Tagged: crowdfunder uk

April 9, 2015 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

An initial £750,000 of funding from Virgin StartUp will be available for up to 100 businesses that successfully run a campaign on the UK’s No 1 rewards-based crowdfunding platform. As part of the pioneering partnership, those who raise funding through Crowdfunder UK, could be automatically eligible for a Virgin… Read More

March 17, 2015 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Legal firm, Stephens Scown, has partnered with Crowdfunder UK to become a sponsor of Crowdfunder Local in the South West covering the Crowdfund Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset regions. The rewards-based crowdfunding platform works with businesses, charities and community groups to help them raise funds from the… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Scottish National Party has launched a campaign on crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder, a UK rewards-based crowdfunding platform, for prospective MP’s to fund their candidate seats for the upcoming 2015 General Election. Sixteen SNP candidates have already launched their projects, reaching out to the community to gather support and… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plymouth community projects and social enterprises will be able to tap into funds as part of a pioneering crowdfunding scheme launched today. Plymouth City Council has set aside £60,000 for projects on Crowdfund Plymouth, which was launched by crowdfunding platform, CrowdfunderUK Projects launching as part of Crowdfund… Read More

February 28, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last fall, Foo Fighters fans from Cornwall hit crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK to raise £1.5 million so that the band would hold a concert in the town. The project surfaced after the band’s dedicated followers in Richmond, Virgina took to Tilt and captured $70,000 to have the… Read More

February 27, 2015 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday Crowdfund Insider announced that Symbid has partnered with Ben & Jerry’s Join Our Core 2015 competition.  Now several UK crowdfunding platforms have revealed a similar partnership in the hunt for the “brightest social entrepreneurs in Europe”. As noted on the Join Our Core page; Seedrs,… Read More

February 5, 2015 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thanks to her determination and supporters, cyclist Nicola Noble is set to represent Great Britain in the Sprint Duathlon at the European Championship 2015. The athlete raised more than she needed with the help of Crowdfunder UK and Plymouth University. The second year occupational therapy student qualified to compete at the championships… Read More

January 30, 2015 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Green Party today launched a Crowdfunder UK campaign to fund standing a candidate in as many seats in England and Wales as logistically possible. Having previously committed to standing in 75% of seats in England and Wales[1], and already being close to achieving that goal, the… Read More

January 27, 2015 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Green Party has pioneered a new path for British politics by using Crowdfunder to raise money, campaign and bring greater choice to voters in 2015. Over the last three months 64 Green Party parliamentary candidates have used Crowdfunder, gathering the support of over 2,500 backers and… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Children’s charity Kids Company is facing unprecedented numbers of vulnerable children and young people seeking their support this Christmas. To help them meet this challenge they have turned to alternative online fundraising platform Crowdfunder. They were surprised and moved by the kindness of the public… Read More

November 28, 2014 @ 8:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In conjunction with the launch of the Local Road Safety Index, AXA Car Insurance is match funding a road safety crowdfunding campaign in partnership with Crowdfunder, enabling local communities to source funds to help pay for much needed road safety initiatives – helping to further… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the recent Crowdfunder UK crowdfunding campaign, launched by the Green Party, encouraging MP candidates across the country to fund the fees they need to stand in their areas, Natalie Bennett has launched her own project on the UK’s largest rewards-based crowdfunding platform in order to appeal… Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Furthering their commitment to offering alternative finance and supporting the creative industries, Creative England has invested £150k in the UK’s crowdfunding network, Crowdfunder UK. Caroline Norbury, CEO of Creative England has also joined the Crowdfunder Board, effective immediately. The news comes as a recent report from… Read More

November 7, 2014 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

While enterprise start-ups, creative projects and charities have raised millions of pounds using crowdfunding over the last five years or so *(£9 million in the first three months of 2014 alone), councils have so far been very slow to harness its power for the public… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 2:27 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The phenomenal success of last year’s UK Crowdfunding Day has prompted organisers at The Crowdfunding Centre to extend the one day event even further. This year the event will run for a full week from 10-16 November, the highlight of which will be the Deep Impact… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly two weeks ago, Crowdfunder UK, hosted an online crowdfunding event at the Eden Project for three foodie start-ups. They each battled it out to gain support and funding from the crowd, which were both live audience and online viewers. And now, the winner of… Read More

September 9, 2014 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creative England and the UK’s leading crowdfunding website, Crowdfunder have joined forces to find and fund the England’s top female game developers and freelancers through an innovative crowdfunding partnership.  A widely reported 49% of gamers in the England are women but only 12% of the people making… Read More