What is match funding?
When you hit a certain target in raising money for your idea, one of our amazing partners will match the amount raised with their own donation - effectively DOUBLING the money raised!
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Planet positive ideas for you to get behind.
Cornwall Council and Crowdfunder teamed up to find green initiatives who are responding to the climate emergency.
Ten successful people have been chosen to get a portion of £30,000 in match funding (up to £5,000 per project) from Cornwall Council to go towards a crowdfunding campaign.
Projects will begin crowdfunding on 30 August, check back then to support your favourite.
Entries for the Cornwall Climate Challenge are now closed
But if you have an idea on how to tackle the climate emergency in Cornwall you can still set up a project and start crowdfunding as part of #BackTheFuture.
Find out more about #BackTheFutureHow the funding worked
The £30,000 match funding will be split into two funding pots. £10,000 will be ring-fenced to ensure all ten successful projects receive £1,000 match funding, subject to hitting milestone one.
The remaining £20,000 match funding will be available on a first come, first served basis to the ten successful projects subject to hitting milestones two and three outlined below.
Milestone one
Raise £1,000 from at least 30 supporters, receive a £1,000 pledge.
Milestone two
Raise a further £1,500 from the crowd (total amount raised £3,500), receive a £1,500 pledge.
Milestone three
Raise a further £2,500 from the crowd (total amount raised £7,500), receive a £2,500 pledge.
Key dates
10 June - 15 July
Call for entry
23 July
Successful entrants notified
26 July
Coaching begins
30 August
Crowdfunding live
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