Money For Mission  

News From The 
Stewardship and Income Generation and Finance Teams
In This Issue

What's On ✝ PGS News

Three Ways To Grow Church Giving This Christmas

Online Giving Webinar ✝ Monthly Donations Using Sum Up

Brand New Contactless Kits ✝ Parish Feedback Questionnaire

Finance Team Update ✝ Grants ✝ Charity Commission News

Statistics For Mission

Who's Who
What's On
Brand New

Being A Church Treasurer - The Basics

With a very practical approach, 'Being a Treasurer, The Basics' will equip today’s treasurer with the knowledge needed to carry out their multifaceted role. Subjects covered include:
  • Treasurer as Trustee: Churches as Charities; Responsibilities of Trustees
  • Treasurer as Bookkeeper: Managing Finance Operations; Keeping Accounting Records; Fund Accounting
  • Treasurer as Planner: Budgeting; Risk Management
  • Treasurer as Optimiser: Gift Aid; GASDS; VAT
  • Treasurer as Communicator: Trustees’ Annual Report; Financial Statements; Independent Examination


Session One Saturday 23rd January 10am -12noon
Session One (repeated) Monday 25th January 6pm - 8pm

Session Two Saturday 30th January 10am - 12noon
Session Two (repeated) Monday 1st January 6pm - 8pm

Session Three Saturday 6th February 10am - 12noon
Session Three (repeated) Monday 8th February 6pm - 8pm

Sessions one, two and three are needed to complete the course and thanks to a subsidy from the Diocese, they cost just £5 each for Parishes in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds.

All Sessions will be delivered by Manni Kemp, trainer for the

Please visit Eventbrite to book or contact
becky.nicholson@leeds.anglican.org
Brand New

Building a Generous Church

Generosity is at the heart of our faith, we believe in a generous God and our own generosity is a testament and hallmark of our faith in action. The ministry and mission of The Church of England is largely funded through the incredible generosity of those who give to it.

Using information recently developed by the National Church Of England's Giving Team, Becky Nicholson, Lead Stewardship Officer at The Diocese of Leeds will show how many different factors affect giving and generosity in your church and ways you can develop a generous culture by addressing four key giving practices. Attending the follow-up session called 'The Generosity Week and Toolkit' is also advised

The sessions are particularly useful for Clergy and anyone involved in giving and generosity in their church. 

Building a Generous Church
Wednesday 20th January 2021 12noon to 1:00pm
and repeated at 6pm-7:00pm
Brand New

The Generosity Week and Toolkit

Using information recently developed by the National Church Of England's Giving Team, Becky Nicholson, Lead Stewardship Officer at The Diocese of Leeds will show a wide variety of resources, guidance and inspiration for encouraging giving to your church and for growing generosity. Attending the previous session called 'Building a Generous Church' is also advised

The sessions are particularly useful for Clergy and anyone involved in giving and generosity in their church. 

The Generosity Week and Toolkit
Wednesday 28th January 2021 12noon to 1:00pm
and repeated at 6pm-7:00pm
Breaking PGS News

 PGS conducts “Live Pilot” for Online Method of Giving

Leeds diocese is one of five dioceses across the country participating in a ‘live pilot’ to introduce donors to a new online method for setting up regular giving via the Parish Giving Scheme website. This new online method will complement the paper gift form and telephone methods currently available.

The pilot will run until March, by which point we expect the guidance and communication materials will have been provided to all our PGS registered parishes, so that everyone can benefit from these new online services.
If you are not involved in the pilot, we ask for your patience and to refrain from directing donors to the PGS website. 

For more information on the live pilot please visit the PGS pages and the latest news section on the Diocesan website or contact Stewardship officer Janet Edmond.
Three Ways To Grow Church Giving This Christmas
Christmas versions of online giving videos are now available to customise and download on A Church Near You.
Receiving Online Donations Webinar
The National Giving Advisor and the Church of England Digital Team have co-produced an excellent hour long webinar explaining everything you need to know about receiving online donations. View the webinar here at anytime.
Monthly Donations Using SumUp
Monthly giving just got easier | The Church of England

Give A Little have just launched a new functionality. Givers can make a monthly gift without registration or other hurdles. For some, monthly payments through Give A Little may be the first step towards regular giving through direct debit.

Read more
www.churchofengland.org
Brand New Contactless Kits
Parish Buying have launched their new Contactless Giving Kits which are a complete all-in-one solution for giving contactlessly to your church. Previously, churches were required to source their tablet, contactless device and stand and wires all separately but now they can purchase the whole thing in one go.
Prices range from £200 to £300. Read more here.
Parish Feedback Questionnaire
***deadline extended***
Thank you to everyone who completed the parish feedback questionnaire. We have 130 responses so far. If you haven't done so already, please do take a look and complete it to help us plan and support you.

The questions take no longer than 10 minutes to complete and ask how much Share you estimate being able to pay in 2021 and the type of support you need to run your church finances.

To access the Parish Feedback Questionnaire please click here.

The questionnaire will now remain open until 31st January 2021
From the Finance Team
Parochial Fees 2021
The new fees for 2021 have been released and are available on our website here. Please ensure for any funerals or weddings taking place from 1 January 2021 the new forms are used.


Share Payments
2020 share payments should reach the Diocese by Friday 8th January in order to be shown on your account for 2020. Also, please ensure that any share payments for 2021 are clearly noted as being for 2021 to avoid confusion.

If you have any queries, you can contact the Finance Team finance@leeds.anglican.org 
 
Grants
New project funding and loans to support sector resilience

The Heritage Lottery Fund has now begun a phased reopening of their project grants scheme - applications are now open for grants of £3,000 - £10,000 and £10,000 - £100,000 from February 2021. Loans are also available for previous grant recipients....

Read more
www.heritagefund.org.uk
Applying for Funding - Help the Homeless

This funder makes grants to UK registered charities for capital expenses that will assist people who are homeless in their return to mainstream society.

Read more
www.help-the-homeless.org.uk
Local Connections Fund | The National Lottery Community Fund

The Local Connections Fund is a new £4 million fund to help charities and community groups in England that are working to reduce loneliness by helping them build connections across their communities.

Read more
www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Volant Charitable Trust

The Volant Trust accepts applications from charities that demonstrate a strong focus on alleviating social deprivation and helping vulnerable groups who have been impacted by the covid pandemic...

Read more
www.volanttrust.org
Later Life - The Masonic Charitable Foundation

The Masonic Charitable Foundation makes grants under two main funding streams: Children and Young People and later Life Inclusion - working to reduce loneliness and isolation in later life.

Read more
mcf.org.uk
Fundraising Webinars | Church Fundraising

Do you need help and advice with applying for grants? Ecclesiastical Insurance have developed webinars for churches in collaboration with the Philanthropy Company. We hope you find them helpful as our communities come back together.

Read more
www.ecclesiastical.com
News About Charity Commission Registration
The Charities (Exception from Registration) Regulations 1996 mean that PCCs with annual income below £100k do not need to register with the Charity Commission, but the current exception expires at the end of March 2021.

There is a Statutory Instrument going before Parliament in early 2021 which if passed will extend the exception by ten years. Further details will be shared in forthcoming Money for Missions.
Statistics For Mission
The completion date for Statistics for Mission data has been put back until Easter 2021 due to the impact on parishes of COVID-19.
Churches are usually asked to complete Statistics for Mission (SfM) by January 31.
Louise McFerren, Senior Statistical Researcher for the Church of England explained: “We do recognise that 2020 has been a very difficult year, we have tried to shorten the form quite a bit and just collect what is essential and/or easy for churches to tell us about.
We do want to celebrate what they have been doing this year. However, we will understand if churches need a little longer."
The system will finally close for data entry at Easter, April 4, 2021.”

It is advisable that people view/print a copy of the online form available at Parish Returns.

If anyone needs to create a login, please contact parishreturns@leeds.anglican.org.

For frequently asked questions see our webpage.
Who's Who?
Lead Stewardship and Income Generation Officer
0113 353 0216 or 07496 265509
Stewardship and Income Generation Officer
0113 353 0214 or 07376 525684
Accountant (Financial Services)
0113 353 0231
Finance Officer (Financial Services)
0113 353 0226
Finance Manager
0113 353 0220
Finance Supervisor
0113 3530 223
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Stewardship and Income Generation and Finance 
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