CINNAMON PROJECT LAB 2017
APPLICATION
Section 1 – Contact details
Name of project
Project leader’s name
Project address and postcode
Name of the registered charity or
organisation that oversees the project (if
different from the above)
Registered charity number
Registered charity address (if different
from above)
Website
Please give us a web link to your most recent audited accounts, or write ‘attached here’ if you’ve
attached a copy to your application email.
If you do not have recently audited accounts, please indicate why this is and what steps you are
taking to ensure financial due diligence.
Please indicate which of the following Project Lab routes your project comes under:
☐ Route A: The project is led by young people aged 16-25
☐ Route B: The project responds to social needs of young people aged 16-25
If you project comes under Route A and is led by young people aged 16-25, please can you tell
us who your project is seeking to serve?
If your project comes under Route B, please can you tell us how your project serves the needs
of young people?
Main contact person for this application
Main contact’s email address
Main contact’s telephone number
Section 2 – About your church
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Name of the church or church network
that your project is currently most closely
affiliated with
Denomination or affiliation (if applying as
a single church)
Congregational size
Number of adults in your congregation
Congregational ethnicity
Ethnicity White %
Ethnicity Black %
Ethnicity Mixed %
Ethnicity Other %
Ethnicity Asian %
(Please Note: This helps us to monitor the spread of our grants, and the Ethnicity categories are those recommended for
data collection by the Office for National Statistics.)
Section 3 – About your project
In one sentence, what does your project do?
Which founding church or group of churches started this project?
How long has your project been running (number of months or years)?
What need in your community inspired you to set this project up (100 words max)?
How has your project helped the church respond to this need in your local community (100
words max)?
What is unique about what you are doing (100 words max)?
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What difference has your project made to your community (100 words max)?
Tell us about the people your project serves and the diversity of the community where your
project is based. How does your project represent the diversity of the community as a whole
(100 words max)?
How does your project and promote equal participation from all who might need to access your
project (100 words max)?
How is the project currently funded and resourced (100 words max)?
What do others in your community say about your project and the impact it has had (100
words max)?
Are other churches running the project in other locations? YES/NO
If yes, please tell us how this has happened and how long the projects have been running (one
sentence per project location)?
Tell us about the leader(s) of your project (250 words max or attach a one page profile) - any
other relevant experience they have and what they have learnt through leading this project
already. Write ‘attached here’ if you have sent the profile as an email attachment.
Section 4 – Your plan for growth
Why would other churches want to run this project in their locality (100 words max)?
Please tell us how your project could be replicated (100 words max)
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What is your vision for growing your project to other parts of the country (100 words max)?
Please outline your plan for growth (maximum one page). If you choose to attach a one page
summary, please write ‘attached’ here to let us know you’ve attached this to your application email.
Tell us how your project meets the Cinnamon Network Values (see the guidance for applications)
(200 words max).
Describe how you plan to work with other churches and civic bodies (for example the Local
Authority/Police/other agencies etc.) on this project. (100 words max)
Section 5 – Project budget
The winner of this competition will receive funding and support from Cinnamon Network. Can you
give an indication of how much funding you need and what you would spend this on? Please give us
an outline of the project’s budget for the next 12 months:
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What other support do you hope to gain from Project Lab (100 words max)?
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How do you plan to maintain growth after the first year? (100 words max)
Section 6 – References
Please give names of two references, one from a church leader and one from another member of the
community who are willing to write in support of your proposal. Referees may be contacted prior to
shortlisting.
REFERENCE 1 (Church leader)
Full name (including title)
Contact address and postcode
Email
Telephone number
REFERENCE 2 (Community)
Full name (including title)
Contact address and postcode
Email
Telephone number
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Section 7 – Presentation masterclass
If your project is selected to present at the Project Lab final, the project leader
and another representative from the project will be required to attend a one day Presentation
Masterclass at Mercers’ Hall in central London on Monday 5 June 2017. Please give details
of who will attend from your project.
Attendee 1 (Project leader):
Email
Telephone number
Is this person under the age of 18? If
yes, please give their date of birth.
Attendee 2:
Email
Telephone number
Is this person under the age of 18? If
yes, please give their date of birth.
Section 8 – Declaration
I can confirm that the above information is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and
that I am authorised to apply to enter the Project Lab on behalf of the above church.
I confirm that I have prepared a 60 second video in mp4 or .mov format answering question
“How your project helps the church make a difference in your community?”
I understand that if any of the persons attending the Project Lab Masterclass or Project Lab
Final are under the age of 18 years of age, I may be required to complete a supplementary form.
Signed: …………………………………
Print Name: …………………………………
Date: ……………………………………
Please return this completed form and video by 5pm on Tuesday 25 April 2017 by email only
to: [email protected]
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