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Wills and Legacies Resources

Parishes can request additional free hard copies of these resources from Juliet Evans

PCC Handbook click here a short handbook for PCCs wishing to promote legacy-giving in their parish

A4 poster, click here

A4 Poster for overprinting with parish text, click here

"How you can make a lasting difference to the work of your Church" leaflet click here this leaflet aims to show the range of church work going on in the diocese, set legacies in the context of Christian giving and encourage readers to make a Will and to consider including a gift to the church in it.

Sample of a parish leaflet encouraging legacy giving click here

Sample of another parish leaflet encouraging legacy giving click here

(A template for parish leaflet in Microsoft Publisher format is available from Juliet Evans.  Otherwise you can ask the Church of England's national stewardship team to customise and print the leaflets for you.  For more details visit: www.churchlegacy.org.uk under 'Downloadable Resources')

"A simple guide to making your Will" leaflet click here

Gift Aid Changes

Following the recent changes in the HMRC Gift Aid regulations, Data Developments have produced an updated version of their Gift Aid Booklet which are available free of charge as downloadable pdfs:

Gift Aid Booklet – for the full version click here

Gift Aid Booklet – for the checklist click here

A summary of the changes, which was circulated last year, can be found on the Parish Resources website.

Giving Insights

In 2011 the Churches Together Stewardship Network carried out a project to understand more about what givers in our churches think about their giving, how they give, what affects how much they give, and whether there are differences between denominations.

Over 1600 givers from five denominations completed a short survey, which has yielded a wealth of insights, including:

· the dependence of the churches on older givers, and those who might be expected to reach retirement in the next ten years.

· that how people give makes a significant difference to the level of their giving, with those giving by Standing Order on average giving at a significantly higher level.

· the degree to which givers feel guilty about their giving, and how they feel about the teaching they've received.

· whether church members think about their giving in proportion to their income, and what difference this makes if they do.

· the difference that commitment to the church makes, and also the importance of givers understanding the church's financial situation.

More information can be found on the Parish Resources website www.parishresources.org.uk/givinginsight/index.htm. The full report plus a four-page summary are available for free download from this site. Printed versions of the full report can be obtained from the National Stewardship Office of the Church of England nso@parishresources.org.uk  at a cost of £10.

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