Matchmaking
Making NbS Projects Easy to Find and Easy to Fund
Our mission is to help connect NbS projects with potential funders. Many cities struggle to secure funding for their nature-based projects, while donors and private actors often find it difficult to identify trustworthy, high-impact opportunities. The matchmaking tool bridges this gap: it gives cities the chance to be discovered by potential funders, and it offers funders the opportunity to find projects they might not encounter otherwise. Importantly, participation does not guarantee funding; the tool is designed to facilitate connections and visibility, not make financial commitments.
Do you have a a restoration project that needs funding? Or are you looking to fund projects that deliver real impact for nature? Then you’re in the right place. By connecting ambition with opportunity, the matchmaking tool empowers cities to act and funders to explore projects where their contribution could make a real difference.
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Objectives
- Facilitate relationship-building, knowledge exchange, and direct contact between project owners, funders, and other ecosystem actors.
- Reduce friction between projects and potential funders.
- Make it effortless for funders to find and reach out to projects.
- Highlight “bankable” projects and their funding needs.
- Track interactions and the pipeline for follow-up.
How does the matchmaking tool works? Different Pathways
For cities:
For funders:
You fill a survey
You get a project card in our catalogue
We match you with interested funders
You fill the survey with your interests
We match you with compatible projects
The UrbanByNature programme is funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union under Grant Agreements No. 730222 and No. 776604. It has received funding for an update by the Horizon Europe Programme under the Grant Agreement No 101003818. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies within UrbanByNature and in no way reflects the views of the European Union.