Planning Group Agenda 6: Key Tasks

By the end of this meeting the majority of the planning should be either completed or well in hand for completion. In particular:

• Pay attention to the arrangements for implementing an effective and personal follow up strategy. A programme that is well planned and well executed can still be let down by failure in administering the follow up. Ensure all arrangements for sending out thank you letters, for responding to requests for further information and following up non responses are in place, and someone has taken responsibility for them.
• Ensure that the PCC/DCC have discussed Leadership and agreed whether they will make their own response before the congregation does.
• Ensure that the decision as to whether the corporate financial response will be included in the congregational and fringe letters has been taken.
• Check that all the literature - brochures, letters and response forms - are ready for distribution.

The next meeting of the Planning Group is the dedicated programme meeting. This meeting ties down the details related to the actual running of the Giving in Grace programme in the church.

Depending on time constraints, it is possible to include the programme meeting actions within planning meeting 6.