Gift Money
Philanthropic giving toward projects whose value lies in their cultural or social outcome — work that may never produce a market return, but which the world genuinely needs.
A CFAE program
Funding-matchmaking for projects that matter.
The money needed for cultural work is often hard to procure. Good2Fund makes the right opportunities visible to the right funders — and walks both sides through to completion.
Good2Fund is a program of CFAE, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 1982. It exists to solve a specific problem: finding the right people to match up with the right funding opportunity. The money needed for cultural work is often very difficult to procure unless individual opportunities can be separated out and individually highlighted. Good2Fund presents projects — many of which go above and beyond CFAE itself — with detailed information on their goals and progress to date. Funders engage either through Gift Money (philanthropy) or Loan Money (micro-investment), and are brought along the journey all the way to completion and continued success. To submit a project for consideration, or to express interest as a funder, write admin@cfae.us with subject "Good2Fund Inquiry" and a brief description of the project or your funding interests.
How Good2Fund thinks about money
Three kinds of money, three social roles.
Loan Money
Micro-investment in ventures that have the structure to repay over time. Funders walk alongside the project from launch through completion and continued success.
Purchasing Money
The everyday exchange for goods and services. Good2Fund treats it as a separate function from gift and loan money — each kind of money has a different social role.
Currently seeking funding.
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Submit a brief: what the project is, where it is now, what it needs to reach the next milestone, and the form of money (gift, loan, or both) that makes sense.
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Tell us the kinds of work that align with your values and the form of giving you prefer. We'll match you with current opportunities and keep you informed through completion.
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