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Please note: Sites have been listed
because they provide information or services which may be
of use to Church Treasurers and other PCC members. The St
Edmundsbury & Ipswich DBF is not, through any link on
its web site, endorsing any specific product or service. |
| STEWARDSHIP |
| The
Christian Stewardship Website |
Use
the hyperlink alongside to connect to the newly branded Church
of England Stewardship Website - the UK's leading online stewardship
resource for local churches. It contains links to hundreds
of other sites, and a bulletin board for online discussions. |
| American
Church Envelope Service |
ACES
- the market leaders in the provision of creative and imaginative
church offering envelope programmes - customisable and all
at competitive rates. Larger envelopes enable greater giving
-(notes not coins). |
| Anglican
Stewardship Association |
ASA
is a UK-based professional independent organisation providing
advice and assistance for the promotion of effective and faith-based
Christian Stewardship. |
| CCLA |
CCLA
manages the Church of England funds which are available for
use by its parishes. |
| Central
Church Fund |
The
Central Church Fund was established in 1915 to help provide
for the general needs of the Church of England.It is the only
central fund available to the Church of England to support
its activities at all levels and in all areas.
The
Fund offers grants and loans to a wide variety of diocesan,
deanery and (most frequently) parish projects. Applications
from projects which show imagination in responding to need
and which seek to bridge a gap between the Church and the
local community are particularly welcome.
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| Charity
Finance Directors Group |
The
Charity Finance Directors' Group is a membership organisation
set up in 1987 and specialises in helping charities to manage
their accounting, taxation, audit and other finance related
functions. |
| Charity
Commission for England and Wales |
The
Charity Commission is established by law as the regulator
and registrar for charities in England and Wales. Our aim
is to provide the best possible regulation of charities in
England and Wales in order to increase charities' effectiveness
and public confidence and trust. |
| Christians
on the Internet (COIN) |
- COIN
is an interdenominational group of Christian users of
the Internet.
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COIN exists to encourage and to help churches, church
organisations and individuals to make sensible use of
the Internet.
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| Church
Commissioners |
The
Church Commissioners were formed in 1948 by joining together
two bodies - Queen Anne's Bounty and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
Currently based at 1 Millbank, Westminster, their role is
to manage the Church's historic assets, today invested in
stock market shares and property, to produce money to support
the Church's ministry. The Church Commissioners meet some
20% of the Church's total running costs. |
| Church
Computer User Group |
CCUG
is a non-profit making charity that has been helping churches,
and those who work in them, with computers and related technologies
since 1981. Formerly a membership organisation publishing
regular printed newsletters, CCUG has relaunched as a free
and internet-based service. Now, for the first time, the full
range of CCUG services is available to everyone free of charge. |
| Donorpoint |
DonorPoint
... In a nutshell, what does it do?
Think in terms of a cash machine, yet instead of giving out
cash, DonorPoint allows your organisation or charity to collect
donations directly from debit and credit cards! The unit also
captures Gift Aid details and any other donor data you may
need for your appeal or membership. It’s a floor mounted,
yet portable unit, which can be used anywhere you have a plug
socket and mobile signal. Ideal for fundraising days, concourse
promotions, as well as fixed in more permanent locations as
visitor and shopping centres and the like. |
| Efundraising |
This
service takes online fundraising to a new level. Your donation
pages can include your own branding and message to your supporters.
In addition to one-off credit/debit card donations, you can
also generate regular support via direct debit. CAF set up
and manage the instruction on your behalf so you don't need
to be a registered direct debit originator yourselves. Our
multi-currency facility enables donors to give in the currency
of their choice although we will pass you funds in GBP. |
| Envelope
Systems |
Our
family business has been involved with the production of church
stewardship envelopes from their first introduction into the
UK in the 1950s by the trailblazing American fund-raiser Colonel
Louis G. Wells. The Wells organisation introduced the concept
of church stewardship via envelopes to churches and cathedrals
across the UK, most of whom continue to benefit from envelope
schemes today. In
1976, we created our own range of products, realising a
need among churches and charities for a simple and uncomplicated
range of high quality products offering outstanding value.
At 115mm x 76mm, our regular envelopes are among the largest
offertory envelopes available, apart of course from our
new Gift Aid donation envelope. At 140mm x 76mm, it has
ample space for containing the most generous donations.
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| Gift
Aid |
The
Gift Aid scheme was amended by Finance Act 2000 for donations
made by individuals on or after 6 April 2000. The main changes
were to:
- abolish
the £250 minimum limit for Gift Aid donations, so
that the scheme applies to any donation, whether large
or small, regular or one-off
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withdraw the separate tax relief for payments made under
a Deed of Covenant and give all relief for such payments
under the Gift Aid scheme
- replace
the requirement for donors to give the charity a Gift
Aid certificate with a requirement to give a new, simpler
and more flexible Gift Aid declaration
- allow
donors to give a written Gift Aid declaration by post,
by fax or by Internet or an oral declaration over the
phone or face to face.
allow
- Crown
servants and members of the UK armed services serving
overseas, and
other non-UK-resident individuals who make donations out
of income or gains charged to UK tax,
to use the new Gift Aid scheme.
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| Giving
Campaign |
Although
the Giving Campaign (July 2001 to June 2004) is now closed,
the site is still well worth a visit. This was an independent,
National Campaign supported by the voluntary sector and the
government. It was established to increase the amount of money
given to UK charities; and, in the long term, to encourage
a culture of giving where it is thought natural for everyone
able to do so to give money and time to improve the quality
of life for others. |
| Listed
Places of Worship Grant Scheme |
An
interim grant scheme which returns, in grant aid, the difference
between 5% and the actual amount spent on VAT on eligible
repairs to listed places of worship.The Scheme is currently
due to continue until the end of March 2008. |
| Stewardship |
Stewardship
is the Christian financial support services charity formed
by the merger of Stewardship Services and Sovereign Giving.
Annually, they sponsor or participate in several conferences
and training sessions including M:power and FaithWorks.
Churches
and charities know it is important to have efficient and
effective administration. You will want to pursue the work
that God has given you and not be weighed down by these
important but time-consuming processes.Our range of services
lifts the burden from hard-pressed treasurers and administrators.
Whether it's advice on insurance, running your payroll,
or getting your accounts examined, we can help with these
and more. |
