London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

We are looking to support projects which provide or enhance community facilities, for example community centres and hubs, voluntary sector meeting places and community kitchens, and public art installations and cultural facilities. We are particularly interested in projects that address social exclusion.

Projects should meet at least one of the following for local residents:

• Improve community participation in, and ownership of, community places and spaces.
• Empower and enable local communities.
• Address and reduce social exclusion, including digital exclusion.
• Help to create a safer, greener borough.
• Benefit the local economy.

1. Create a project page on Spacehive outlining your idea
2. Get matched to our fund and others
3. Pitch for a pledge from funds
4. Your project will be verified to check the costs and permissions
5. Start your crowdfunding campaign
6. We'll pledge alongside the crowd - if your pitch to us is successful
7. Hit your target and deliver your project.
8. Report back by completing an impact report.

Hammersmith & Fulham Hive runs funding 'rounds'. These are windows during which individuals and groups pitch their projects to funds and launch their crowdfunding campaigns! The deadline for the Spring funding round is 30th March. By then your project must be uploaded to Spacehive, you must have pitched to the Fast Track or Community Infrastructure Levy funds and you must have submitted your project for verification. To get started, create your project on Spacehive or share your idea with Spacehive using this form. 
 

As part of the Spring funding round, the Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation have launched the Change the Narrative fund for its members. If your project delivers opportunities for young people aged 0-25 within the borough, you could receive a pledge of up to £1,000. Pitch your project to either the Community Infrastructure Levy or Fast Track funds through Spacehive by 30th March, and if your project is a good fit the Young H&F team will be in touch.

If you are not currently a member of the YHFF and would like to find out more about this opportunity, please contact Becky Brookman directly at becky@yhff.org.uk.

Through our Fast Track fund, we support a wide range of activities including one-off events, play schemes and classes, and specific short-term projects that bring benefits to the local community.

Projects should meet at least one or more of the following for residents:

• Empowering and enabling local communities
• Addressing and reducing social exclusion including digital inclusion
• Benefiting the local economy
• Improving local health for the whole age range  
• Ensuring a safer, greener borough
• Providing the best start for young people

1. Create a project page on Spacehive outlining your idea
2. Get matched to our fund and others
3. Pitch for a pledge from funds
4. Your project will be verified to check the costs and permissions
5. Start your crowdfunding campaign
6. We'll pledge alongside the crowd - if your pitch to us is successful
7. Hit your target and deliver your project

We are looking for projects that: • are new and innovative • have raised a good proportion of their overall funding target • involve Hammersmith & Fulham residents and/or organisations in improving their local community • deliver benefits and high quality outcomes for residents • help to achieve the Council’s targets What projects won't we pledge to: • projects with political aims, campaigns and lobbies • projects that promote religious interests and objectives • Schools (although associated, supporting or connected organisations may be eligible) • Individuals • organisations' on-going running costs such as business rates

Hammersmith & Fulham Hive runs funding 'rounds'. These are windows during which individuals and groups pitch their projects to funds and launch their crowdfunding campaigns! The deadline for the Spring funding round is 30th March. By then your project must be uploaded to Spacehive, you must have pitched to the Fast Track or Community Infrastructure Levy funds and you must have submitted your project for verification. To get started, create your project on Spacehive or share your idea with Spacehive using this form. 

As part of the Autumn funding round, the Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation have launched the Change the Narrative fund for its members. If your project delivers opportunities for young people aged 0-25 within the borough, you could receive a pledge of up to £1,000. Pitch your project to either the Community Infrastructure Levy or Fast Track funds through Spacehive by 30th March, and if your project is a good fit the Young H&F team will be in touch.

If you are not currently a member of the YHFF and would like to find out more about this opportunity, please contact Becky Brookman directly at becky@yhff.org.uk.