Connexional Grants

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Connexional Grants
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Connexional Grant Making
General Principle
Connexional grants are for work of connexional
significance which fully support the Priorities
Helping the whole connexion move forward
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Connexional Grant Making
Connexional funds to support work proposals
initiated by individuals, churches, circuits or
districts
And supported by the district
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Grant Making Structure
New Connexional grants decision making structure
replaces RMGC and other processes
Small flexible specialist groups
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Grant Making Structure
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Grant Making Structure
Appoints
Oversees
Interacts
Connexional Grants Committee (CGC) (7 Members
staff support)
Governance Group (4 members)
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Grant Making Process

• Grants policy

• Grants processes

• Grants monitoring

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Grant Making Process

• Grants policy

• Audit safeguard

• Grants processes

• Advocacy safeguard

• Grants monitoring

• Investment risk safeguard

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Grant Making Structure
Appoints
Oversees
Interacts
Connexional Grants Committee (CGC) (7 Members
staff support)
Governance Group (4 members)
Ministry and Mission in Britain Sub-committee (5
members staff support)
Ministry and Mission in the World Church
Sub-committee (4 members staff support)
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Grant Making Structure
Appoints
Oversees
Interacts
Connexional Grants Committee (CGC) (7 Members
staff support)
Governance Group (4 members)
Ministry and Mission in Britain Sub-committee (5
members staff support)
Ministry and Mission in the World Church
Sub-committee (4 members staff support)
Each Stream has 3 members staff support
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Grant Making Structure
Questions so far?
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Grant Making Process
Volunteers needed!

• All 7 Grant Streams

• The 2 Sub-committees

• The Connexional Grants Committee

• The Governance Group

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Grant Making Process
Innovative ideas and funding requests from

• Districts

• World Church Partners

• Conference, CLT or SRC

• Connexional Team

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Grant Making Process
Ideas from Conference, CLT, SRC or from within
the Connexional Team will normally be handled by
the Projects Cluster of the Team
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Grant Making Process
Ideas from individuals, Circuits or Districts
will initially be handled by the District Grants
Officer
The DGO will then forward proposals which they
feel meet the connexional criteria to the
Connexional Grants Officer
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Grant Making Process
Ideas from individuals, Circuits or Districts
will initially be handled by the District Grants
Officer
The DGO will then forward proposals which they
feel meet the connexional criteria to the
Connexional Grants Officer
District Grants Officer and Connexional Grants
Officer work collaboratively on these proposals
to refine and improve connexional impact
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Grant Making Process
Initial scrutiny from appropriate Team staff

• Grants Officers scrutinise District Proposals

• World Church staff scrutinise Partner Churches
  proposals

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Ideas and Proposals from
Districts
Partner Churches
Grants Officers assess proposals
WCR staff check and refine if necessary
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Grants-making Process
Connexional Team Grants Officers move proposals
through to the Grant Streams
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Ideas and Proposals from
Districts
Partner Churches
Grants Officers assess proposals
WCR staff check and refine if necessary
Grants Officers process proposals through
approval system
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Grants-making Process

• Streams decide up to 30k

• Sub-committees decide up to 100k

• Connexional Grants Committee over 100k

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Ideas and Proposals from
Districts
Partner Churches
Grants Officers assess proposals
WCR staff check and refine if necessary
Grants Officers process proposals through
approval system
gt30k?
gt30k?
N
N
Streams approve
Y
Y
Mission and Ministry in Britain Sub-committee
Mission and Ministry in the World Church
Sub-committee
gt100k?
gt100k?
N
N
Sub-Cttees approve
Y
Y
Connexional Grants Committee
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Grants-making Process
Decision to make the grant
Project implementation
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Grant Making Structure
Questions?
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Grants-making Criteria
Connexional grants are for projects of
connexional significance
All projects must be consistent with Our Calling
and support the Priorities
Specific criteria

1. Project targets society outside church culture

1. Models excellence and good practice

1. Potential to learn lessons for the Connexion

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Grants-making Criteria
Connexional grants are for projects of
connexional significance
Specific criteria (contd.)

1. Ecumenical and high impact

1. Serves the whole Connexion strategically

1. Supports mission through Methodist heritage

1. Some exceptional ongoing local work

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Grant Making Structure
Questions and Discussion
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Thank You