Missio Nexus Innovation Fund
The Missio Nexus Innovation Fund, is a pioneering initiative created to propel member ministries into uncharted realms of evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. This fund is committed to nurturing innovation and providing ministries with the means to effect enduring change. 

If the intricacies of innovation processes and design thinking are unfamiliar to you, ensure that your project manager takes advantage of the complimentary training offered by the SEEDS Innovation virtual training course before embarking on the application process. Additional information is also available:  Innovation Explained

REGISTRATION:

• All applicants must be Missio Nexus members and may only apply to one grant type - Click here for membership details)
• All applicants must be a registered non-profit in the United States or Canada.

MICRO INNOVATION GRANT:

• Funding Range: $25,000 – $50,000
• Tailored for smaller, impactful projects with a keen emphasis on innovation.
• Prioritize meticulously planned initiatives demonstrating empathy for ministry impact.
• Awarded to approximately 9 Missio Nexus member ministries.

PROCESS:
Each grant request will be considered by a review team consisting of mission leaders from the Missio Nexus association and Missio Nexus staff. Together we will prayerfully consider each application as it relates to scope, impact, and overall innovative approach to ministry. Grant finalists will be subject to final approval by the grant funding entity, unfortunately not all applications will receive awards.

EXPECTATIONS:

• BE FOCUSED ON THE BIG 3 - The Big 3 for us are Church Planting, Evangelism, and Discipleship. Your innovative approach must fuel and further one or a combination of these contributors to gospel proclamation among the unreached.
• IMPROVE UPON PAST SOLUTIONS - If you have a new approach that is an iterative change from a past solution, the next question is how it improves upon existing or traditional approaches. Your project should have a strong argument for its approach and be more viable, impactful, or cost-effective than past solutions.
• BE A NEW APPROACH - As we seek innovative solutions, we are not looking to invest in standard boilerplate projects. To meet our criteria, your project should be a novel approach that differs from solutions already widely practiced. We are looking for originality, uniqueness, and distinctiveness.
• HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SCALE TO IMPACT OTHER MINISTRIES - Scaling can take place through any number of ways – we seek plans that have the most credible plans for scaling, sharing, and future collaboration to impact the global missions movement.
• BE LED BY STRONG AND DYNAMIC TEAMS - We look for innovative projects that have defined teams working together to solve problems they are tackling and understand the context in which they are working. Applicants should be able to clarify who their team is, what their roles are, and how they will work to execute the project.
• DEMONSTRATE A CLEAR INNOVATION PROCESS - We are looking for projects that pursue a pathway of empathy, definition, ideation, prototyped iteration, and testing. We are not looking simply for ideas but those that have, to some degree, gone through this process.
• HAVE IMMEDIATE FEASIBILITY - Your innovative project must be ready to be implemented upon receipt of the funds. If your project needs more work before putting it to the test, then we recommend you apply next year. There are expectations for reporting back in 12 months that the project was executed to the best ability of the team and has made measured progress.
• CONSIDER THE PREFERENCES OF END USERS - End user empathy is essential to determining the viability of the projects. The more unique and descriptive the preferences of those being impacted are understood, the more likely the project will have the intended impact.
• HAVE A CLEAR IMPACT VALUE - Your innovative project must be informed by evidence of what works. This evidence might focus on the changes in the lives of the unreached or how evidence on how your solution can be deployed or scaled successfully. Our expectation of the level of evidence increases with the level of funds requested.
• HAVE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES - Each applicant will define the quantitative and qualitative metrics that they seek to be held to. We are not seeking to place an arbitrary set of metrics on projects but want those to be defined by the project leader to ensure the metrics are achievable and defined to successfully implement the project.
• GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT WORKS - We are looking for organizations that demonstrate a willingness and passion to be a catalyst among the Great Commission community. As this fund seeks to push forward the community, we desire to partner with those that have the greater mission movement in mind and will be open to collaboration and sharing.

Missio Nexus Innovation Fund
The Missio Nexus Innovation Fund, is a pioneering initiative created to propel member ministries into uncharted realms of evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. This fund is committed to nurturing innovation and providing ministries with the means to effect enduring change. 

If the intricacies of innovation processes and design thinking are unfamiliar to you, ensure that your project manager takes advantage of the complimentary training offered by the SEEDS Innovation virtual training course before embarking on the application process. Additional information is also available:  Innovation Explained

REGISTRATION:

• All applicants must be Missio Nexus members and may only apply to one grant type - Click here for membership details)
• All applicants must be a registered non-profit in the United States or Canada.

MACRO INNOVATION GRANT:

• Funding Range: $50,000 – $75,000
• Geared towards ministries with a well-established innovation process, showcasing iterative attempts at deploying practical solutions.
• Emphasis on illustrating and articulating the innovation process and quantifying end-user impact.
• Holds the potential to influence the broader missions landscape.
• Exclusive grants awarded to 4 Missio Nexus member ministries.

PROCESS:
Each grant request will be considered by a review team consisting of mission leaders from the Missio Nexus association and Missio Nexus staff. Together we will prayerfully consider each application as it relates to scope, impact, and overall innovative approach to ministry. Grant finalists will be subject to final approval by the grant funding entity, unfortunately not all applications will receive awards.

EXPECTATIONS:

• BE FOCUSED ON THE BIG 3 - The Big 3 for us are Church Planting, Evangelism, and Discipleship. Your innovative approach must fuel and further one or a combination of these contributors to gospel proclamation among the unreached.
• IMPROVE UPON PAST SOLUTIONS - If you have a new approach that is an iterative change from a past solution, the next question is how it improves upon existing or traditional approaches. Your project should have a strong argument for its approach and be more viable, impactful, or cost-effective than past solutions.
• BE A NEW APPROACH - As we seek innovative solutions, we are not looking to invest in standard boilerplate projects. To meet our criteria, your project should be a novel approach that differs from solutions already widely practiced. We are looking for originality, uniqueness, and distinctiveness.
• HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SCALE TO IMPACT OTHER MINISTRIES - Scaling can take place through any number of ways – we seek plans that have the most credible plans for scaling, sharing, and future collaboration to impact the global missions movement.
• BE LED BY STRONG AND DYNAMIC TEAMS - We look for innovative projects that have defined teams working together to solve problems they are tackling and understand the context in which they are working. Applicants should be able to clarify who their team is, what their roles are, and how they will work to execute the project.
• DEMONSTRATE A CLEAR INNOVATION PROCESS - We are looking for projects that pursue a pathway of empathy, definition, ideation, prototyped iteration, and testing. We are not looking simply for ideas but those that have, to some degree, gone through this process.
• HAVE IMMEDIATE FEASIBILITY - Your innovative project must be ready to be implemented upon receipt of the funds. If your project needs more work before putting it to the test, then we recommend you apply next year. There are expectations for reporting back in 12 months that the project was executed to the best ability of the team and has made measured progress.
• CONSIDER THE PREFERENCES OF END USERS - End user empathy is essential to determining the viability of the projects. The more unique and descriptive the preferences of those being impacted are understood, the more likely the project will have the intended impact.
• HAVE A CLEAR IMPACT VALUE - Your innovative project must be informed by evidence of what works. This evidence might focus on the changes in the lives of the unreached or how evidence on how your solution can be deployed or scaled successfully. Our expectation of the level of evidence increases with the level of funds requested.
• HAVE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES - Each applicant will define the quantitative and qualitative metrics that they seek to be held to. We are not seeking to place an arbitrary set of metrics on projects but want those to be defined by the project leader to ensure the metrics are achievable and defined to successfully implement the project.
• GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT WORKS - We are looking for organizations that demonstrate a willingness and passion to be a catalyst among the Great Commission community. As this fund seeks to push forward the community, we desire to partner with those that have the greater mission movement in mind and will be open to collaboration and sharing.
• HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SCALE TO IMPACT OTHER MINISTRIES - Especially in our Macro grants, we are seeking innovative projects that have the potential to scale to benefit people way beyond those focused on this project. Scaling can take place through any number of ways – we seek plans that have the most credible plans for scaling, sharing, and future collaboration to impact the global missions movement.

Missio Nexus Innovation Fund
The Missio Nexus Innovation Fund, is a pioneering initiative created to propel member ministries into uncharted realms of evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. This fund is committed to nurturing innovation and providing ministries with the means to effect enduring change. 

If the intricacies of innovation processes and design thinking are unfamiliar to you, ensure that your project manager takes advantage of the complimentary training offered by the SEEDS Innovation virtual training course before embarking on the application process. Additional information is also available:  Innovation Explained

REGISTRATION:

• All applicants must be Missio Nexus members and may only apply to one grant type - Click here for membership details)
• All applicants must be a registered non-profit in the United States or Canada.

COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION GRANT:

• Funding Range: $75,000 – $100,000
• Encourages joint applications from 2+ mission ministries, showcasing unity and collaboration.
• Requires a proven working model of collaboration rather than a conceptual alliance.
• Focus on demonstrating a collective approach to an innovative idea.
• A prestigious grant awarded to outstanding alliances displaying both unity and innovation.  Awareded to 1 or 2 Missio Nexus member agencies.

PROCESS:
Each grant request will be considered by a review team consisting of mission leaders from the Missio Nexus association and Missio Nexus staff. Together we will prayerfully consider each application as it relates to scope, impact, and overall innovative approach to ministry. Grant finalists will be subject to final approval by the grant funding entity, unfortunately not all applications will receive awards.

EXPECTATIONS:

• BE FOCUSED ON THE BIG 3 - The Big 3 for us are Church Planting, Evangelism, and Discipleship. Your innovative approach must fuel and further one or a combination of these contributors to gospel proclamation among the unreached.
• IMPROVE UPON PAST SOLUTIONS - If you have a new approach that is an iterative change from a past solution, the next question is how it improves upon existing or traditional approaches. Your project should have a strong argument for its approach and be more viable, impactful, or cost-effective than past solutions.
• BE A NEW APPROACH - As we seek innovative solutions, we are not looking to invest in standard boilerplate projects. To meet our criteria, your project should be a novel approach that differs from solutions already widely practiced. We are looking for originality, uniqueness, and distinctiveness.
• HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SCALE TO IMPACT OTHER MINISTRIES - Scaling can take place through any number of ways – we seek plans that have the most credible plans for scaling, sharing, and future collaboration to impact the global missions movement.
• BE LED BY STRONG AND DYNAMIC TEAMS - We look for innovative projects that have defined teams working together to solve problems they are tackling and understand the context in which they are working. Applicants should be able to clarify who their team is, what their roles are, and how they will work to execute the project.
• DEMONSTRATE A CLEAR INNOVATION PROCESS - We are looking for projects that pursue a pathway of empathy, definition, ideation, prototyped iteration, and testing. We are not looking simply for ideas but those that have, to some degree, gone through this process.
• HAVE IMMEDIATE FEASIBILITY - Your innovative project must be ready to be implemented upon receipt of the funds. If your project needs more work before putting it to the test, then we recommend you apply next year. There are expectations for reporting back in 12 months that the project was executed to the best ability of the team and has made measured progress.
• CONSIDER THE PREFERENCES OF END USERS - End user empathy is essential to determining the viability of the projects. The more unique and descriptive the preferences of those being impacted are understood, the more likely the project will have the intended impact.
• HAVE A CLEAR IMPACT VALUE - Your innovative project must be informed by evidence of what works. This evidence might focus on the changes in the lives of the unreached or how evidence on how your solution can be deployed or scaled successfully. Our expectation of the level of evidence increases with the level of funds requested.
• HAVE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES - Each applicant will define the quantitative and qualitative metrics that they seek to be held to. We are not seeking to place an arbitrary set of metrics on projects but want those to be defined by the project leader to ensure the metrics are achievable and defined to successfully implement the project.
• GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT WORKS - We are looking for organizations that demonstrate a willingness and passion to be a catalyst among the Great Commission community. As this fund seeks to push forward the community, we desire to partner with those that have the greater mission movement in mind and will be open to collaboration and sharing.
• HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SCALE TO IMPACT OTHER MINISTRIES - Especially in our Macro and Collaborative grants, we are seeking innovative projects that have the potential to scale to benefit people way beyond those focused on this project. Scaling can take place through any number of ways – we seek plans that have the most credible plans for scaling, sharing, and future collaboration to impact the global missions movement.
• BE COLLABORATIVE IN EXECUTION - Especially for our collaborative grants, we are seeking multiple organizations that are working together in unique ways to proclaim the gospel among the nations. We are seeking active partnerships that demonstrate an ability to work together and have already completed successful joint projects.