The document announces a 75th anniversary celebration for Episcopal Relief & Development to take place from 2014-2015. It outlines four objectives for the celebration: 1) forming committees to guide the celebration and fundraising campaign, 2) engaging the Episcopal Church in 75 weeks of educational celebration, 3) strengthening Episcopal Relief & Development's capacity and mission through a $7.5 million fundraising campaign, and 4) ensuring ongoing support through a monthly giving program. The celebration will feature various events and a campaign to raise funds for Episcopal Relief & Development's programs in poverty relief, clean water, nutrition, and livelihoods. Individuals and churches are encouraged to get involved through donations, events, and educational activities.
2. Invitation to the entire Church to participate:
Believ
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Inspire
Empower
ACTGive
LOVE
3. Celebration Objectives
Objective 1: Call together volunteers in an Honorary Committee and
a Steering Committee to help guide the 75th Anniversary Celebrations
and excite and motivate generous supporters.
Objective 2: Engage the Episcopal Church in 75 weeks of celebration
(2014-2015) that educates and builds awareness by bringing to life
Episcopal Relief & Development’s work.
Objective 3: Strengthen Episcopal Relief & Development’s capacity to
fulfill its mission through a fundraising campaign with a goal of $7.5
million.
Objective 4: Ensure ongoing support for Episcopal Relief &
Development after the 75th Anniversary by developing a monthly giving
program that provides $750K of annual support for the organization
post-2015.
4. Honorary Committee
Honorary Chair: Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop
Honorary Co-Chairs: Right Rev. Frank T. Griswold, Presiding Bishop, Retired and
Right Rev. Edmond L. Browning, Presiding Bishop, Retired
Members: Select Bishops (US and International), Past and Current Leaders of
organization and in the Church, Individuals with recognition beyond the Church
Steering Committee
Chair: Dr. Katherine George
Members: Select Bishops, Clergy, Provincial Coordinators, Deans, Episcopal Church
staff and leadership, Communicators, Supporters, and Others
Initial conference calls held in January, 2014
Sub-Committees
Initial meetings to be held during first quarter, 2014
Honorary and Steering Committees
9. 75th Anniversary – Photo Exhibition
• Preview at Executive Council, June 10-12, 2014
• Church of the Nativity, Scottsdale, AZ
• Video Presentation at Episcopal Youth Event, July 9-
13, 2014
• Villanova University, Philadelphia
• Kick-off event, Cathedral of St. John the Divine,
September 2014
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13. Walk in Love
Connecting the Programs of
Episcopal Relief & Development
to the Anglican Cycle of Prayer
14. 75th Anniversary Campaign
Invest in our Future
• Raise $7.5 million by 2015
• Support our core work
• Share our impact and relevance
• Celebrate as a body
• Motivate, inspire and empower
our volunteers
• Engage new friends
• Strengthen and expand our
donor base
15. Campaign Areas
75th Anniversary
• Help fight poverty, hunger and
disease worldwide
Carry the Water
• Ensuring access to clean water by
building water systems and
promoting hygiene and sanitation
Fast to Feed
• Improving access to nutritious food
by empowering families to raise
healthy animals and employing
sustainable agricultural practices
Thrive to Five
• Enabling children and families
to best start in life through
maternal health, malaria
prevention and early childhood
development programs
Pennies for Prosperity
• Opportunities for successful
livelihoods by promoting micro-
finance, vocational training and
small business development
16. How to Get Involved
Individuals can make a huge
impact!
• Give a special 75th gift
• Become a monthly donor
through our Sustainers
Circle
• Individuals to promote with
friends and colleagues
Churches and groups can
make a bigger impact!
• Plan a diocesan/ school wide
celebration and campaign.
• Talk to Joy to get started
• Discuss the 75th with your
Bishop/ Seminary Dean
• Invite your congregational
reps to support
• Be creative!
17. Campaign & Educational Resources
Visit us at www.episcopalrelief.org/75
• Our History
• FAQ- Sheets
• One Pagers- 75th & Campaign
• Ideas for Fundraising
• Prayers & Photos
• Videos & Stories
• Curriculum
• Logos and graphic
More to come this summer including bulletin
inserts, display boards, buttons, etc.
18. 75th Anniversary Organizing
You’re excited!
We’re excited!
Now what??
Opportunities to:
Build relationships
Build leadership and capacity
Build on strengths and assets
Invite people to join us!
19. • CELEBRATE: Our history and
collective work. Thank people for
their generosity & raise awareness
about our work.
• PRAY: For our partners and critical
mission
• LEARN: About our work through
our 75 stories & Christian
formation resources. Invite others!
• ACT: Invest in our future and
support our 75th Campaign
Ways to Get Involved
20. Next Steps
Expand your circle
• Engage parish reps. Ask for ideas
• Engage new audiences/ groups
• Individuals for planning team
Create Draft Plan
• Joy can help with diocesan wide
planning
• Create draft plan (celebration/ campaign
focus, committee structure/ timeline)
• Meet with Bishop or Seminary Dean
• Compliment efforts in diocese
• Determine next steps
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Share the website as a way to describe the following items:
Branding and Tools
Development of branding and messages
Integrated strategy for social media and online platforms
Primary and secondary platforms
Sharing of stories
Contests and awards
Special section on website
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A preview will be shown to the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church this June in Scottsdale, Arizona
Launch: September of 2014 in New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine; then to
Denver at St. John’s Cathedral
San Francisco at Grace Cathedral
Cincinnati at Christ Church Cathedral
St. Peter’s, Charlotte, North Carolina
The convention of the Diocese of Los Angeles then Trinity Santa Barbara
Those are all of the installations currently planned. We are now in conversation and planning to visit:
Jacksonville, Florida
Seattle, Washington
Bar Harbor or Mount Desert Island, Maine
Chicago
Dallas and
Houston
Raleigh/Durham
Columbia, South Carolina
Jackson, Mississippi and
New Orleans
Boston
Hartford, Connecticut
And right here in Atlanta
Of course, the Photo Exhibit will be featured prominently at the General Convention of The Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City, June of 2015
Photo, General Convention, Episcopal Relief & Development booth
Artist’s rendition of Chad Brinkman at the Archives of The Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas.