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Matched funding programs

We offer matched funding programs to maximise your fundraising efforts, boost your revenue and help you to nuture meaningful connections with your audiences.  

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Our matched funding programs and initiatives help create a more sustainable and financially supported cultural sector.  

Whether you’re an arts organisation, independent artist or artistic group, we offer matched funding programs where we support your fundraising efforts and provide matched funding up to a certain amount. 

Our matched funding programs

Plus1

Plus1 is a dollar-for-dollar matched fundraising program, designed to boost the fundraising efforts of small to medium not-for-profit arts organisations. Plus1 supports not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations to develop and deliver more effective fundraising campaigns, boost their fundraising skills and secure new backers.  

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MATCH Lab

The MATCH Lab program supports artists and art collectives to build fundraising skills, increase knowledge of philanthropy and business partnerships and create sustainable sources of revenue into the future. The program provides both dollar-for-dollar matched funding and supports long-term skills development through subsidised attendance at our fundraising professional development clinic. 

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ACF Boost

ACF Boost is a dollar-for-dollar matched funding program, offered through the Australian Cultural Fund (ACF), for independent artists and small arts organisations using the ACF. Participants in the program leverage private sector support raised through their ACF campaign with a small, matched funding ‘boost’ of up to $5,000.

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We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions.

We are privileged to gather on this Country and through this website to share knowledge, culture and art now, and with future generations.

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We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways, and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions. We are privileged to gather on this Country and to share knowledge, culture and art, now and with future generations.

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