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How to Find Dollars for a Matching or Challenge Grant

by Funding For Good | Feb 21, 2018 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Research, Grant Writing

Throughout the years I have had the opportunity to work on numerous grants that listed matching funds as a requirement in the guidelines. For those of you new to grant writing, guidelines vary from donor-to-donor and agency-to-agency. I have seen required matches...

What are Challenge Grants?

by Funding For Good | Jan 31, 2018 | Grant Research, Grant Writing

‘Challenge Grants,’ also known as a ‘Matching Grant’, is when a foundation commits to award a set amount of money to an organization based on the amount of new funds raised in response to the challenge. For example, The Smith Foundation offers you a $25,000 grant,...