Church & Cathedral Survey

Complete our survey and enter our draw for a £50 Amazon Voucher

The Gifted team shares years of experience in guiding faith organisations on how to tell their fundraising story and access the support they need to restore, renew and regenerate. We’ve had the privilege of helping different places of worship to fund challenging maintenance programmes, build long-term endowments to support music or mission, or even to re-kindle a vital community leadership role.

In recent years, church and cathedral communities have faced a number of challenges which have encouraged them to adapt and change. So that we can understand the impact of these challenges and continually develop best practice in fundraising, we would love to know more about what you have experienced and what you have learnt. By completing this brief, five-minute survey you will be entered into our draw for the chance to receive a £50 Amazon voucher to spend on your church.

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* 1. The Pandemic - What did you find most difficult about the pandemic? (rank in order with 1 as the most challenging)

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* 2. What have you learned through the pandemic? (pick top two)

We are more resilient than we thought we would be

Worship can be conducted effectively in a hybrid way (online and in person)

Worship cannot be conducted effectively in a hybrid way (online and in person)

We need to modernise to survive

Our church can be used for more than our regular worship

There are many ways that people can donate other than the standard weekly ‘plate’ giving

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* 3. Have you retained any changes you made during the pandemic? (tick all that apply)

We continue to stream our services online for those who cannot/do not wish to attend church

We now have contactless and online giving capacity

We do more home visits to our parishioners who cannot attend

We have more community groups using our facilities as a space to meet

Other

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* 4. Funding - What are the greatest challenges to your church finances? (pick top two)

We struggle to secure regular committed giving

Our congregation is so small we do not have many people to ask

The parish share is a great burden for us

We cannot raise the money for repairs

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* 5. If you had to undertake a large repair project, to the roof for example, would you know where to start? (pick the statement that best suits you)

We have a good skillset on our team and feel we could confidently launch a fundraising campaign

We have some knowledge and think we could raise some of the funds, but would not call ourselves professionals

We do not have the capacity and/or knowledge of fundraising to launch a campaign we would be confident in

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* 6. What concerns do you have about fundraising for a capital project such as repairs? (rank in order with 1 as highest concern)

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* 7. Community - Do other secular organisations use your church or church hall to meet?

Yes

No (go to next question)

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* 8. If yes, what kinds of groups use the facilities? (tick all that apply)

Drama/theatre/choirs

Children’s groups/toddler & parent groups

Coffee mornings

Elderly/dementia groups

Local school

Brownies/Scouts etc.

Not Applicable- groups do not use the facilities

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If no, why not?

There is no interest

We have never opened the church to the wider community

Our facilities are not suitable

Other

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* 10. About your church - Where is your church based?

North East

North West

Yorkshire & Humber

East Midlands

West Midlands

South East

South West

London

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* 11. How often do you hold services each week?

Once

More than once a week

Less than once a week

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* 12. Would you consider yourself an urban or rural church?

Urban

Urban but in a relatively isolated community

Rural

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* 13. If you would like to enter our draw please provide your details

Name

Organisation Name

Telephone

Address