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Support a Project
Support a project below to get your donations doubled, or start a project of your own to be featured here!
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Seth Thomas Park Revitalization
Seth Thomas Park in Thomaston CT needs help!!
Develop a Land Survey and Landscape Plan- we will make this park accessible to all and a vibrant cultural space to enjoy music, arts and community events.
NEEDS: $5,740 of 5,740 + Volunteers -
Say NO to Polystyrene Foam (aka Styrofoam) In Our Cafeterias
Our school cafeterias are no place for polystyrene foam - help us make the switch to reusable, slotted lunch trays!
NEEDS: $1,711 of 3,589 -
West Hartford Pride
Its more than a party... it will be a celebration of diversity, unity, and family for the entire community!
NEEDS: $90,555 of 94,155 + Volunteers -
Sustainable Essex SEED Discussion Series
The Sustainable Essex Environmental Discussion series (SEED), is focuseed on creating awareness, and driving household and community change.
NEEDS: $1,931 of 2,561 -
Pollinator Pathway West Haven CT $5000 Matching Grant
Building Pollinator Pathways and a Sustainable Community in West Haven Ct one garden at a time. pollinator-pathway.org/westhaven
NEEDS: $9,851 of 10,391 + Volunteers -
POLLINATOR PATHWAY ON WESTON TOWN GREEN
Pollinator Pathways educate and unite our communities in a positive way, as we all move towards a safer, friendlier and more considerate way of living. Please join us.
NEEDS: $35,395 of 40,645 + Volunteers -
New Haven Land Trust Composting Initiatives
Help the New Haven Land Trust expand on our composting efforts at community gardens around the city and create a new composting track for the Growing Entrepreneurs youth program.
NEEDS: $41,892 of 41,892 -
10 Gardens, 10 Parks
Help us build ten new native plant and pollinator gardens in ten parks! Our goal is to make beautiful natural spaces available to all corners of West Hartford.
NEEDS: $14,514 of 15,264 -
Colorful Bridgeport - Color It In Murals
Downtown Bridgeport's humans, food, art, and business make it a place unlike any other. We invite you to Color It In and take action by adding to the vibrancy of the district.
NEEDS: $0 of 5,112 + Volunteers -
New Haven's Tree Planting Crews
Urban Resources Initiative (URI) provides paid training for youth and adults to plant all of the city's street trees.
NEEDS: $8,380 of 20,576 -
2020 BiCi Co. Do-It-Yourself Workshop and Community Hours
To get as many up-cycled bikes back out into the community as we can in 2020 in the Hartford region we need your help to fund 'Bikes for Jobs' and 'Do-It-Yourself Hours.'
NEEDS: $1,409 of 30,297 + Volunteers
Crowdfund for sustainability— we’ll match what you raise!
Making our communities more sustainable, healthy, and vibrant will take all kinds of projects. From city-led infrastructure initiatives, to simple actions our neighborhoods can take like community gardens and solar power for our schools, we all have a role to play. Are you ready to pitch in?
Fundraise for your idea with ioby and you could get your dollars doubled through the Sustainable CT Community Match Fund! Sustainable CT and ioby are partnering to offer the Sustainable CT Community Match Fund as a flexible funding mechanism for sustainability projects in Connecticut, with the generous support of Smart Seed Fund, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, and the Connecticut Green Bank.
Match funding is available for any project that works to create a more vibrant and resilient Connecticut. Whether you’re dreaming of more green spaces, better public transit, solar for public spaces, more affordable energy-efficient housing, or composting programs, check out this match opportunity to help make your fundraising work go twice as far!
Eligibility
What kind of projects are eligible?
This match supports projects that have a publicly accessible benefit and make Connecticut communities more vibrant and sustainable, aligning with Sustainable CT's comprehensive action roadmap. Eligible projects could include solar power for public spaces, rain gardens, greening sidewalks, improved public transit, bike safety classes, park improvements, or buy local campaigns. Whatever your great idea is to boost your neighborhood's sustainability, we want to hear it!
Eligibility Guidelines Frequently asked questions
Learn More
Looking for support as you get started on a project? We’ve got your back. Join ioby and Sustainable CT for one of our training sessions to learn more about this opportunity and get key tips to help bring your project to life! Check back here soon for upcoming training dates.
Want more information about civic crowdfunding? Check out some of our online resources to get started. Remember, when you crowdfund with ioby, you’ll also have access to a leader success strategist who can help you plan your campaign, reach for milestones with you, and help get you unstuck when you need support.
Have questions? We have answers! Check out some frequently asked questions here.
About the Match
Sustainable CT is a voluntary certification program that supports and recognizes thriving and resilient Connecticut municipalities. Sustainable CT’s wide-ranging menu of actions, tools, and resources help communities become more connected and vibrant. Learn more.
ioby is a nonprofit crowdfunding platform and so much more. ioby stands for “in our backyards,” but it also stands for taking care of each other, for civic participation, and for trusting neighbors to know what’s best for the neighborhood. Our crowdfunding platform helps connect local leaders with the training and support they need to crowdfund tax-deductible donations in their communities for projects that make our neighborhoods healthier, greener, more livable, and more fun. Learn more.
The Sustainable CT Community Match Fund is made possible with the generous support of Smart Seed Fund, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, and the Connecticut Green Bank.
