WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is hosting an event later this month ahead of Crowdfund Worcestershire launching its largest round of funding.
The event is taking place for potential project creators and funders at Whittington Community Hall on Tuesday 28th June from 10-11.
The County Council, along with Malvern Hills and Wychavon district councils, has partnered with crowdfunding platform Spacehive to create Crowdfund Worcestershire.
Crowdfund Worcestershire gives organisations who have ideas to improve their community, the opportunity to gain much needed funding.
So far, Worcestershire County Council has backed 24 successful projects on Spacehive with £97,000. These community groups raised an additional £258,000 from thousands of backers across the county.
The County Council has allocated a dedicated fund of £92,000 to encourage local groups to put forward their ideas, with pledges of up to £10,000 available per project.
Coun Marcus Hart, the Cabinet Member for communities, said: “We want to hear from anyone who has an idea so that our crowdfunding platform can be used to help make it a reality.
“We’re also calling on companies and foundations to join us in offering support – whether funding through cash pledges or in-kind offers of support- to the ideas people post on the platform so we can work together to make them a real success.
“The more people that get involved in Crowdfund Worcestershire, the bigger the difference we can create for people and communities across the county.”
Register at www.crowdfundworcs.eventbrite.com for tickets.
