TENS Webinars

Upcoming Webinars

TENS offers webinars throughout the year to vestries, stewardship committees, dioceses, and provinces to help prepare lay and clergy stewardship leaders for pledge campaigns and to talk about year-round stewardship. To sign up to receive notifications as soon as we release a new event, please register at our Eventbrite page http://theepiscopalnetworkforstewardship.eventbrite.com

January 20, 2024, 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Learn tools and best practices to evaluate the approach, work, and results of your fall campaign. Celebrate and give thanks! Read More »

Previous Webinars and Slide Decks

Best Practices for 2023-2024 Pledge Campaigns

Topics Covered: Tips on how to talk about money in challenging times Overview of your pledge / promise card Liturgical Tools for your campaign Review

Breaking Through the Pledge Plateau – 2023

Topics Covered: Analyze trends in your donors / members Teaching and Preaching about mission How to inspire members to make their best gifts Review of

Creating Budgets that Support Ministry

Topics Covered: Discussion: How does the budgeting process take place in your church?Tips on how to talk about money in challenging timesBest practices on setting

Evaluating Your Pledge Campaign

Topics Covered: Asking the Right Questions about trendsAnalyzing your performance in financial goals and membership commitmentEffective Goal Setting for future campaigns

Motivations for Intergenerational Giving – 2023

Topics Covered: Best practices for recognizing generational difference in fundraising Materials matter – shaping up your Stewardship materials How to motivate and retain Millennial and

Recruiting & Training a Stewardship Team

Topics Covered: The role of a Stewardship CommitteeRecruiting best practicesForming your team theologicallyPastoral challenges in stewardshipParticipating in goal setting for fundraising

Campaign 2022: Ready, Set, Launch!

Review strategies for talking about money and faith; motivate members to make their best gifts; understand the 2022 TENS More Than Enough campaign tools. Your

Evaluating Pledge Campaign Performance – 2022

Learn best practices to identify trends and learn from your past campaign in order to prepare for the next one.

Making the Case

Topics Covered: Help your members to make their best giftDesign materials that have impactStrengthening mission-focused story-telling

Motivations for Intergenerational Giving

Learn Best Practices and Tools to combat and navigate donor fatigue in pledge campaigns and to foster mission-inspired giving in congregations

Reinvigorating Your Legacy Society

Topics Covered: Steps to Start Your Planned Giving MinistryMost Common Planned Giving Vehicles and their Benefits

Breaking Through the Pledge Plateau

Learn Best Practices and Tools to combat and navigate donor fatigue in pledge campaigns and to foster mission-inspired giving in congregations

Campaign 2021: Ready, Set, Launch!

Topics Covered: Your questions answered about online giving and reportingTips on how to talk about money in challenging timesBest practices on campaign implementation and cultureWalking

Making the Case! Designing for Impact

Topics Covered: Creating Compelling Case Statements and Materials for Congregational FundraisingWhy provide a case for supportGenerational differences in donor motivationThe art and craft of making

Topics Covered: Why your congregation should offer online giving optionsBest practices for using social media, websites, and mobile campaigns for faith-based fundraisingRound-up of the best-performing

Year-Round Stewardship Practices

Topics Covered: Understand why fundraising and stewardship are related, but separateAdopt and teach a practice of generosity in your personal life and for your congregationAdvanced,

CARES & SECURE Act Implications on 2020 Taxes and Giving

Topics Covered: Learn how the CARES and SECURE Act change your taxable income for 2020Discuss some best practices for making gifts from retirement accountsGeneral Planned

Creating Virtual Community for Stewardship

Topics Covered: Creating meaningful small groups around stewardship virtuallyFormation for stewardship, adult education and rector’s forumsPushing the boundaries of digital connection to create deep community

Deepening Your Stewardship Formation

Topics Covered: How to form your flock theologically for stewardshipTools and practices for year-round stewardship teachingStrengthening small groups through story-telling

Planned Giving, Legacy Societies, & Endowments – The Basics

Topics Covered: How to start a new legacy society in your congregationReview of resources, books, and pamphlets church planned giving programsDetailed review of planned giving

Using the TENS Resources Virtually

Topics Covered: How to use the TENS Resources for virtual fundraisingCreating small groups for stewardship

Virtual Events, Galas, & Auctions for Church Fundraising

Topics Covered: Your annual fundraising event can still happen – online!Bake sales, talent shows, church dinners, auctions, and moreReview of common auction softwareBest Practices on

Virtual Stewardship 101: Pledge Campaigns & Virtual Offering Plates

Topics Covered: Review of Common Virtual Offering Plates and Online Fundraising Best PracticesVirtual Pledge Campaigns – the new normal