The MATCH International Women’s Fund is Canada’s only social innovation fund for women. MATCH is unique in that they bridge feminist grassroots human rights movements and the world of social innovation. They believe women are at the forefront of innovating social change globally. They fund women’s rights organizations around the world to make lasting changes in the lives of women and girls.
MATCH operates on the basic principle that women’s ideas and participation are crucial to successful development – a principle that has been honored by MATCH since its inception in 1976. For them, equal participation means ensuring that more money and resources reach the hands of women working for change in their communities.
Both grant streams described below require that organizations meet these three essential criteria:
In addition, they look forward to working with women’s rights organizations that:
Please note that the MATCH International Women’s Fund does NOT fund the following:
The minimum grant amount will be $10,000 and will not exceed $20,000 CAD. Recognizing that social innovation is not a linear process the MATCH International Women’s Fund welcomes proposals that fall under the following streams:
Stream 1: Holding Ground: The Holding Ground funding stream supports organizations that are contributing to the sustainability of women’s rights, women’s justice and equality. These will be organizations that face financial or political vulnerabilities in delivering programs and are in need of financial and other kinds of support from MATCH.
MATCH International’s ‘Holding Ground’ grants are designed to (1) Provide flexible core support to organizations working to ‘hold the line’ by providing critical services/programs in response to increasingly violent backlash against women’s equality globally; and (2) Support capacity building and/or strengthen organizational sustainability.
Stream 2: Breaking Ground: The Breaking Ground funding stream supports organizations that have proven or promising early stage innovations and that need additional support to create the capacity and conditions to effectively sustain them. MATCH International’s ‘Breaking Ground’ grants are intended to support:
The deadline for applying is FRIDAY December 6th 2013. In order to streamline the application process, MATCH International is currently accepting proposals online HERE! They strongly recommend that you submit online. You will be able to save your progress as you complete your application and once completed you will be able to review your application before you submit it. To download the required financial forms click HERE.
All applicants will receive a confirmation email indicating that they have received your proposal.
For more information, please email: application@matchinternational.org. Further details are available on the call for applications HERE and the official website HERE.
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