In the Details
I’m often immersed in the practicalities of making mission-led income a reality.
On a typical Tuesday, I’m likely deep in the details: designing a pricing structure that actually works for a specific local context, or obsessing over a space strategy to ensure a venue feels like an authentic representation of the space’s main mission, making sure what we do is delivering the maximum value to you.
I love that depth. I always want to be someone who comes alongside you, not just as a consultant providing a service, but as part of your team. Because the mission we’re chasing is the same, and I’ve learned that the details are exactly where the impact is won or lost.
But when you’re that invested in the day-to-day work for your clients, you sometimes forget to look up.
Looking up
Recently, two things happened.
- Someone challenged me to look up and see the bigger picture
- We hit April, the end of the financial year, and a moment where we review the last year and what we can learn
So I took a moment to step back from the day-to-day details and reflect on the year as a whole.
It was then that I hit a point where I just went: “Oh. Wow”…
Because when I looked at all the venues we’ve worked with, I saw that collectively we have generated £1.85 million in new, purpose-led income for the Church and local community spaces.
An Investment Mindset
I know that when you are a charity, spending money can feel really challenging. You are used to balancing limited resources and are often very aware that putting money into one thing means taking it away from another.
I want to help you see investing in venue hire through a different lens. For me, this isn’t an expense; it’s stewardship. It’s taking the ‘talent’ we’ve been given and putting it to work so it becomes five, then ten. It’s about trusting the results achieved elsewhere and using systems to release resources that simply weren’t there before.
What blows my mind is that this £1.85m came from fewer than ten buildings.
Think about that. If that’s what a handful of us can do by getting the strategy right, what happens when we resource hundreds of buildings to generate income from their spaces?
Growth Potential
I’ve spent years working out exactly what works on the ground, from tiny parish churches to large venues bringing in over half a million a year.
Seeing that £1.85m isn’t just a win for Connected Vision. It’s proof of what happens when we align our vision and treat our buildings like resources. The best part is, this impact is cumulative; it’s income that will keep coming in and keep growing as we keep doing the right stuff.
And honestly? We’re just getting started.