75th Anniversary Celebration

Invitation to the entire Church to participate:

Believe

Inspire

Empower

ACTGive

LOVE

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.

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

75th Anniversary – Sharing Our Stories

75th Anniversary – Website Portal

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

Walk in Love

Connecting the Programs of

Episcopal Relief & Development

to the Anglican Cycle of Prayer

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

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

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!

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.

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!

• 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

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

Questions?