Equity and Sustainability in Resources
Strategic Objective: Significantly increase denominational capacity and will to make decisions on properties and resources focused on the ministry of the whole church, enhancing equity, sustainability, right relations, and administrative efficiency and effectiveness.
Financial Health
We will remove current barriers to congregational financial health, supporting financial viability and administrative effectiveness.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
✓ | Support to CoFs: Treasurers Plus | Excellent |
Grant and Donation Portal | Delayed | |
Technology Best Practices | Excellent |
Collective Decisions
We will strengthen decision making and management of property and resources, towards supporting the ministry needs of the whole church.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
Optimize Asset Retention | Delayed | |
✓ | Fundraising: 2025 Anniversary | Not Activated |
Major and Planned Giving | Good | |
Mission and Service Support | Excellent |
Shared Services
We will reduce costs and improve capacity through shared service structures, gaining administrative efficiencies and effectiveness.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
Shared Space (300 Bloor Street West) | Excellent | |
| Information Management: Marketing and Contacts | Delayed |
Digitization | Good | |
Licensing Fix | Excellent | |
Improve PAR | Not Activated |
Accountability
We will strengthen planning, both strategic and operational, and increase accountability and evidence-based decisions.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
Operational Planning | Excellent | |
Data Driven Decision Making | Good | |
Transparency | Delayed | |
✓ | Role and Structure Reviews | Good |
Legal Capacity | Delayed |
*Progress is determined from percentage completion of planned key results in a given quarter.
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United Church of Canada grants to align with the Call and Vision
During 2023, the church will be conducting a review of all its grants and granting functions.Break Us and Mold Us
A prayer for the renewal of the church by the Rev. Karlene Brown-Palmer, St. Paul’s United Church, Tillsonburg, Ontario.Downloads
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