Your municipality's euro, multiplied by residents' support

Why hybrid funding pays off

Crowdfunding is a central part of the new participatory society. On the platform, a municipality meets different fields of activity around shared action and can support what matters to the people involved and to the residents themselves. It makes sense to go where people are already active.

When an institution is involved, people trust the campaign more. The municipality's support signals that the project has been assessed and the goal is realistic. This makes it easier for the public to join, brings in more supporters and raises the average contribution. The funding gets a multiplier effect.

Tested in Tampere

In the Mun Tampere hybrid funding pilot, the city and the public funded 13 projects together. With the city's €24,180, the projects received €56,070 in total, as the public contributed €31,890. The city's money more than doubled.

projects funded

13

city funding

€24,180

public funding

€31,890

total funding

€56,070

See the Mun Tampere campaigns →

Example: Tampere Hacklab. The minimum goal was €4,000, and the city committed to paying 40% of it, or €1,600. 51 patrons raised €3,540, and the project received €5,140 in total.

All in all, projects from Tampere have received over €216,000 on Mesenaatti through 39 successful campaigns. The best known is the Finnish Museum of Games, which 1,120 patrons funded with €85,860 even before the cooperation with the city.

Ways to take part

• Mun Tampere

  Shared goal

  The campaign's minimum goal is split between the municipality and the public, for example so that the public raises 60% and the municipality pays 40%. The municipality's share is paid only once the public's share is complete. This model was used in the Mun Tampere pilot.

  Example: Tampere Hacklab

• Euro for euro

  The municipality ties its share to the money people raise: for every euro from the public, the municipality gives a euro, doubling the funds raised. The municipality's share is at most half of the minimum goal.

• Open call

  Applicants start their campaigns, and the municipality freely chooses which projects to support and with what amounts. Suits you if you want to see the public's interest before deciding.

• Seed funding

  The municipality funds the start of a project and then brings in funding from private individuals, companies and other organisations.

What the municipality gets

• A bigger funding pot. When private funding is combined with the municipality's, projects receive more than the municipality could offer alone.
• Participation in how funds are used. The funding model inspires and commits. Residents see what the money does and influence it themselves.
• Transparency. Projects, amounts and supporter numbers are visible to everyone.
• Agility. Funding can work quickly when situations arise, not only at the next application round.
• A new way to apply for public funding. Suits those for whom the traditional grant process is difficult, and makes smaller projects lighter to carry out.
• A ready-made platform. Mesenaatti takes care of payments, campaign pages and reporting.