The council can pledge a maximum of £10,000 (up to 50% of campaign target) for crowdfunding projects. This fund can be used for capital items of the project with the pledges from the public covering the non-capital elements.

The council cannot pledge more than 50% of the campaign target, even if there are mulitple pledges and they come from different pots/departments within the council. 

We would like to hear from new groups that may have come together since the start of the pandemic as well as those who are more established with their fresh ideas for a Future Ealing. 

While you don't need to be a fully constituted group to get involved, you will need to represent a community group and you will need a group bank account. The council cannot transfer funds into a personal bank account.

We can only fund the capital elements (such as building works, equipment etc) of your project. This does not mean you cannot include revenue elements(salary, rent etc) in your costs but the public will need to cover this element through their pledges to the crowdfunding campaign. 

For a full breakout of the criteria and assessment scoring, please follow this link. 

What kinds of projects?

·        Bring people together to achieve their potential  

·        Improve public spaces 

·        Create community hubs and reanimate high streets 

·        Help reduce the borough’s carbon footprint  

·        Promote happiness, confidence and health

Future Ealing’s goal is to make the borough a better place to live at a time of drastically reduced budgets. We are doing this by refocusing on what really matters to local people. We have nine outcomes that the whole council is working together to achieve:

• A strong, diverse and fair community
• An environmentally friendly borough
• Keeping young people safe
• A growing economy, creating jobs and opportunities
• Helping residents to stay active, healthy and independent
• More affordable housing
• Helping young people to achieve their potential
• A clean and great place to live
• Reducing crime and helping residents to feel safe

Future Ealing opperate funding round rounds. Please follow this link to see the current round deadlines. 

1.    EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Complete our expression of interest form at your earliest convenience to inform us of your project idea and knowledge of crowdfunding. A member of the team will be in touch to provide you with the necessary information and support you may need to help get your project started.  

2.    PROJECT PAGE AND PITCH

Create your online project page which will match you to the Future Ealing fund. Here Ealing Council will ask you some additional questions about your project. 

3.    VERIFICATION

The project costs and necessary permissions will be checked and verified. This involves checking quotes for all the major items and if you have land owner permission for your project.

4.    CROWDFUNDING

Start by getting lots of small pledges from the community to show local support for your project. This will help unlock bigger pledges.

5.    PLEDGE

Ealing Council will review all project campaigns and successful projects can expect to receive a pledge in early June. The Council can pledge up to £10,000 to your campaign. 

6. HIT YOUR TARGET AND DELIVER YOUR PROJECT

Please note that the council will not be the first organisation to pledge to your project and will want to see community support and backing, in the form of smaller pledges from local people, before they pledge to your campaign.