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Matchfunding: a citizen-driven cultural policy?

Matchfunding: a citizen-driven cultural policy?

Listen to this interview, where Isabelle de Voldere, from IDEA Consult, answers the question: “What is matchfunding, and how do public organisations use it?”

Share your opinion!

Isabelle de Voldere argues that matchfunding (when crowdfunding is matched with other sources of funding) is a combination between a top-down approach (like in traditional cultural policy) and a bottom-up approach (the crowd decides what to fund). Do you think it is a good way to involve the community in the funding of culture? Would you like your municipality of region to develop cultural projects through matchfunding?

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