This information is
designed to help you if you are planning a project in your church or circuit.
This could be a property project, a personnel project or a mixture of the two,
but in all cases it needs to be well planned and it is hoped the information
included will help you in this.
Setting up your Project
The Setting
up your Project booklet will help
you move from an initial idea to a set of aims, objectives and targets that can
form the basis of your project and a bid to any funder. It also helps you put
systems in place to enable successful monitoring and evaluation.
Projects & Funding
The Projects
& Funding leaflet provides
details of the support that is available from The Methodist Church, through the
Mission Funding and Projects Office based in
Project Evaluation
The Project
Evaluation leaflet details the Evaluation Reports required by
projects funded by Northampton District.
District Advance Fund
The District Advance Fund (DAF) provides
grants for personnel and property projects that develop new work and/or further
the mission of the church in line with the District’s Criteria for Grants. The
criteria for grants are outlined in the DAF
Guidance Notes and all
applications need to be accompanied by an Application
Form.
NB. Guidance Notes and Application Form were updated in January 2007
Please note
that all applications need to be preceded by a visit by a District Officer:
· for
personnel projects – contact the Training &
Development Officer
· for
property projects – contact the Mission Development
Officer
Applications
for DAF grants should be submitted to the District Treasurer by:
· 31st December - for money to be made
available following approval at the Spring District Synod
·
30th June - for money to be made available
following approval at the Autumn District Synod
The
Evaluation Reports required for DAF grants are outlined in the Project
Evaluation leaflet
Lay Training Grants
The District is able to make small grants towards training for lay people. Details of the criteria for making an application for a grant and the information that is required are outlined in the Lay Training Grants leaflet.
The
Evaluation Reports required for lay training grants are outlined in the Project
Evaluation leaflet