Malvern Hills District Council

Supporting our communities to respond to the coronavirus pandemic isn’t just about dealing with the immediate crisis. It also requires a long-term commitment to helping our residents and businesses recover from the impact of the virus.

Helping our local economy and our communities to rebuild is important to our overall recovery plan for the district. Read more about our recovery plan at www.malvernhills.gov.uk/coronavirus

As part of that plan, we want to get behind projects that have the support of the community and make a positive difference. For our first round of funding, we have pre-selected some groups and organisations that we know are providing important services and support and would benefit from additional financial help to allow them to continue their vital work.

If you are interested in your community group or organisation taking part in future funding rounds, or would like to learn more about supporting these projects, please contact communityservices@malvernhills.gov.uk. 

Our district is full of people with great ideas who come together to make things happen to support their communities. People Make Place Fund helps to connect those ideas that make a positive difference with supporters and to raise funds to make projects happen.

Pre-selected groups and organisations include foodbanks, Age UK, Good Neighbour schemes and projects supporting our communities most vulnerable residents.

We have pre-selected some groups and organisations that we know are providing important services and support and would benefit from additional financial help to allow them to continue their vital work.

These local groups and organisations will have the opportunity to start their own crowdfunding campaign on Spacehive, to reach a wide audience of local supporters for their projects. Learn more about crowdfunding on Spacehive here. 

Projects will receive a boost from the People Make Places Fund, but must reach their total target to secure the funds raised including the People Make Places Fund pledge.

Anyone can help a project towards its target, with a pledge starting at £2, and we encourage everyone across Malvern Hills to get behind the campaigns they want to help make happen in their area. 

If you have any questions about this fund or want more information on how to support the projects, please contact info@spacehive.com. 

The scheme provides councillors with £500 per year. It is intended to allow councillors to assist local projects financially, support local initiatives and needs or opportunities which would also allow councillors to become more involved in their communities. 

Councillors can pledge up to £500 each towards your project, up to a maximum of 75% of your crowdfunding target. 

The autumn funding deadline is 30th September - by this date you need to create your project on Spacehive and pitch to the Council Budget Fund. See the How It Works section for more information. 

You can access details of all payments made from July 2019 – Feb 2020 under this scheme here.

Our district is full of people with great ideas who come together to make things happen to support their communities. The Council Ward Budget helps to connect those ideas that make a positive difference with supporters, to raise funds to make projects happen.

Local groups and organisations will have the opportunity to start their own crowdfunding campaign on Spacehive, to reach a wide audience of local supporters for their projects. 

If you have a project which you think would be suitable for support from your local councillor: 
1. Check which ward you are in
2. Find your local councillor contact details
3. Share your idea with Spacehive and the team will be in touch soon to help you get ready
4. Or, if you already have the support of your local councillor and are ready to get started, create your project on Spacehive to begin. 
5. Your project will be matched to the Council Ward Budget and other funds. Pitch your project, and if successful, the councillor will pledge towards your live crowdfunding campaign
6. Hit your crowdfunding target and bring your project to life 

The autumn funding deadline is 30th September. By this date, you need to create your project on Spacehive and pitch to the fund via the Spacehive platform. 

Eligible projects must reach their total target to secure the funds raised including the Council Ward Budget pledge. Anyone can help a project towards its target, with a pledge starting at £2, and we encourage everyone across Malvern Hills to get behind the campaigns they want to help make happen in their area.

The Spacehive team are on hand to help you every step of the way. If you have any questions about this fund or want more information on how to support the projects, please contact support@spacehive.com. Learn more about crowdfunding on Spacehive here.

Created by Worcestershire County Council in partnership with crowdfunding platform Spacehive, Crowdfund Worcestershire is a new crowdfunding initiative that provides groups countywide with a platform to pitch their project ideas and raise funds to bring it to life.

This programme will become a springboard for locally-led ideas to attract funding more easily, while enabling everyone who cares about their community to contribute - chipping in as little as £2 can help a project on its way to success. 

As part of Crowdfund Worcestershire, the dedicated People Make Places: Ticket to Ride Fund is open for pitches, with up to £50,000 (or max 50% of campaign target) available from Malvern Hills District Council towards your project. If you have a community-based transport project share your idea via this short form to get started.

To learn more, visit Spacehive's Help Centre. 

For any additional questions, please contact Spacehive on support@spacehive.com.

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Transport projects pitching to the People Make Places: Ticket to Ride Fund should be sustainable, innovative, citizen-led and community-based. Projects should increase resilience and boost connectivity of communities in Malvern Hills by improving local people's ability to travel to services and opportunities for social interaction. 

In addition to the above fund criteria, projects should showcase community support for the idea, in the form of pledges from local people, prior to project assessment. The Spacehive team is on hand to share lots of advice on how to run a brilliant crowdfunding campaign. See 'How It Works' below for more information.

To check the eligibility of your project, and access additional support from the Spacehive team, share your idea via this short form. 

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SHARE YOUR IDEA

To get started, complete our short form to tell us more about your project ideas. The Spacehive team are on hand to help get your project ready for crowdfunding.

PROJECT PAGE & PITCH

Create your online project page which will match you to the People Make Places: Ticket to Ride Fund. Here the council will ask you some additional questions about your project. You must pitch your project to the fund by the 30th September.

VERIFICATION

The project costs and necessary permissions will then be checked by independent verifiers, Locality. Learn more here.

CROWDFUNDING

Run your crowdfunding campaign between October and December. Start by getting lots of small pledges from your community to show local support for your project. This will help unlock bigger pledges.

ASSESSMENT & PLEDGE

The council will review all project campaigns based on local support demonstrated through number of backers and other assessment criteria w/c 9th November. If your pitch is successful, your project will receive a pledge towards its target.

HIT YOUR TARGET AND DELIVER YOUR PROJECT!