Research
Church and Community Involvement - Survey results November 2010 (1)
May 11, 2011 - 13:44 | by Geoff3589In November 2010, the Cinnamon Network was invited to ask Church Leader contacts to share via survey how Churches are currently involved in social action in their communities.
Several thousand Churches in the UK were contacted and 284 completed the survey. Please find a summary of results below. These not only inform the Church and Charities but also enable the Church to share positive news about Church social action and help influence government policy regarding the push towards 'Big Society'.
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Church and Community Involvement - Survey results November 2010 (2)
May 11, 2011 - 14:24 | by Geoff3589Hours and Finance provided by Church by size
The larger the church, the more hours and £ is spent on social initiatives. This goes up markedly for large churches of over 500 adults.
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Community Franchising Insights - Costs
May 11, 2011 - 19:08 | by Geoff3589In January-March 2011, the Cinnamon Network conducted research into Community Franchising. Several thousand Churches in the UK were contacted as well as franchisors/ees of 9 ‘ministries’. We had responses from 190 churches/ministries. Results are as follows:
Costs
Costs associated with Training course providers are low – under £100 to set up and under £50 per course depending on number of participants (assuming use of volunteers and church premises). Read more »
Community Franchising Insights - Does Size Matter?
May 11, 2011 - 19:30 | by Geoff3589In January-March 2011, the Cinnamon Network conducted research into Community Franchising. Several thousand Churches in the UK were contacted as well as franchisors/ees of 9 ‘ministries’. We had responses from 190 churches/ministries. Results are as follows for Full Franchises*:
Church Size
Community Franchising Insights - Franchise Effectiveness
May 12, 2011 - 14:32 | by Geoff3589In January-March 2011, the Cinnamon Network conducted research into Community Franchising. Several thousand Churches in the UK were contacted as well as franchisors/ees of 9 ‘ministries’. We had responses from 190 churches/ministries. Results are as follows:
How effective are the Full Franchises* in ministry?
We asked franchisees to rate their franchise on various external aspects on the following scale:
1 = Poor, 2 = OK, 3 = Good, 4 = Excellent
Helping you keep Christian distinctive in social action? Read more »
Community Franchising Insights - Hindrances
May 12, 2011 - 16:34 | by Geoff3589In January-March 2011, the Cinnamon Network conducted research into Community Franchising. Several thousand Churches in the UK were contacted as well as franchisors/ees of 9 ‘ministries’. We had responses from 190 churches/ministries. Results are as follows:
What have been the hindrances of Full Franchises*? Read more »
Community Franchising Insights - Improvements
May 12, 2011 - 17:19 | by Geoff3589In January-March 2011, the Cinnamon Network conducted research into Community Franchising. Several thousand Churches in the UK were contacted as well as franchisors/ees of 9 ‘ministries’. We had responses from 190 churches/ministries. Results are as follows:
What are the key improvements that Full Franchisees* would like to see? Read more »
Community Franchising Insights - Investigating a Franchise
May 12, 2011 - 19:37 | by Geoff3589In January-March 2011, the Cinnamon Network conducted research into Community Franchising. Several thousand Churches in the UK were contacted as well as franchisors/ees of 9 ‘ministries’. We had responses from 190 churches/ministries. Results are as follows:
Investigating the franchise
77% of churches running Full Franchises* attended a ‘look/see’ session/day before taking on a franchise. This seems to a vital part of the evaluation process for both Franchisee and Franchisor. Read more »
Community Franchising Insights - Source of Funds
May 12, 2011 - 19:59 | by Geoff3589In January-March 2011, the Cinnamon Network conducted research into Community Franchising. Several thousand Churches in the UK were contacted as well as franchisors/ees of 9 ‘ministries’. We had responses from 190 churches/ministries. Results are as follows:
Funding
Obviously the church is seen to be the main funding vehicle – 56% fund the Full Franchise* completely. 44% of Franchisees had obtained external funding – sometimes providing more funding than the church.
The sources of external funding in descending order of mentions were: Read more »
Community Franchising Insights - Success Factors
May 12, 2011 - 15:58 | by Geoff3589In January-March 2011, the Cinnamon Network conducted research into Community Franchising. Several thousand Churches in the UK were contacted as well as franchisors/ees of 9 ‘ministries’. We had responses from 190 churches/ministries. Results are as follows:
What internal factors make a Full Franchise* successful? Read more »