Minority Mobilization Fund Application: Staff Anchor-Level Support Grant

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Staff Anchor-Level Support Grant
Chi Alpha’s mission of reconciling students to Christ cannot be accomplished without men and women of every ethnic group saying yes to the call to full-time missionary service. Thank you for answering this call despite the many challenges and obstacles you may have faced. The Chi Alpha family believes in you and wants to be a part of launching you into a lifetime of ministry. The Minority Mobilization Fund is an integral part of Chi Alpha’s response to the obstacles that ethnic minorities face in becoming missionaries. It is one way we partner with you.

Twenty percent of Chi Alpha staff are ethnic minorities. This is exciting, but we still have a long way to go. We need our staff diversity to continue to increase across the board and across every level of leadership. MMF grants, which are for a two-year term for affiliated staff (primary leaders are not eligible), are primarily an investment in ethnic missionary mobilization, retention, and advancement. Beyond need, we are looking for individuals who have long-term promise as university missionaries, district/area directors, and national staff.

Our sincere desire is to come alongside each ethnic minority missionary who is facing support raising challenges. Whether you qualify for a staff support grant or not, we want to help you. We have a variety of resources and programs available. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any needs or questions.

What is a Staff Anchor-Level Support Grant?
A staff anchor-level support grant is a monthly partnership of the MMF with an ethnic minority Chi Alpha missionary serving in a staff role. As an approved recipient, you will receive 10 percent of your budget once you raise the first 90 percent for a two-year term.

Eligibility for a Staff Anchor-Level Support Grant
In order to apply for a staff anchor-level support grant, all applicants must:
- Have graduated from an approved CMIT program
- Serve in a staff level capacity (primary leaders are not eligible)
- Have served in Chi Alpha five years or less
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to the support raising process
Applying for and Receiving a Staff Anchor-Level Support Grant
1. Determine your eligibility.
2. You, yourself, complete the application (not the CMIT director).
3. Undergo interview process.
4. Be approved by the application review board.
5. Raise 90 percent of your nationally approved full budget by set deadline (see below). Ninety percent must be recorded in your AGUSM account (not in verbal commitments).
6. Inform your interviewer when you reach 90 percent.
7. Begin receiving monthly grant disbursement.
Obligations with Receiving an MMF grant:
1. We will share your picture and essay on social media.
2. In the future, we will call upon you to help work XA Diversity exhibits at different conferences like TWMS, SALT, and CMC.
3. We ask all future MMF recipients to commit to being trained as an ethnic minority support raising coach and to coach one person a year for three years. This would necessitate you making a commitment to staying at 100% of your own budget, going through the necessary continuing training so that your budget will also be healthy.
It is strongly encouraged that you join an All In support raising coaching group or an equivalent.

The application deadline is April 1. Then, if approved, you will have until July 31 to raise 90 percent of your budget and the MMF will give the other 10 percent for a two-year commitment.

It is the goal of the MMF to see ethnic minority missionaries fully funded. This is the reason why grants are only disbursed once the staff person is at 90 percent. With this new round of grants for staff members, we have instituted a policy that MMF staff recipients are actually receiving 90 percent of their budget. In other words, as a recipient you need more than just verbal commitments from supporters. The money actually needs to be coming in and recorded with AGUSM Finance.

When someone believes they are at 90 percent, let us know and we will reach out to Personnel Director Jeff Alexander as part of our due diligence regarding your current income. Unfortunately, we cannot begin to partner with you until your national account shows that you are indeed at 90 percent. This will take a little longer than the verbal commitments, but we want you to be set-up well for the long-haul. We give a lot of grace to CMITs, but are starting a new system as we start to give to staff for a two-year term.
Candidate Information
Name*
First Middle Last
Email*
Please do not use a school email address.
Phone*
Campus*
Other Campus*
Please write out the full name of the college/university. Abbreviations are not clear enough to determine the name as there can be several colleges/universities with the same acronym.
What is your role on campus?*
Sorry, primary leaders are not eligible for this grant, but please contact us at xadiversity@gmail.com for other resources.
Ethnicity*
Preferred method of contact to schedule phone interview:*
What is your missionary status?*
Do you currently have a U.S. Missions account?*
What is your U.S. Missions account number?*
What is your monthly budget as set by the National Chi Alpha Ministry Center?*
How much monthly income do you have coming in right now (on average)?*
Where did you complete your nationally recognized CMIT program?*
Please write out the full name of the college/university. Abbreviations are not clear enough to determine the name as there can be several colleges/universities with the same acronym.

If this does not apply, put N/A.
How long have you served in Chi Alpha? Detail how many school years for each type of service (not including the time you were a student).*
Pre-CMIT/Give-a-Year CMIT/CMITe Staff Member
How long do you see yourself serving in Chi Alpha? What roles do you see yourself serving in the future?*
What are some dreams and goals you have for your future in Chi Alpha?*
What are some unique gifts you bring to Chi Alpha (for your campus, district, area, nationally)?*
What are the circumstances of your need for this grant?*
Essay*
Please write a 150-word essay describing you call to university missions. (This may be used in XA Diversity’s social media if you become a recipient of this grant.)
Photo Upload*
Please upload a photo of yourself as a jpg, jpeg, or png file. This photo may be used in XA Diversity's social media if you become a recipient of this grant.
Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, Max. file size: 300 MB.

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Reference: Your Local Chi Alpha Director Information
Local Chi Alpha Director's Name
First Last
Local Chi Alpha Director's Email*
Local Chi Alpha Director's Phone*
Local Chi Alpha Director's Campus*
Local Chi Alpha Director's Other Campus
Please write out the full name of the college/university. Abbreviations are not clear enough to determine the name as there can be several colleges/universities with the same acronym.
Preferred method of contact to schedule phone interview with your local Chi Alpha campus director.*
Support Raising Coach
Check here if your local director is also your support raising coach.
Reference: Your Support Raising Coach
Support Raising Coach's Name
First Last
Support Raising Coach's Email*
Support Raising Coach's Phone*
Support Raising Coach's Campus*
Preferred method of contact to schedule phone interview with your support raising coach.*
Reference: Your District Director
District Director's Name*
First Last
District Director's Email*
District Director's Phone*
Preferred method of contact to schedule phone interview with your district director.*
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Step 1 of 2 - About You

Staff Anchor-Level Support Grant

What is a Staff Anchor-Level Support Grant?

Eligibility for a Staff Anchor-Level Support Grant

Applying for and Receiving a Staff Anchor-Level Support Grant

Obligations with Receiving an MMF grant:

Candidate Information

Reference: Your Local Chi Alpha Director Information

Reference: Your Support Raising Coach

Reference: Your District Director

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