To to eligible for this fund your project must be a not-for-profit and your organisation must be a Charity, a Constituted Community Group, Community Interest Company (CIC) or Private Enterprise (with no share capital). 

In general there is a particular focus on encouraging organisations to come forward who are supporting disadvantaged and hard to reach groups in our community and those working with people with disabilities. 

We are also interested in funding projects that;

• Help to improve green spaces
• Project activities that increase volunteering or training opportunities. 
• Projects that help build a cohesive community by delivering cultural or arts based activities that foster community connections, helping to reduce isolation in Tower Hamlets.
• Projects that encourage the use of new and emerging technologies in delivering the Tower Hamlets priorities to residents.

Projects created on 'Our Tower Hamlets' must align thier outcomes with the;

Tower Hamlets Plan 2018-2023

https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/community_and_living/community_plan/tower_hamlets_plan.aspx

Strategic Plan 2018-2021

https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/community_and_living/community_plan/strategic_plan.aspx

As part of this programme there are two fundning rounds a year, in the Spring and in the Autumn. Please visit the About page of Our Tower Hamlets to find out the latest deadline. 

1. Complete our expression of interest form to inform us of your project idea and knowledge of crowdfunding.
2. Create your online project page which will match you to the Our Tower Hamlets Innovation fund. Here you will be asked some additional questions about your project.
3. The project costs and necessary permissions will be checked and verified.
4. Run your crowdfunding campaign. Start by getting lots of small pledges from the community to show local support for your project. This will help unlock bigger pledges.
5. Tower Hamlets Council will review all project campaigns and successful projects can expect to receive a pledge.
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.

Click here for more information on the Tower Hamlets Innovation Fund