Cyngor Abertawe / Swansea Council

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 want to hear about your innovative ideas to make your local area a better place. If you've got a project idea which will help communities in Swansea, then we want to hear from you. Just make sure your project has significant local support and demonstrable need.

Projects could be focused on physical improvements that leave a lasting legacy or they could be one-off events or activities. Projects should be tangible, deliverable and for public benefit, with a clear positive impact where you live, work or study.

The Crowdfund Swansea Fund will not support retrospective projects (i.e. projects that are already delivered), and political or religious activities or capital improvements to religious buildings. This list is not exhaustive and applications may be considered eligible, ineligible or declined for other reasons. If you are unsure if your project is eligible for Spacehive or the Crowdfund Swansea fund, please share it via this short form and the team will be in touch soon.

We're interested in all new and innovative project ideas which will help benefit your local area in Swansea. We welcome you to put forward any ideas which help bring your community together. We particularly encourage projects with the following outcomes:
 

• Giving empty premises a new lease of life 
• Increasing green infrastructure in urban centres
• Projects which embrace circular economy principles
• More cultural events in the city centre
• Improved transport links around (especially between district centres and city centre) and to the County
• Provide a lasting legacy 

1. CREATE YOUR PROJECT PAGE AND PITCH TO FUND:

Create your project page on Spacehive and once you've added your project details you will be matched to the Crowdfund Swansea fund. Here Swansea Council will ask you some additional questions about your project.

To take part in the upcoming funding round you must complete your project page, pitch to Crowdfund Swansea and submit your project for verification by 14th September 2022. If you'd like some feedback on your idea before you begin, fill in this short form.

2. SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT FOR VERIFICATION:

Your project costs and necessary permissions or licenses will be checked by our verifiers. This involves checking quotes for all the major items and if you have landowner permission for your project.

3. BEGIN CROWDFUNDING:

Once verified, set your dates and run your crowdfunding campaign between October and December. Swansea Council will review all project campaigns 6 weeks after the deadline, so ensure you demonstrate local support for your project through lots of backers.

4. CROWDFUND SWANSEA PITCH OUTCOME:

Once a pledge decision is made, this will be added to your live campaign. Projects crowdfunding as part of this programme could receive a pledge of up to 50% of their crowdfunding target, up to maximum pledge size of £5,000.

5. HIT YOUR TARGET:

Spacehive uses an all-or-nothing model, so you must hit your target before pledges can be collected.

The Crowdfund Swansea Fund has two deadlines per year, in Spring and Autumn. The next deadline is 14th September 2022, so now's a great time to get in touch with the Spacehive team to start planning your project.

To take part by the deadline, you must complete your project page, pitch to the Crowdfund Swansea Fund and submit your project for verification by this deadline.

Spacehive is running an online workshop where you can learn more about the funding available and discover how to turn your idea into a successful crowdfunding project. Register below:

July 12th at 12:00 - REGISTER

During the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a surge of local organising across Swansea, with communities pulling together to get through this tough period. For this funding round, to complement our existing criteria, we encourage ideas that support the recovery of our communities and enable Swansea to 'build back better'. This could include projects that boldly reimagine the way we use shared spaces, embed a new collaborative and connected way of living, or strengthen the resilience of communities, the environment and local economy.

Create your project on Spacehive today, or to learn more, submit your idea via this form and Spacehive will be in touch.

Hoffem glywed am eich syniadau blaengar ynghylch gwneud eich ardal leol yn lle gwell. Os oes gennych syniad ar gyfer prosiect a fydd yn helpu cymunedau yn Abertawe, rydym am glywed gennych. Sicrhewch fod gan eich prosiect ddigon o gefnogaeth leol a bod angen amdano.

Gallai'r prosiectau ganolbwyntio ar welliannau ffisegol sy'n gadael etifeddiaeth barhaus neu gallant fod yn ddigwyddiadau neu'n weithgareddau un tro. Dylai'r prosiectau fod yn amlwg, yn brosiectau y mae modd eu cyflwyno, ac er budd y cyhoedd, sy'n cael effaith gadarnhaol ar yr ardal rydych chi'n byw, yn gweithio neu'n astudio ynddi.

Ni fydd Cronfa Cyllido Torfol Abertawe'n cefnogi prosiectau ôl-weithredol (h.y. prosiectau sydd eisoes wedi'u cyflwyno), gweithgareddau gwleidyddol neu grefyddol neu welliannau cyfalaf i adeiladau crefyddol. Nid yw'r rhestr hon yn gyflawn ac efallai caiff ceisiadau eu hystyried yn gymwys neu'n anghymwys, neu efallai cânt eu gwrthod am resymau eraill. Os nad ydych yn siŵr a yw eich prosiect yn gymwys ar gyfer Spacehive neu gronfa Cyllido Torfol Abertawe, rhannwch y prosiect drwy ddefnyddio'r ffurflen fer hon a bydd y tîm yn cysylltu â chi'n fuan.

Mae gennym ddiddordeb mewn syniadau prosiect newydd a blaengar a fydd o fudd i'ch ardal leol yn Abertawe. Mae croeso i chi gyflwyno unrhyw syniadau a all helpu i ddod â'ch cymuned ynghyd. Rydym yn annog prosiectau â'r canlyniadau canlynol yn anad dim:
 

• Rhoi bywyd newydd i eiddo gwag
• Gwella isadeiledd gwyrdd mewn canolfannau trefol
• Prosiectau sy'n cynnwys egwyddorion economi gylchol
• Mwy o ddigwyddiadau diwylliannol yng nghanol y ddinas
• Gwell cysylltiadau cludiant o amgylch (yn enwedig rhwng canolfannau ardal a chanol y ddinas) ac i'r sir
• Darparu etifeddiaeth barhaus

1. CREU TUDALEN AR GYFER EICH PROSIECT A'I GYFLWYNO I'W ARIANNU:

Crëwch eich tudalen prosiect ar Spacehive ac ar ôl i chi ychwanegu manylion eich prosiect, byddwch yn cael eich derbyn i Gronfa Cyllido Torfol Abertawe. Yna, bydd Cyngor Abertawe'n gofyn i chi ateb rhai cwestiynau ychwanegol am eich prosiect. I gymryd rhan yn y rownd ariannu sydd ar ddod, mae'n rhaid i chi gwblhau'ch tudalen brosiect, gwneud cyflwyniad i Gyllido Torfol Abertawe a chyflwyno'ch prosiect i'w ddilysu erbyn 23 Mawrth 2022. Os hoffech gael adborth am eich syniad cyn i chi ddechrau, llenwch y ffurflen fer hon.

2. CYFLWYNO'CH PROSIECT AT DDIBENION GWIRIO:

Bydd costau'ch prosiect a'r caniatâdau angenrheidiol yn cael eu gwirio gan wirwyr annibynnol o'r ardal.

3. DECHRAU AR EICH CYLLIDO TORFOL:

Ar ôl i chi gael eich gwirio, dewiswch eich dyddiadau a chyflwynwch eich ymgyrch cyllido torfol rhwng mis Ebrill a mis Gorffennaf. Bydd Cyngor Abertawe'n adolygu'r holl ymgyrchoedd prosiect chwe wythnos ar ôl y dyddiad cau, felly sicrhewch eich bod yn dangos bod gennych gefnogaeth leol ar gyfer eich prosiect trwy sicrhau llawer o gefnogwyr.

4. CANLYNIAD CYFLWYNIAD CYLLIDO TORFOL ABERTAWE:

Ar ôl i benderfyniad ynghylch addewid gael ei wneud, caiff ei ychwanegu at eich ymgyrch fyw. Gallai prosiectau sy'n cyllido'n dorfol fel rhan o'r rhaglen hon dderbyn ernes o hyd at 50% o'u targed cyllido torfol, ac ernes o hyd at £5,000 ar y mwyaf. Sylwer nad y cyngor fydd y sefydliad cyntaf i roi ernes ar gyfer eich prosiect, a bydd am weld cefnogaeth gan y gymuned ar gyfer eich prosiect cyn iddo benderfynu ar faint i'w ernesu.

5. CYFLAWNI'CH TARGED A CHYFLWYNO'CH PROSIECT:

Mae Spacehive yn defnyddio model 'y cwbl neu ddim o gwbl', felly mae'n rhaid i chi daro'ch targed cyn gallu casglu ernesau.

Mae gan Gronfa Cyllido Torfol Abertawe ddau ddyddiad cau bob blwyddyn yn y gwanwyn a'r hydref. Y dyddiad cau nesaf yw 23 Mawrth 2022, felly dyma gyfle gwych i chi gysylltu â thîm Spacehive i ddechrau cynllunio'ch prosiect.

I gymryd rhan erbyn y dyddiad cau, mae'n rhaid i chi gwblhau'ch tudalen brosiect, cyflwyno'ch prosiect i Gronfa Cyllido Torfol Abertawe a'i gyflwyno i'w wirio erbyn y dyddiad hwn.

Mae Spacehive yn cynnal gweithdy ar-lein lle gallwch ddysgu mwy am yr arian sydd ar gael, a darganfod sut i newid eich syniad yn brosiect cyllido torfol llwyddiannus. Cofrestrwch isod:

8 Chwefror 12pm - COFRESTRU

Yn ystod argyfwng COVID-19, mae llawer o bobl ledled Abertawe wedi bod yn gwneud trefniadau lleol, gyda chymunedau’n dod at ei gilydd i oroesi’r cyfnod anodd hwn. Ar gyfer rownd ariannu’r Hydref, ac i ategu’n meini prawf sydd eisoes yn bodoli, rydym yn annog syniadau sy’n cefnogi adfer ein cymunedau a galluogi Abertawe i ‘Ddychwelyd yn Gryfach’. Gallai hyn gynnwys prosiectau sy’n ail-ddychmygu’n ffordd o ddefnyddio mannau a rennir, rhoi ffordd o fyw newydd ar waith, sy’n canolbwyntio ar gydweithio ac aros mewn cyswllt, neu gryfhau cymunedau, yr amgylchedd a’r economi lleol.

Dewch i greu eich prosiect ar Spacehive heddiw, neu i ddysgu mwy, cyflwynwch eich syniad ar y ffurflen hon a bydd Spacehive yn cysylltu â chi.