how they can support long-term ministry.
The Four Phases of a Capital Campaign & The Starting Line for Major Gifts
October 27 | 5 – 6 p.m.
Mark your calendars for “The Four Phases of a Capital Campaign & The Starting line for Major Gifts” with Richard Rogers, Partner & Senior VP of Horizons.
More details will be released as we get closer.
Worth Bookmarking
Looking for more inspiration and tools? These organizations offer excellent resources on all things stewardship:
- TENS (The Episcopal Network for Stewardship)
- Project Resource
- Episcopal Church Foundation
- Lake Institute on Faith and Giving
- Episcopal Parish Network (EPN)
- Church Development
- Forward Movement (Check out their ECF Planned Giving Brochures)
Happy planning — and here’s to a fruitful stewardship season ahead!
