Over the last five years, 130 community-led crowdfunding projects in London have received crucial support from the Mayor of London, raising in total £4.85 million - and now Nesta have released a report looking at the impact this has had. Crowdfund London has offered local groups the opportunity to receive up to £50,000 from the…
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Launch day for your crowdfunding campaign
Your launch day is a big deal, but why does everyone keep talking about the importance of the first 24 hours of your crowdfunding campaign? Show your potential backers they can trust you Crowdfunding relies, at its heart, on the idea of the wisdom of the crowd. If enough people agree that a project is…
One-shot vs recurring funding
Platforms like Indiegogo, Kickstarter and Crowdfunder have been around for a while now. Their model is reasonably simple to understand: set a target and a deadline, launch the crowdfunding campaign, and try to hit the target in time. But some creators are now considering longer-term options that offer recurring funding, or something closer to a…
No-fee crowdfunding
Lots of people start out looking for no-fee crowdfunding, wanting to keep as much as possible of the funds they raise. But most commercial crowdfunding sites charge a fee. Is there any way around this? The short answer is: not really.
“But what should I say?”: 20 social media ideas for crowdfunding campaigns
Once your crowdfunding campaign is live, you need to be sending out messages about it daily - if not more often. But if you're putting together social media ideas for crowdfunding campaigns, it can be hard to know where to begin. You may already be wondering what on earth to say, and you're right to…
Why bother backing other people’s crowdfunding campaigns?
Understandably, a lot of people start out planning their own crowdfunding campaign by focusing on... their own crowdfunding campaign. If you're thinking of launching a campaign, you might take a quick look over other live projects just to get an idea of what's out there, but should you be actively backing other projects? Absolutely yes.…
Crowdfunding in… not-lockdown?
Lots of people are thinking about crowdfunding as a possible funding route, especially given changes in behaviour under lockdown. But is there anything specific you need to think about?