Introducing Spacehive Transform where you live

Introducing Spacehive

• Online funding platform for civic projects that allows anyone to put forward ideas for neighbourhood/civic improvement projects, and anyone to fund them.

• Think of it as an incubator for great ideas - from community gardens to high street makeovers, free town centre wi-fi , play facilities - helping the most popular gain publicity and support

• Once we or our expert partners verify that projects are ready to start crowdfunding, supporters can contribute to the cost via the website

• Spacehive’s model allows communities to raise money for popular projects, and use it to leverage additional funding from corporates, councils, local business or philanthropists.

• We make it simple and fun for people to support projects they like - allowing communities to get things done at a time when public money is in short supply.

21 councils

involved

£1.8m

raised

60

projects

delivered

Spacehive in numbers

We want to bring civic spaces to life with

ambitious, imaginative projects, made

possible with the ideas and direct support of

lots of people like you.

What’s eligible?

✔ Civic or community space

✔ Permanent or temporary

✔ Donations (not equity or loans)

For further information http://www.nesta.org.uk/project/crowdfunding

We’re here partly because traditional funding

for civic projects is in decline, so we need to

find a smarter funding model.

But mostly because we think it should just be

easier to make things happen.

And it turns out that when lots of people vote with their wallets for the kind of change they want to see happen, councils and companies

rally behind them.

What is civic crowdfunding?

a little money

a lot of people

popular projects

delivered

by pooling large numbers of relatively small amounts of money…

from groups of local people, companies and councils that have an interest in making a project happen..

ordinary people are empowered to finance transformations to their local area

project

idea

uploaded

&

developed

viability

verified

by

funds

pledged

target hit -

funds

charged

£ ✓ project

delivered!

How projects develop on Spacehive

Evidence of costs

Landowner consent

Planning permission

Risks clearly communica

-ted

Pledges from local people, companies, councils etc

Social media spreads the word

Press cover the campaign

Project idea shared via social media

Email alerts Volunteers offer help

In-kind contributions offered by firms

Councils engaged Press write up

Project funders notified

Press cover success of campaign

Project ready for local community to enjoy

We’re already working with some exciting match-funders and more are coming soon.

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Hives aren’t just online hubs, they can be the foundation of an innovative package of support to

help local people deliver projects

How to make your hive a success

• Find a hive co-ordinator and plan for success

• Identify a match funder

• Develop partnerships - invite other ‘joiners’ to help

• Source some exciting, populist projects to get it going - excite interest across your sector or city

• Launch with as much media and social media activation as you can –develop your brand!

• Build support incrementally – this is only the start

• Keep up the momentum, look for ideas, give updates, celebrate successes