Pro6 minute read· Updated 5 November 2026
Finding family offices that fund climate and nature
Find family offices and their foundations that fit your climate or nature project, reach the person who decides and write a first message for them.
Family offices can move faster than institutions, take risks a fund cannot and fund a project with a grant and an investment from the same family. They are also hard to find, rarely publish a mandate and usually ignore anything that reads like a mass mailing. This guide shows you how to tell the types apart, find the one or two people who decide, get a warm route in, and write a first message that suits climate and nature projects such as pre-issuance carbon finance or blended structures.
Inside this playbook
- What you need
- 1. Know the types
- 2. Know how they invest
- 3. Decide what you can offer them
- 4. Find the family offices
- 5. Find the decision-maker
- 6. Get a warm route in
- 7. Write the first message for one person
- 8. Follow up and keep it personal
- Checklist
- Further reading
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