Crowdfunder has money to give away – there we said it. We have pots of fund money from partners to give to projects to supercharge their success. We currently have over £4 million waiting to go to great ideas.Crowdfunder works with partners such as Santander, Virgin, M&S and many councils across the UK to distribute[…]
The VOOM £1,000 Winner is Watt Water. July kicks off the first month of the VOOM £1,000 giveaway to support great ideas that are shared on the Crowdfunder facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/crowdfunder/From the ideas for July we have chosen Watt Water as a great idea that truly deserves the £1,000 VOOM giveaway. We are sure this will help[…]
Today, Cornwall-based business Crowdfunder is hosting its Summer Experience event as it celebrates raising more than £40 million for projects around the UK, welcoming attendees from companies including Virgin, Santander, JC Decaux, Tesco and M&S, all flying in from London.Cornwall has had twice as many successful crowdfunding businesses than the UK average (40% vs 23%)[…]
Crowdfund Plymouth has raised almost £1million for crowdfunding projects across the city, becoming one of the UK’s most innovative crowdfunding cities. We want to make sure there is the support in place to keep it that way!Crowdfunder and Plymouth City Council are looking for expressions of interest from local businesses who would like to provide[…]
‘Wellbeing’ Noun: a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterised by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.At Crowdfunder we have key partners that can provide extra money for projects that help to deliver ‘well being’ to their communities. We have come to notice that many[…]
Over the past few weeks we’ve been giving our guides to crowdfunding success a makeover, and now we’re thrilled to announce they’re live online.Our coaching team is one of the best in the business and they have created a number of ways to share their vast experience and know-how with new project owners on Crowdfunder.We[…]
We’re Hannah and Kyran, two students from The Woodroffe School, taking part in work experience at the Crowdfunder office in Bridport. We’ve been working with the team to try and raise awareness of the rewards and benefits of funding projects within our peer group on Crowdfunder. We choose to focus our campaign on the youth due[…]
Council matches funding for local community crowdfunded projects to tackle the battle of the bulge with an innovative city-wide campaign As the health and wellbeing of young people and children in the local area continues to be of paramount importance, Birmingham City Council (BCC) is supporting residents who want to “take action now” – with[…]
Our thoughts go out to the community of Grenfell and we encourage people to give what they can to support those affected in their hour of real need.Crowdfunder’s mission is to connect people and resources to make ideas happen. We work with project owners across the UK to coach and[…]
Si Walker writes about his journey at Crowdfunder and his recent TEDx talk. As humans we are in the business of good ideas, but there are some very real obstacles that exist that can stop us from taking our idea’s from notepad to reality.Like many of the team here at Crowdfunder I know what it is[…]
The next six weeks promises to be a rollercoaster ride of policy pushing, opinion flinging and big colourful rosettes.Grab a seat in the front row. Let’s roll. Fish Finger for MPLooking to net his plaice in the house of commons, one fish finger is raising a few squid for his campaign.£2,227 (445%) raised from 140 supporters Vote[…]
It’s Friday. Summer is just around the corner. If that’s not a good enough reason for a little indulgence, I don’t know what is. Cheers! One GinThis unique botanical spirit funds life-changing water projects the world’s poorest communities.£8,400 (42%) raised from 100 supporters ARAN BakeryThese Scottish bakers are raising some dough for their artisan loaves.£7,765 (97%) raised from[…]
It’s no secret that we believe in the power of a Crowd. From the innovative to the everyday, amazing things can happen when people come together. Here’s five movers and shakers, live on Crowdfunder right now. Springboard Youth AcademyCheck out this unique programme for young asylum-seekers and refugees, piloting this summer. £11,570 (96%) raised from 126 supporters TechPixiesWith training, support and[…]
Welcome to the jungleThere’s a bit of an animal inside all of us – I’m channeling my inner octopus today. I think the same is true for many of our Crowdfunders, who are uniting their communities, wowing their customers and making amazing things happen, all at the same time. This week we have five fierce projects[…]
That’s the ticketHere’s the five hottest tickets on Crowdfunder right now.Don’t wait up. Samphire FestivalBring the whole family along to this award-winning independent music and arts festival by the sea.£5,865 (49%) raised from 44 supporters Space&RockBag a VIP ticket to the launch event for Space&Rock, where funky brides and grooms can find weird and wonderful venues.£4,400 (44%)[…]