Your Church has exciting plans to play your part in caring for God’s creation, but where is the money going to come from?
Planning & Delivering Your Net Zero Carbon Fundraising Appeal
Got great ideas for carbon cutting lighting or heating projects or just simply
insulating your church pipework? Now you need funding advice?
This webinar is part of the Diocese of Leeds Saving Creation programme. It is designed to support parishes who have started on their journey to net zero carbon, have a net zero plan and are thinking about how to fund the projects needed to decarbonise your buildings. The Diocese of Leeds recognises that for many churches finding the funding to put into action a heating or lighting project to cut the carbon footprint can be the most challenging part of the net zero carbon journey.
In this webinar you will find out how to plan and deliver your Net Zero Carbon fundraising appeal:
- How to express the benefits of your project?
- Where to look for funding?
- How to plan and deliver your fundraising appeal?
Running twice - more details and booking:
Wednesday 17th January 12.00-1.30pm
Wednesdy 24th January 7.00-8.30pm
Diocese Church Buildings Fund
This fund, which offers grants of up to £5,000 per parish is to support churches with maintaining and improving their church buildings as vital centres of worship, community and mission. It has been designed to particularly to reduce the environmental impact of churches. Details.
Lists of Funders - Explore the Options 
Environmental and sustainability projects take many forms. Some funders have particular interests and/or fund in a very restricted area. Others are much more generalists. These two Dicoese of Leeds funding lists provide potential funders from both national funds and those that fund with in the diocesan area.
Funding Directory- Environment and Sustainability Download
Funding Directory - Net Zero Carbon Projects Download
Find out more about funding enviornmental projects on the Church of England Envionment Programme webpages here.
Upskill Yourself
For a comprehensive overview of how to raise funds for an environmental project watch the two Church of England Environment Campaign webinars on environmental fundraising which are part of the Getting to Net Zero webinar series.
Seek Advice
The Diocesan Stewardship and Income Generation team can help in a number of ways. Visit their pages to meet the team and view their resources here.
The DAC (Diocesan Advisory Committee) can provide advice and information on applying for a faculty for development work in churches.
Give to Go Green - Match Funding for Carbon Reduction
Give To Go Green is a match-funding pilot project from the Church of England working with churches in the Dioceses of Leeds and Exeter to double locally raised donations, to allow for more work on reducing carbon emissions. Through a targeted digital fundraising campaign, churches will be able to engage their community in
building a sustainable future for their Church and the world around them.
Find out more about how the match funding will work, what kinds of projects are applicable, and whether your church is eligible in the Project Pack here.
Applications for funding have now closed. We anticipate a further round of this pilot funding after Easter 2024.
If you have any questions relating to the project, please contact, Beth Vickers at beth.vickers@leeds.anglican.org