Struggling with how to run giving schemes or promote legacies in your church? Then these free courses can help you Talk Money and improve giving in your church. Run by our in-house experts you will get all you need from this useful training.
Available courses on
Digital Giving
The Parish Giving Scheme
Good stewardship practice
Legacies
Budgets and planning
Managing buildings
MyFundAccounting: cloud based software making life easier for treasurers and churches
MyGiving.Online: cloud based software making Gift Aid claims easier than ever
Digital Giving
The national church Digital Labs team offer webinars on a range of topics including digital giving.
Visit their web page to see what they are offering, including Follow the Star 2022 and webinars on getting started with social media.
For guidance and advice on all aspects of digital giving please contact Lucia Miller, Digital Giving Officer in the Resources Team at St James' House.
Making the most of digital giving this Christmas
Wednesday 9th November 10.30am and 7.30pm
This webinar will help you make the most of your contactless giving station, your online giving platform, QR codes, social media and much more - including the new one-off giving facility within the all important Parish Giving Scheme. Top tips and emerging good practice with Lucia Miller, Digital Resources Officer.
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The Parish Giving Scheme
Making One-off gifts through the PGS
Wednesday 16th November 10.30am and 7.30pm
A new PGS service for late 2022 is the ability for both guests and PGS givers to make one-off gifts to their church through the PGS.
Good Stewardship Practice
Making the most of Advent & Christmas
Wednesday 26th October 10.30am and 7.30pm
Resources old and new to explore and encourage generosity through the rich themes, words and symbols of Advent and Christmas.
Legacies: a lasting difference
Gifts of life and love
Monday 16th January 2023 10.30am and 7.30pm
Churches are missing out on millions because we are often hesitant to talk about wills and legacies.
Learn why wills matter and legacies are so vital to charities and the practical steps churches can take to make legacy giving a natural part of our stewardship.
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Budgets and Planning
A webinar on this subject will be offered early in 2023. For practical resources and guidance please email the Resources Team at St James' House.
Maintaining our church buildings
Tuesday 18th October 2022 at 10.30am or 7.30pm.
Practical guidance on regular maintenance, the Quinquennial Inspection, the faculty process and more.
With Tom Beesley, Diocesan Buildings Advisor.
MyFundAccounting.Online
Wednesday 26th October 2022 (Recording income and payments) 7.30pm
Wednesday 23rd November 2022 (Additional tasks) 7.30pm
Powerful, new cloud based software from church and charity specialists Data Development. Over two evening sessions, in person at St James' House, this short training course will provide a working overview and get you (and your treasurer team if you have one) started with MyFundAccounting. Top quality software, tried and tested and costs just £5 a month.
To register for your place please email Gordon Fath from the Resources Team at St James' House
MyGiving.Online
Thursday 27th October 2022 10.00am - 2.00pm
Thursday 2rd November 2022 10.00am - 2.00pm
Wednesday 9th November 2022 10.00am - 2.00pm
Exclusively for parishes currently on the Diocesan Gift Aid Scheme, Cath Gaskell will provide an introduction to this all new cloud based software also from Data Developments. Cath will get you familiar with and comfortable using MyGiving.Online making Gift Aid recording and claiming easier than ever before with ongoing help and support always available.
Please choose one of these three dates that works for you. You do not need to come to every session.
This training is in person at St James' House in Liverpool; please bring your own laptop and a packed lunch. Tea and coffee will be available.
To register for your place please email Cath Gaskell from the Resources Team at St James' House
Get in contact
The Resources Team is available during normal office hours
resources.team@liverpool.anglican.org 0151 705 2180