# Government boosts Grow Your Tenner campaign by £245,000 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/06/government-boosts-grow-tenner-campaign-245000/ - Published: 2016-10-06T09:30:45+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **The Office for Civil Society has contributed £245,000 to this month’s Localgiving [Grow Your Tenner](https://localgiving.org/what-we-do/campaigns/grow-your-tenner/) match funding campaign.**   This brings the current total amount of match funding available to £345,000, with Localgiving is seeking more match funding before the campaign’s launch on 18^(th) October. ## Advertisement   Grow Your Tenner 2016 will run from 10am on the 18th October until the match fund runs out, or 5pm on the 17th November – whichever comes first. During the campaign one time donations made to local charities via Localgiving will be matched by up to £10; as will Direct Debits by up to £10 a month for the first three months. Up to £2,500 of match funding will be available for each participating local charity or community group, matching public donations.   In the run-up to the campaign, Localgiving is running a [webinar on 11^(th) October](http://webinar.localgiving.org/gyt2016) on how to attract regular givers, looking at:   * the conditions of the campaign   * why monthly donations are beneficial for any small organisation   * top tips for asking supporters to donate monthly   It will also include a live Q&A session with one of Localgivng’s members of staff, and attendees will receive free first year Localgiving membership.   Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson, said:   > “The energy, commitment and expertise of local charities and community groups > make a huge difference to the lives of countless people around the country. This > is why we have added funds to this campaign and will host a ‘Local Charities Day’ > later in the year to celebrate and strengthen the invaluable work they do. I encourage > other donors to add to this fund and help local charities get the support they > need now and in the long term.” * **[How to join in online with the International Fundraising Congress](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/10/19/how-join-online-international-fundraising-congress/)**( 19 October 2010) * **[Collected resources from 30thIFC day 1](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/10/20/collected-resources-30thifc-day-1/)**( 20 October 2010) * **[If you think Facebook isn’t for fundraising you should perhaps think again about just what fundraising is](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/10/28/if-you-think-facebook-isnt-fundraising-you-should-perhaps-think-again-about-just-what-fundraising/)**( 28 October 2010) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)