Episcopal City Mission announces Parish Enterprise Competition

Episcopal City Mission (ECM) has announced a Parish Enterprise Competition with a prize pool of $50,000 to support the establishment of self-sustaining, parish-sponsored social enterprises—organizations, whether for profit, cooperative or nonprofit, that use income-generating business strategies to achieve charitable or philanthropic goals or otherwise benefit the community.

ECM hopes the competition will challenge people of the diocese to use the power of the market to advance the cause of the poor.  Any congregation within the diocese is eligible; other groups within the diocese may be eligible upon review. Teams may partner with other groups, organizations or parishes within the diocese.

To apply, visit www.episcopalcitymission.org for competition details and submit a letter of intent to Mary Beth Mills-Curran (as below) by June 30. Upon review by the judging panel, ECM will invite by July 16 selected teams to complete a business plan. Selected teams must submit a final business plan by Oct. 15. The winner(s) will be announced at Diocesan Convention in November.

For more information contact Mary Beth Mills-Curran at Episcopal City Mission(617-482-4826, ext. 207); marybeth@diomass.org.