1. Resourcing Mission through Connexional Grants (and other funding sources) Julian Bond, Grants Team Leader

2. Story
and Mission

3. Story and Mission
Why do we tell stories?
What’s your story?

4. The Parable of IMPACT!
Mission
Activities
Need

5. The Parable of IMPACT! What’s your mission? What are your activities?
What is your community’s need?

6. Mission in Britain Grants

8. Methodist Action on Poverty & Justice
Mission & Ministry
Larger, more risky and innovative projects
Methodist Action on Poverty & Justice
Debt, poverty and disadvantage projects
Usual maximum grant: £50k
50/50 match funding
Chaplaincy
Traditional and non-traditional chaplaincies
1/3 match funding
Property
Missional refurbishment of church property for community engagement, not maintenance
Maximum grant: £200k
Usually up to 1/3 of total project cost

9. When the Time Is Right …

11. People
Jonny Gios, Community Worker, Cumbria

12. Property
Battle Methodist Church, East Sussex

13. Mission: Elemental

14. Poverty: Ablewell Advice Services

15. Smart Objectives for Grant Applications
Specific: what do you want to achieve?
Measurable: how will activities/outcomes be measured?
Achievable: do you have enough resources/capacity?
Realistic: are the activities and their goals possible?
Timebound: when will activities/outcomes be achieved?
The expectation for all grant applications is that they should be SMART and therefore the expectation is that Stream assess applications in that way – ensuring that the key points are appropriately evidenced.

16. Putting the PROCESS together
Partners
Risks
Competition
Environment

17. Planning your project:
Measuring
Costs
Outcomes
Timescales
Experience
Managing
Exit

18. Connexional Significance, or Wow Factor!
impact larger than local
furthering God's mission in innovative ways
high impact in wider society or through ecumenical partnership
innovating, where the levels of risk and possible benefits are high
strategically important initiative, with large financial burden
potential to involve several Districts
using Methodist heritage to challenge, deepen and inspire

19. The Application Process 7 tips for a successful application
Decide who is applying
Make sure it’s not lastminute.com …
Ask for the right amount
Tell the story of your project
Make sure the world needs your project
Make it missional, with impact!
Convince the assessors you can do it

20. Proactive Partnership

21. DISSEMINATION
How can we tell others within the Methodist church about the good news stories (Not everything is Good News).
Media/Synods/Forums/Social media

22. What do you know about Media?

23. Other successful relationships (grant-funded projects)
Newcastle West Circuit, Reinvigorating local Mission and Ministry
Penrith Methodist Church, CAP Debt Centre (MAPJ)
Chapel in the Fields, nr Manchester, centre for spiritual growth
Settle Circuit, Peer Talk, Mental Health project
Sheffield District, Who is your Neighbour?
Southampton Circuit, ‘Elemental’, Arts and Festivals
Touchstone, West Yorkshire, Women Breaking Free
North Street Community Centre
St Arnold’s Project
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