Shropshire Council recently launched a £150,000 fund to make it easier for people in the county to improve their local area. This was made possible through the Community and Place strand of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Named Crowdfund Shropshire, the programme, which is being run in partnership with the community fundraising platform, Spacehive, enables local residents across the county 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.
Those who have a project ready to go are encouraged to launch them on the Spacehive platform and pitch to the available funds, but the council, working with Shropshire Infrastructure Partnership and Spacehive, are offering further support to those who have an idea, but aren’t sure how to proceed.
No fundraising experience is necessary: 65% of Spacehive creators are creating a community project for the first time. Spacehive assists project creators with online workshops, one-to-one support and resources, providing advice on everything from project costs to campaign promotion.
There will also be a number of face-to-face workshops next month led by Shropshire Infrastructure Partnership’s voluntary and community sector support team, and everyone is welcome. 
These include:
- Tuesday 7 November at 9.30am at The Roy Fletcher Centre in Shrewsbury.
- Monday 13 November at 9.30am at Ludlow Women’s Centre.
- Tuesday 21 November at 9.30am at Ellesmere Town Hall.
This is the first funding round, and it will remain open until Wednesday 29 November 2023.
For more information, people can visit Crowdfund Shropshire here: Crowdfund Shropshire – About (spacehive.com)
Or contact:
partner@spacehive.com or crowdfund@shropshire.gov.uk
To read about how effectively business and the local community can work together read our latest blog: Why bringing together businesses and the local community is good news for everyone
To find out more about the UK Shared Prosperity Fund see: https://www.investinshropshire.co.uk/relocating-and-investing/uk-shared-prosperity-fund/
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