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2023-24 Stewardship of Talent/Treasure Renewal. Thank you for taking this short survey!
Your responses help us define best practices.
1.
Your Name
2.
Your Parish & City
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START OF
TALENT
SECTION
: Did you run Talent Renewal last year?
If Yes - Please answer the below question
If No - Please answer the below question
If Yes, what did you do and how did it go? If No, why did you not run a Talent Renewal?
4.
How can we encourage parishioners to 'take a step' and start volunteering in their parish?
5.
START OF
TREASURE
QUESTIONS
: Please check all that apply to this year's Parish Financial Renewal campaign
Someone from my parish attended a Renewal Training Session (live or via webinar)
We distributed an
Annual Report
to parishioners
We use some kind of Stewardship graphic for our bulletin (e-bulletin) cover during Treasure Renewal
We sent out quarterly giving statements this past year (N/A for ParishStaq users in 2023)
We used one of the suggested flyers ahead of the campaign:
'difference flyer'
,
'campaign comparison flyer'
or
'giving flyer'
We had a Witness Speaker during Mass (live, recorded, or virtual)
We sent one follow up letter by mail, email, or mobile
We sent two follow up letters by mail, email, or mobile
We used the 'List of Lost Pledger's' report from PDS (PStaq was not available) to send targeted follow up letters
We did a Thank You by Name flyer, inserting it in the bulletin (e-bulletin)
We sent out Thank You letters
We used Bishop Schuster's 'What is Stewardship video' (on website or played during Mass)
We sent the
'Thank you card'
with our Thank You letters
My parish used the generic commitment letter for pastor mailing
My parish used the segmented (shows past amounts pledged/suggested % increases) commitment letter for pastor mailing. (N/A for ParishStaq users in 2023)
We include Business Reply envelopes in our pastor mailings
My parish used an E-pledge card or
Archdiocesan website link
(or
'QR code'
) during campaign
We used the timeline provided by the Archdiocese
We used the suggested content in the
Digital/Social media/Email plan
provided the Archdiocese
We sent out 3 or more digital communications via email, flocknote, or social media during the campaign
We sent out email at the beginning of December asking online pledgers to update their online giving to reflect their most recent pledge
We sent out
'End of Year'
flyer in December suggesting an end of year charitable gift and different ways to give
6.
We currently provide several
materials
for your Talent/Treasure renewal that include pledge cards, posters, two bulletin inserts, thank you card and combined flyer (the flyer that combines Time-Talent-Treasure in one piece). What other materials should be included (or eliminated) that would assist you further in your renewal campaign?
I think we have just the right amount of material to successfully run our annual renewal campaigns
I think we should eliminate the following materials from the annual renewal campaigns (enter answer in comment box below)
I think we need to include the following material(s) that would help us improve the response to our annual renewal campaigns (enter answer in comment box below)
Enter comments here
7.
How do you communicate digitally with your parish?
Email (flocknote, PDS, ParishStaq, constant contact)
Text
Facebook
Other Social Media (Instagram, Twitter)
How many times a week do you send a digital communication to your parishioners?
8.
As we look to the future to create new design elements for the Renewal campaigns, many of you suggested photos of people. What images of people would you like to see for Talent/Treasure renewal? Choose all that apply.
More diversity shown in photos
More 'ministry in action' in the photos
More religious content in photos (Eucharist, praying, baptisms, etc.)
More children or young families in photos
More photos of pastor performing various pastor duties
9.
This year we provided a
full digital plan
with suggested content to be used during the Renewal campaign. Please comment regarding this resource
We used it and found it very helpful
We used some of it and found it helpful
We did not use it at all
We think it should be adjusted to include the following (see comment box below)
Other (please specify)
10.
At our parish, we use a general stewardship message (time, talent, or treasure) ..............
Throughout the entire year on a regular basis
A few times a year
Only during the renewal campaigns for Talent and Treasure
Not at all
Other (please specify)
11.
In the 'Take a Step' section of the
Pledge Card
, over the past 5 years we continue to use your input to tweak the giving statements. How useful to your parishioners do you think the following statements are? Please rate the below with 1 being not as useful to 4 being very useful. If you have other ideas, please let us know in the comment box. Thank you
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Targeted for those currently giving:
"Increase my pledge from last year"
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4
T
argeted for those who still consider their Online Giving as an on-going pledge:
"Keep current electronic gift as a recurring pledge but will increase it this year".
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4
Targeted for those who may not be able to take a step in their giving:
" Pledge to give the same amount as last year, but will prayerfully consider an increase"
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4
Targeted for those who are not giving on a regular basis:
" Start giving this year and will pledge to give $10 a week (or $40 per month).
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4
Other ideas or adjustments to the above language?
12.
As it relates to stewardship, what topics would you like see covered over the next year or so (check no more than two)?
Effective communication (at Mass, in my bulletin, email, social media, etc.)
Our pastor/parochial vicar need a greater understanding of the meaning of stewardship
More education to help our parishioners donate beyond cash (IRA's, QCD, Planned Giving)
Optimizing our new ParishStaq data system
How do we engage parishioners & their families in the life of the parish
Opportunities to bring our parish stewardship leaders together
Other training topic ideas (please specify)
13.
In your opinion, what works for you at YOUR parish as you try to communicate and engage your parishioners to give and serve?
14.
What further resources might you need from the Annual Campaigns office?
15.
How can our Annual Campaigns office serve you better?
