1. Understanding the Scheme & The Strategic Benefits
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2. Principles Behind the Scheme
Response to fundamental change in the way parish ministry is paid for
2. Church needed to develop in line with Third Sector
3. Lighten the burden locally
4. Bring a unique benefit …
Giving to rise in line with inflation annually

3. How PGS Works: 3

4. Benefits of Central Approach
Centrally run scheme reduces administration costs
Centralised resource purchasing keeps the cost low of high quality resources through bulk purchasing
Only one database to maintain bank charges the same regardless of volume or amount
Access to Stewardship expertise through member dioceses and beyond
Professional service

5. Member Dioceses to Date
Year
Joining diocese launch date (year and month)
2009
Gloucester (09)
2012
Winchester (09)
2013
Chichester (02)
2014 – Joint Venture (11)
Exeter (11)
2015
Guildford (03), Liverpool (03), Chelmsford (08) & Portsmouth (09)
2016
Truro (01), St Albans (02), Birmingham (05), Leicester (05) & London (05)
Live at end 2015
In pre-launch phase or with launch in 2016/17
Conversations

6. Rapid Growth
846 parishes registered with PGS over 17,045 active donors
£800,000 raised during 2011(including £150k Gift Aid)
£10 million during 2015 (including £1.9m Gift Aid)

7. Benefits for Parishes Reduces Workload Efficient
Aids Succession Planning
Improved Cash Flow
Potential For Anonymity
Inflationary Increase

8. Impact of Inflationary Uplift
2016 year to date:
59% of monthly givers inflate their gifts
In addition15% (opting in) have increased further, either by super inflation (6%) or as a result of a parish request (9%)
Reductions: only 0.5% donors have reduced their contribution

9. Diocesan Comparison Diocese Total no: Parishes No: Registered PGS
% of Parishes with active donors
Number of donors
% donors (against 2014 national statistics on total planned givers)
Winchester
261
141
54%
3432
21%
Gloucester
302
149
49%
2854
27%
Portsmouth
142 61
43%
1247
16%
Chichester
367
153
42%
3467
15%
Liverpool
205 62
30%
1487
11%
Guildford
163 49
1279 8%
Exeter
498
136
1546
Truro
220 36
360 6%
Chelmsford
465 38
340 2%

10. Impact in Portsmouth
Within 1st year:-
43% of parishes active within the scheme
48% of parishes registered with PGS
Significant Stewardship input with parishes in 12 months

11. Impact in Portsmouth Increased giving levels:
National Statistics
Portsmouth
Average Weekly Giving (ex GA) monthly PGS donors
£16.16
£15.19
Average Weekly Giving (ex GA) Per TEPG (2014 stats)
£12.01
£10.49
Increase through PGS
+ 35%
+ 44%
59% of donors opting for the inflationary increase
Improving Stewardship Practices

12. Portsmouth Factors Geography Very Relational
Commitment to PGS from Senior Staff
Built Momentum
Expectation
Continued Strategic Approach
Regular Communication & Celebration

13. Question & Answers
Don’t forget the Stewardship Adviser is available to help with any with any tricky questions
Victoria James – ;