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BECAUSE OF YOU, YOUR GIFT: Offers hope and Sustains Catholic schools and Provides for active and religious education retired priests healing to the poor Supports parish ministries Forms seminarians Strengthens youth and young adults

AGENDA  CSA 16 – 17 Review  Good Shepherd Society Review  CSA 17 – 18  CSA 3-Year Historical Review  CSA Allocation (Fund Recap)  What’s New  CSA Campaign Overview  Return Procedures

CSA 16 – 17 REVIEW Recap  Goal $5.5M – 108%  Challenge goal $6M – 99% ($10K away from goal)  Pledged amount - $5.99M  Received amount - $5.6M (estimate through Dec.)  82 parishes surpassed their goal  63 parishes surpassed their challenge goal  Employee participation rate = 55%  Priest participation rate = 53%  YOY Comparisons  3% increase - pledged  8% increase – paid  8% increase – average gift amount  5% decrease- participation rate (trend today – less people are giving more) 

GOOD SHEPHERD SOCIETY REVIEW  Recognizes donors who give $2,500 or more a year to CSA  Launched in 16 - 17  318 Members  Average gift is $4,500  24% of the total appeal comes from this group

CSA 17 - 18  Goal - $5.8M (5% increase)  Challenge Goal - $6.1M (5% increase)  Parish Goals  Not mandatory  No parish rebates  Same as last year. Goals are based on 3-year historical data provided to you in your folder  Some parishes received an increase and others a decrease based on previous years actuals and averages

CSA 3-YEAR HISTORICAL REVIEW  2014 – 2015  Goal - $4.9M Average Gift - $254  Pledged - $5.3M # Pledging Families – 20,806  Received - $5.1M  % of Goal – 109%  2015 – 2016  Goal - $5.0M Average Gift - $261  Pledged - $5.8M # of Pledging Families – 22,183  Received - $5.5M  % of Goal – 116%  2016 – 2017  Goal - $5.5M Average Gift - $278  Pledged - $5.9M # of Pledging Families – 21,228  Received to date $5.4M  % of Goal – 108%

CSA ALLOCATION/TOTAL = $5.8M

WHAT’S NEW  In-Pew Pledge Card – similar as last year with new design  Prayer Card  Text to Give – text dollar amount to (512) 829-3826  Video – “new look”  Bishop Letter – Pastors to read letter at Masses on Awareness & Education Weekend (October 21-22)  Pastor Follow-up Letter (December)

IN-PEW PLEDGE CARD  English on one side, Spanish on the other  Matte finish – easier to write on  Split into 3 sections (keep sections 1 & 2 and detach 3) Section 1 – “Be One in Christ” theme  Section 2 – “Be One in Christ” Prayer and call to action to grow in holiness,  prayer and faith Section 3 – In-Pew pledge card that is detached and put in the envelope 

“BE ONE IN CHRIST” PRAYER CARD  Will be included in the first mailing with the letter from Bishop – bilingual  Last year we gave out the holy water bottles as it related to the theme, “Living Water.” The CSA Committee decided on a prayer card so we would pray to all “Be One in Christ”

TEXT TO GIVE  Text to Give – text dollar amount to (512) 829-3826 Our culture has changed – people want an easier way to give  Traditional ways of giving can be a hassle. Allows donors to give  immediately without filling out a form The text# is on the Case Support Brochure & In-Pew Pledge card  Donors can make a one-time or recurring gift  They receive an immediate thank you for the gift 

VIDEO  Videos are trending toward an epic style of imagery that is quick moving, tells a story and evokes emotion  Captured footage throughout the diocese to include our diverse cultures  Cast Media produced the video – their core competency is Catholic- based productions  20% of parishes showed video last year We have DVD copies available – some churches do not have Wi-Fi access  It is available through Vimeo link for Social Media 

LETTERS  Bishop Letter – Pastors to read letter at Masses on Awareness & Education Weekend (October 21-22) Bilingual  Included in your packet  Posted on the website   Pastor Follow- up “Ask” Letter (December) New this year but have utilized this process in previous appeals  Increase in pledges  Not mandatory  NEED  Parish stationary  Pastor’s signature  Letter will be sent to your Pastor in October outlining the process 

PARISH INCENTIVE PROGRAM  Launch date – Began with CSA 16 - 17  Ends with parish & donor reception with the Bishops on September 30  Measurements for 17 - 18 Achieve CSA 17 - 18 goal  Achieve CSA 17 - 18 challenge goal  Deanery achieves goal  YOY increase in the number of gifts  A priest from the parish attends a CSA training or the “Priest Luncheon” on  October 24 Show the CSA video at the parish  All priests in Deanery make a pledge   How the program works: A parish receives one ticket for achieving any of the above measurements  All tickets will be gathered at the reception  The Bishop picks 5 winning tickets  Five parishes will be granted $5,000 for their parish operations  Parish must be present to win  Parishes will receive recognition for achieving their goals 

CSA 16 – 17 PARISH INCENTIVE PROGRAM REVIEW  Tickets Earned – Maximum = 6 5 parishes earned 6 tickets  Dolores  St. Thomas More  St. Margaret Mary  Our Lady Of Guadalupe – Taylor  St. Mary of the Assumption – String Prairie  14 parishes earned 5 tickets  32 parishes earned 4 tickets  28 parishes earned 3 tickets  23 parishes earned 2 tickets  22 parishes earned 1 ticket  1 parish did not receive any tickets 

CSA CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW  Good leadership comes from stewardship (or parish) committee  Strong lay leadership is key to success  Consider dividing duties  Review checklist in resources

CSA CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW  Materials – all on website Last Year’s Annual Report  Video (English & Spanish)  Brochure  Bookmark  Bulletin Insert  Bulletin company wrapper/pdf version  In-Pew Envelope with #9 envelope  Poster  Tyvek Envelope and Transmittal Form to send batches 

CSA CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW  Important Dates  Receptions Sept. 19 – Chancery (Good Shepherd Society Luncheon with both Bishops)  Sept. 30 – St. Helen, Georgetown (Parish & Donor Reception with both Bishops)  Oct. 24 – Pastoral Center (Priest Luncheon)   Oct. 16 - 20 – Letter and pledge card mailed  Oct. 21- 22 – Awareness and Education Weekend – Read Bishop letter at all Masses  Oct. 28 - 29 – Announcement Weekend  Nov. 4 - 5 – Commitment weekend  Nov. 6 (Monday) – Batch CSA envelopes, fill out transmittal form and send in Return Mailer  Nov. 11 - 12 – Follow-up weekend  Dec. – Follow-up letter from Pastor to all families who have not made a gift  Jan – Follow-up letter from Bishop to all donors who have not made a gift  Feb – Apr – Follow-up phone calls

CSA CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW  Tips for Success Be prepared – read the materials  Start early – advance notice  Be positive and enthusiastic  Strive for 100% participation  See support as a sign of stewardship  Encourage pledging 

CSA CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW  Tips for Success Use all campaign materials  Passionate Homily or pulpit talk  Display parish progress  Offer follow-up opportunities  Stress stewardship  Promote 3 weekends 

CSA CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW  Commitment Weekend  Distribute cards to every family  Demonstrate how to complete the cards  Review each of the 3 sections of the pledge card  Give families time to complete the cards – silence is your friend  Collect cards separately from regular collection  A gift of prayers or a zero is still a pledge

RETURN PROCEDURES  Return Procedures Letter Concepts is our third-party partner located in Connecticut that processes  our in-pew pledges Letter Concepts handles the mailing of our direct pledge cards  Work with over 3,200 parishes nationwide  PCI and SAS-70 Type II compliant  Use a safe lock box method to receive payments  Parishes find the process quick and easy to complete  Have teams that are experienced in our processing methods  They will receive over 10,000 pieces of mail over the first two weeks after commitment  weekend