Fri, April 24, 2026 10:00 CET – 18:00 CET
Permaculture projects everywhere are doing real work on tight budgets and the funding landscape is messy, time consuming, and difficult to navigate. The Funding Circle is changing that by building what is already the largest public free to access database of funding opportunities for permaculture and aligned projects worldwide.
On Friday, April 24th, 10:00–18:00 CET, we are hosting a public, drop in Funding Opportunities Hackathon to strengthen it fast, together.
Join us for a co working day with clear tasks, live support, and training included. You can join for a couple of hours or stay all day, learn new skills and get to know others working in this sector. No experience is needed, just bring yourself.
What you will do (choose one or more):
• Research new funding opportunities that are not yet listed
• Check and update existing entries for accuracy
• Submit new opportunities directly into the database
What you will get:
• Practical training on how to assess funding opportunities from a permaculture perspective
• A simple workflow and a shared activity log so your time translates into real improvements
• A good time with great people
Make a difference!
A better database means less duplicated effort, fewer missed deadlines, and more projects finding ethical support without burning out. If we want a thriving permaculture movement, we need infrastructure that makes resourcing easier and more equitable. With your help, we can make it even stronger.
Join us!
This event is made possible through funding received from the International Permaculture CoLab through the GROW project.
Our fantastic co-hosts for this event are:
International Permaculture CoLab > https://perma.earth
Funding Circle Services: https://perma.earth/funding-circle/
GROW Project: https://opencollective.com/grow-project
Global Regeneration CoLab > https://www.grc.earth/
Permaculture Association Britain > https://www.permaculture.org.uk/
European Permaculture Network > https://permaculture-network.eu/
Organizer
Our Domain is in Finance & Economics
- Identify and highlight value exchange / funding opportunities
- Identify, secure and mobilise resources that support participants to nurture existing initiatives and develop new eco-social enterprises, projects and initiatives that address identified challenges in permaculture, or add additional value to permaculture networks;
- Identify and build relationships with fundraisers and fiscal sponsors working within permaculture and support them to be more effective
- Apply for funding on behalf of CoLab, its members and appropriate initiatives of the wider permaculture movement
- Create an opportunity to access resources and research for permaculture related projects and innovations in the field
- Identify priorities, gaps and significant change-making opportunities in the permaculture movement that need resourcing
- Provide proposal writing assistance, partnership or leadership, including references and movement information
- Provide advice / consultations to enhance aspiring funding applicants, including monitoring and evaluation
- Provide training and sharing resources related to fundraising
- Create a community of practice
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