Making my +Extra funding checklist | Diaries of a crowdfunder
by siri | Aug 22, 2024 | Learn
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By now you would have likely realised that Crowdfunder has a unique set up by working with major corporate clients who have pots of money to help support Crowdfunder campaigns. We call this +Extra funding and there is money available from all sorts of organisations to help different kind of projects!
Maybe this is why you’ve chosen to fundraise through Crowdfunder, to try and apply and hopefully unlock some of this +Extra Funding.
What +Extra funding is available?
A crucial part of the planning stage is looking at the range of partners and funds you might be eligible for, which is all available on the +Extra funding page. Each +Extra Funding partner has criteria clearly laid out in terms of what kind of projects they can help. In order to unlock any match funding, your project must match their aims.
What are our aims?
For example, 2nd Hand Sundays has a few aims they are trying to fix or help. We are trying to encourage people to shop second hand, reducing items from going to landfill and creating a more sustainable circular economy. We are also helping hyper-local causes by donating money to them along the way. We also offer people who donate the chance to make some money for their items which is helping people during a cost of living crisis. As well as this, we hope that our shop will offer a space to one day employ people who are looking to get into, or get back into employment.
Once your aims and your ‘whys’ of your project are answered, you will quickly see which partners might be a good fit.
For us, I think the Aviva Community Fund, Cost of Living Resilience Fund or one of the Cornwall Council funds will be best suited to us.
Why you need to look at this ahead of creating your page is so that when you’re writing your project page you always have the fund criteria in your mind.
Tips from the expert
To better understand what +Extra Funding is, why Crowdfunder has access to it and how project owners can unlock it, I spoke to Chloe, Partner Delivery Manager at Crowdfunder. In this chat I got some invaluable information on how it all works, and things to keep in mind when applying. Watch it below!