Unlocking Funding Opportunities for Church and Community Projects
Discover a comprehensive guide on funding opportunities, application processes, and considerations for maximizing success when seeking financial support for church and community initiatives. Learn how to navigate regional councils, private foundations, and corporations, ensuring your projects align with donor interests and achieve measurable outcomes.
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Funding opportunities National, Regional and other
Agenda United Church of Canada Foundation Regional Council Funding How to make requests Funding outside of UCC circles Things to consider when applying anywhere Questions
United Church of Canada Foundation Fondation de l glise Unie du Canada Erik LoForte
Granting and Enabling Conseil r gional Nakonha:ka Regional Council Rev. Barbara Bryce
How to apply, process Brian Ruse, Regional Council Treasurer
Outside the United Church Community Foundations Private Foundations/Corporations Gathering of many family and corporate foundations Not easy to find, but there are searchable databases for private funders available through your Growth Animator: Tori Mullin. Large diversity of funds with different grant criteria Corporations with a particular interest in projects like yours (for aligned reputation or for mediation of their reputation) Often useful for special projects
Things to consider Focus on outcomes Focus on outcomes Man bites dog Man bites dog Keep is really simple Keep is really simple Numbers matter. Budget, impact on how many people, measurable outcomes. Be reasonable in your impact, but show a domino effect if you can. How is this innovative and not business as usual? What makes this project interesting and unusual for a church? Don t use church lingo Don t overwrite pages and pages it won t be read. Show creativity Attract media interest and use that as part of your pitch Make your point succinctly. In one sentence, what will this project achieve. Smoke and mirrors How will the donor benefit? Matching donations?
Summary & Questions Funding projects is challenging. Keep your efforts focused on where you have the best probability of success. Otherwise you will spend too much time and energy on things that will not achieve good returns on your investment. And it is an investment in time to prepare applications, to thoroughly consider what you re trying to do and how you re trying to reshape the world in God s image.
