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The Diocese of Vermont's Global Reconcliation Committee has approved an application form and set a timetable for awarding grants to congregations who wish to support programs aimed at supporting the MDGs.
09/15/2007
What One Diocese Can Do
by The Rev Mike Kinman
The Diocese of Vermont's Global Reconcliation Committee has approved an application form and set a timetable for awarding grants to congregations who wish to support programs aimed at supporting the MDGs.
What One Diocese Can Do
The Diocese of Vermont's Global Reconcliation Committee has approved an application form and set a timetable for awarding grants to congregations who wish to support programs aimed at supporting the MDGs. The first round of awards will come from funds allocated in the diocesan budget to meet a commitment of giving a percentage of budgeted operating income to international development programs. $2,000 is available for these awards in 2007.
A congion can apply for funds to defray the up-front costs of a fundraising project, or a congregation can apply for matching funds - $1 of diocesan money to match $2 raised by the congregation -- for a specific international development program.
The Rev. Lee Alison Crawford, chair of the committee said, "We are are very pleased to offer opportunities for Vermont congregations to support the MDGs. Through this matching grant program, modeled on Episcopal Relief and Development's MDG Inspiration Fund, Vermonters can reach out in a variety of ways to people and communities in need. We hope this will inspire congregations to think creatively about how to make the MDGs real and to support them."
-excerpted from Anne Clarke Brown's article in The Vermonth Mountain Echo
*The Diocese of Connecticut has developed a great diocesan MDG website -- check it out at www.ctdiocese.org/mission/MDGs.html.
Does your diocese or congregation have a great MDG webpage or site? Let us know about it!
