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Prep staff to work remotely
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Tackle “rainy day” projects
• Hunt down missing addresses What should I • Send thank-you notes do all day? • Invite every family to follow the parish on Facebook • Create a stewardship plan • Redesign the new parishioner welcome packet • Improve your online giving page 8
What should I do all day? Organize volunteer-from-home ideas for your parishioners! Form prayer teams Organize future projects Make phone calls to shut-ins 9
Livestream Mass
Equipment you’ll need
Parish Facebook page Smartphone with full battery Strong Wi-Fi signal
A way for people to give online
Take me to your leader A tripod for your smartphone
An external microphone (optional)
People you’ll need
Producer Digital Usher
• Administrator rights on Facebook • Records the Mass on a smartphone • Starts and stops the livestream Producer
Producer Digital Usher
• Watches the livestream on a computer • Welcomes and greets people online • Answers questions • Coordinates the offertory collection Digital Usher
hey, that’s my job!
hey, that’s my job!
• Watches the livestream on a computer • Welcomes and greets people online • Answers questions • Coordinates the offertory collection Digital Usher
D.I.Y. (Do it yourself)
It’s actually pretty easy Just click “live” in the area where you’d normally create a post
Record in “landscape” mode
“Here is a link to participate in the offertory. Your gifts help us spread the Gospel even when we can’t gather together for Holy Mass. Please make your gift at www.churchname.com/donate” Livestream Comments Viewing Area Area
What if someone posts an inappropriate comment?
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Embrace online giving
59% of donors over 66 have given online
In the past year, mobile giving has increased 205%
You probably already have what you need
“Here is a link to participate in the digital offertory. Your gifts help us minister even when we can’t gather together for Holy Mass. Please make your gift at www.churchname.com/donate.”
How do you protect your offertory? Send a letter to every household • Update them on your parish plans • Ask them follow the parish on social media • Provide contact information for emergencies • Pray for them and ask for their prayers • Thank them for their generosity and faith • Ask them to move their tithe online Then e-mail the message with a hyperlink
Does online giving really matter?
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How many parishioner emails do you have on file? Avg household giving Fewer than 30% of emails $589 $597 Between 30 - 70% of emails Greater than 70% of emails $716 21% more!
Get active on social media
82% of Baby Boomers have a social media account
The new (digital) evangelization 35% 86% Only 35% of Christians will create …But 86% will share religious religious content for Facebook… content that’s already created
Average household giving is 6.4% higher at parishes with an active Facebook page 47
Parishes that post at least daily on Facebook report household giving that is 44% higher than those who don’t 48
But what should we post every day? Understaffed Under resourced Pressed for time
Content ideas Provide parish updates Livestream Masses, rosaries and bible studies Ask for prayer intentions Start a book club Promote volunteer-from-home opportunities Remind families of Formed.org or Word on Fire Share Catholic podcasts and other resources
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