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Want to bring in the big bucks?
We'd like to help churches do just that by compiling a list of local Rhode Island agencies and foundations that have a history of giving grants to religious institutions.
If your church has received a grant in the past five years, please email Ruthie Moulton (rmoulton@episcopalri.org) with the following:
- The name of the foundation or agency
- The purpose of the grant
- The amount you received
- When you received it
- Any comments about working with that foundation or agency
We are also interested in facilitating the sharing of experiences between congregations. Please let us know about members of your congregation who:
- Have a personal connection with a foundation or agency and might be willing to introduce a fellow Episcopalian to their contact there; or
- Might be able to assist another congregation in preparing a grant application.
Here are three websites that list foundations in Rhode Island. Do you know of others?
Top Giving Foundations: RI
National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
Foundation Center
Sharing information is such a simple way of helping one another.
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Christmas presents
When you've found just the right Christmas gift, it's a delight to watch as the recipient tears off the wrapping to see what's inside. That moment of eager anticipation has such power for givers and receivers alike.
The biggest present for Churches this season is
the influx of visitors and occasional worshipers at Christmas, on top of the stalwart regulars who fill their pews (and coffers).
In his article Doing a Christmas Eve Offering Well, J. Clif Christopher offers a different take on the power of all those visitors. He writes that Christmas service offerings are an important opportunity, but not for the reasons you might think.
Read his four tips for a spectacular Christmas Eve offering and see whether your church can leverage the real power in this season of giving.
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New year's resolutions
As the year comes to a close, it's time for some housekeeping -- or bookkeeping, as the case may be.
There's always so much paperwork, what with W-2s, 1099s, and giving statements, not to mention closing the fiscal year.
Top 10 Year-End Fiscal Tasks offers a brief look at what you can do ahead of time to make the year's end a whole lot easier -- tricks of the trade that can save you time and hassle.
This is a great time of year for folks to donate stock, so take a look at the new
Securities Gifts Procedures from the Bishop's Office.
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Online conferences
Episcopal Church Foundation has just announced its winter web conferences for clergy and lay leaders. Sessions are free, and all leaders are welcome, so please spread the word.
Tuesday, February 4 Wednesday, March 5 Wednesday, March 12
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