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

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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 15 May 2024.

For this round of funding projects can bid for up to £10,000 from the Shared Prosperity Community Fund (in partnership with Shropshire Infrastructure Partnership), and up to £20,000 from the Green Spaces and Active Travel Fund (in partnership with Shropshire Wildlife Trust, and Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin).

Crowdfund Shropshire logo

Crowdfund Shropshire logo

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 campaigners can raise in order to deliver transformational community projects that matter to them.

Gwilym Butler, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for finance, corporate resources and communities, said:-

“This is the second round of funding as part of Crowdfund Shropshire, offering community groups another chance to transform their local area.

“If you have an idea please apply. There’s an abundance of support available to help you make it happen.”

There are currently three projects crowdfunding. They are:

  • Walking in Wem
  • Multicultural Children’s Day
  • Positivity through creativity.

People can check out their projects here for inspiration, and donate or spread the word to help them reach their goal.

Gwilym added:-

“We have three great projects on the platform which are bidding for your support. Please support them as much as you can and help to make them happen.”

Three projects across Shropshire have now reached their funding targets and will now be using the money they’ve crowdfunded to take them forward. The successful projects are:

  • Rural Art Hub – Road Stories
  • Qube – Get Crafty with Words
  • Cambrian Heritage Railways – Children’s Fitness Trail.

Shropshire’s Shared Prosperity Community Fund has been made possible due to funding under the Communities and Place theme of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, managed by Shropshire Council.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the Government’s levelling up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK, investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.

For more information, people can visit Crowdfund Shropshire here: Crowdfund Shropshire – About (spacehive.com)

Or contact:

partner@spacehive.com or crowdfund@shropshire.gov.uk 

About Spacehive

The home of community fundraising, Spacehive makes it easy for people to improve their local area.

Spacehive build technology to help crowdfund local projects that communities want; from spruced up playgrounds and new street markets, to city farms and learning hubs. They have helped fund over 2,000 ideas and raised more than £30 million to support local communities.

When local communities have an idea and start a project, Spacehive connects it to exclusive funds from companies, councils and foundations that want to help bring communities to life.

Spacehive have the highest success rate of any crowdfunding platform in the UK (85% success rate, rising to 94% when a partner pledges). Its aim is to deliver the bright, transformational local project ideas that make communities happy, proud and prosperous.

For more information visit spacehive.com