Funding available: Crowdfund Guildford Spring round is now open!
Funding available: Crowdfund Guildford Spring round is now open!
Get funding for your Guildford community project!
I am delighted to announce that the Crowdfund Guildford Spring round is now open.
We’re starting the next round of Crowdfund Guildford funding for community projects today. The fund is the best way for local people to get support for ideas that really matter to our community.
Fundraisers can get the know-how, tools, and confidence they need to start their crowdfunding campaign at a free online workshop on Tuesday 28 January, from 12noon to 1pm.
The Spring round of funding is now open to help our local community get the change they want to see. Local ideas matter and we’re here to help make them happen.
We provide two great funding options to help make community projects come to life:
Fund one: standard projects
- funding up to £5,000
- great for small local community projects in Guildford borough
- money can be raised from the community, and we will add up to £5,000 more or up to 50% of the total project fundraising target.
Fund two: large capital projects
- funding up to £25,000
- perfect for big projects like installing solar panels, fixing community centres, or improving parks
- for every pound raised, we can give up to £25,000 more to support big ideas, or up to 50% of the total project fundraising target.
We want to help fund projects that:
- help vulnerable groups: this includes supporting people who are hard to reach and come from different cultures
- make rural areas better: this includes projects that prevent crime, protect nature and offer fun things to do
- improve green spaces: we want to create or refurbish parks and other green spaces so everyone can enjoy them
- encourage people to enjoy nature: we support efforts to help people experience wildlife and nature more easily
- improve wellbeing: we want to support projects that offer sports, arts, and fun activities that improve quality of life.
We also encourage schools and Parish Councils to apply for funding to help bring their community centred ideas come to life.
You can register for a place at the free online workshop. The assessment date for applications is 12th March and projects need to be planning for completion by the end of March.
You can also find out more about Crowdfund Guildford and the projects supported by the scheme so far.
Please contact Geraldine.lambrechts@guildford.gov.uk if you have any questions or would like to schedule a meeting to discuss your project further.