Annual Giving

Project Resource teaches about different types of giving and strategies for planning a successful annual stewardship campaign. Your annual stewardship campaign invites members of your congregation to pledge from their financial resources to support the day-to-day work of the parish.

“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21&  Luke 12:34

When you break down an annual campaign to an intentional monthly calendar, the many to-dos become do-able! How do you plan, create, launch, track, succeed, celebrate, and thank within an annual cycle?
 

Basic Steps to a Successful Annual Campaign

Please visit the following pages for a comprehensive walk-through of the steps to a successful annual campaign.

  1. Choose a leader

  2. Listen & Plan

  3. Develop a theme

  4. Plan a communications strategy

  5. Launch & celebrate

  6. Thank & celebrate

  7. Thank, thank, & thank

  8. Plan for next year

Sample Sermons & Teaching Resources

Sample Tracking Form

Sample Tracking Form .xls

Articles

Tools to Transform Money into Ministry
http://www.ecfvp.org/tools/200/tools-to-transform-money-into-ministry

An Experiment: Practicing Year Round Stewardship
http://www.ecfvp.org/tools/201/resources-for-an-experiment-practicing-year-round-

Electronic Giving Card: For Offering Plate
http://www.ecfvp.org/tools/195/electronic-giving-card-for-offering-plate

Our "Money Life"
http://www.ecfvp.org/tools/182/our-money-life

Stewardship, Tithing, Giving, Annual Pledge
http://www.ecfvp.org/tools/183/stewardship-tithing-giving-annual-pledge-defined

Squash Tithe Resources
http://www.ecfvp.org/tools/181/squash-tithe-resources

Abundance Stewardship - St. Luke's Style
www.ecfvp.org/tools/179/abundance-stewardship-st-lukes-style

Narrative Budget Template
http://www.ecfvp.org/tools/169/narrative-budget-template

L.E.A.D.E.R - The Mission Driven Budget
http://www.ecfvp.org/tools/23/l-e-a-d-e-r-the-mission-driven-budget

Collective Foundation
The Collective Foundation was a nonprofit initiative launched by the Vandersall Collective to address the lack of fundraising data and strategies tailored to Christian communities of color. It conducted nationwide gatherings and research, culminating in a report offering insights and tools for more inclusive and effective fundraising practices. Although the Foundation officially concluded its work in 2022, its resources remain available through the Vandersall Collective's website: https://www.vandersallcollective.com/collective-foundation