PRINTED RESOURCES
Funding Future Ministry. The Episcopal Church Foundation, 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017-4564. Available through Morehouse Publishing (800) 877-0012 or Episcopal Parish Services (800) 903-5544. $40.00. A practical manual based on the authors’ more than fifty years’ experience with Episcopal parish planned giving programs.
Guidelines For A Congregation Regarding Bequests, Special Gifts, And Endowments. The Episcopal Church Foundation, 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017-4564, 1996. Available through Episcopal Parish Services (800) 903-5544. $2.00 each, pack of 10 for $17.50. A very helpful “how-to” booklet on establishing a parish endowment fund and providing for its responsible management.
The Ministry Of Planned Giving Sample Kit. Available through the Episcopal Church Foundation (800) 697-2858. Cost $5.00. A packet of sample brochures and booklets that can be used to support a planned giving educational program in the local congregation. Includes a price list and instructions on how to order items in quantity.
Planned Giving Simplified: The Gift, the Giver, and the Gift Planner, by Robert F. Sharpe, Sr. The NSFRE/Wiley Fund Development Series, 1999. John Wiley& Sons Inc., $34.95 A good blueprint for planned giving programs. Based on the life ministry of Robert F. Sharpe, Sr., founder of the National Planned Giving Institute at the College of William and Mary.
The Complete Planned Giving Guide For Congregations. Morehouse Publishing, PO Box 1321, Harrisburg, PA 17105, 1996. (800) 877-0012. $139.00 Tools necessary to build a planned giving program in your parish. It includes a manual, brochures, bulletin inserts, a poster, sample letters, camera-ready advertisements, newsletter articles, and an excellent 10-minute video for use in the educational efforts. Designed for use in the Episcopal Church.
CONTACTS FOR GIFT PLANNING INFORMATION AND MATERIALS
The Academy for Episcopal Philantrophy. Three day academy for parishes, agencies, Foundations and dioceses. On planned giving and capital campaigns. Available for individual conferences (800) 697-2858
Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes (847) 864-5863 • Endowedpar@aol.com. A membership organization for parishes with endowments of one million or more. Annual meeting, membership services and newsletter.
Episcopal Parish Services Resource Catalog (800) 903-5544 Stewardship resources for the Episcopal Church.
The Episcopal Network for Stewardship Membership organization for general stewardship education (800) 699-2669 http://www.TENS.org
Morehouse Publishing (800) 877-0012 Brochures on planned giving and other publications
Robert F. Sharpe and Company 1-800-238-3253 www.sharpenet.com Resources for tracts, brochures as well as educational materials and seminars