London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Please note this fund is open twice per year for spring and autumn funding rounds - see the About page for more information on the next deadline.

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.

H&F Hive runs funding 'rounds'. These are windows during which you can pitch your projects to funds and launch a crowdfunding campaign! The deadline for the spring funding round is 21st April 2021. 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.

Your project will typically be assessed 6 weeks after the fund deadline. However, please note that the council will not be the first organisation to pledge to your project. We will want to see community support and backing, in the form of smaller pledges from local people, before considering a pledge towards your campaign. The Spacehive team is on hand to share lots of advice on how to run a brilliant crowdfunding campaign.

To get started, create your project on Spacehive or share your idea with Spacehive using this form. 

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

If you want to check your project's eligbility for Spacehive or funding on the platform, share your idea with the team today via this short form. 

The H&F Hive helps crowdfund community projects in Hammersmith & Fulham. As a project creator you can bid for council funding and support to help bring your idea to life.

To align with our plans to be net zero as a borough by 2030, we want to support all projects on the H&F Hive to: 

• At minimum, do no harm to the environment
• Where possible, actively contribute towards reducing emissions and restoring biodiversity
   

There are 5 areas for all projects to consider, which you will be asked about when you pitch for funds available on H&F Hive. These align with the 5 themes in our Climate Action Plan:

• Buildings
• Travel 
• Consumption
• Ecology
• Adapting to climate change
   

We’ve developed guidance to support project creators on this collective journey. This was co-produced with Spacehive project creators. Visit this page to learn more. 

Please note this fund is open twice per year for spring and autumn funding rounds - see the About page for more information on the next deadline.

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

If you want to check your project's eligbility for Spacehive or funding on the platform, share your idea with the team today via this short form. 

H&F Hive runs funding 'rounds'. These are windows during which you can pitch your projects to funds and launch a crowdfunding campaign! The deadline for the spring funding round is 21st April 2021. 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.

Your project will typically be assessed 6 weeks after the fund deadline. However, please note that the council will not be the first organisation to pledge to your project. We will want to see community support and backing, in the form of smaller pledges from local people, before considering a pledge towards your campaign. The Spacehive team is on hand to share lots of advice on how to run a brilliant crowdfunding campaign.

To get started, create your project on Spacehive or share your idea with Spacehive using this form. 

The H&F Hive helps crowdfund community projects in Hammersmith & Fulham. As a project creator you can bid for council funding and support to help bring your idea to life.

To align with our plans to be net zero as a borough by 2030, we want to support all projects on the H&F Hive to: 

• At minimum, do no harm to the environment
• Where possible, actively contribute towards reducing emissions and restoring biodiversity
   

There are 5 areas for all projects to consider, which you will be asked about when you pitch for funds available on H&F Hive. These align with the 5 themes in our Climate Action Plan:

• Buildings
• Travel 
• Consumption
• Ecology
• Adapting to climate change
   

We’ve developed guidance to support project creators on this collective journey. This was co-produced with Spacehive project creators. Visit this page to learn more.