Crowdfund Shropshire: there’s still time to apply for funding

Crowdfund Shropshire, a civic fundraising platform where community groups can get their projects funded by public and grant funding, is currently open for applications until Wednesday 2 October 2024.

For this second round of funding, projects can pitch for up to £10,000 from the Shared Prosperity Community Fund (in partnership with VCS team at Community Resource), and up to £20,000 from the Green Spaces and Active Travel Fund (in partnership with Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Energize Shropshire).

Crowdfund Shropshire is being run in partnership with the community fundraising platform Spacehive, which enables local residents to exclusively access funding for community improvement initiatives.

The crowdfunding nature of this programme, in collaboration with council funding, maximises the amount community groups can raise in order to deliver transformational community projects that matter to them.

For more information about applying, people can:

• Find the slides from the recent workshop here
• View a recording of the workshop here
• Learn more about the programme here

To help get people’s projects up and running, the team has pulled together the following resources:

Video – How do I create a project?

Video – How do I cost up my project?

Video – How do I pitch to a fund?

Gwilym Butler, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for finance, corporate resources and communities, said: “Whether your project is big or small, you can make a real difference in your local area through Crowdfund Shropshire.

“The deadline for applying though is fast approaching so please, if you haven’t already, find out more and pitch for funds by 2 October.”

People can find more tips and tricks on SpaceHive’s Help Centre.

For any help, people can contact either crowdfund@shropshire.gov.uk or support@spacehive.com