Maximise The Canvas community space!

Funded on
27 Aug 2019

We're a not-for-profit vegan cafe and community hub incubating grassroots positive activism. We need to maximise our potential for social change by improving our spaces to better serve our community.

£20,485 Raised of £20,906

144 Backers

97%

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Investec - £508
7 years ago

Frank Kibble - £2
7 years ago

Clair Stanway - £10
7 years ago

Caroline Hand - £150
7 years ago

Tower Hamlets Innovation Fund - £1,000
7 years ago

Wieden + Kennedy - £1,875
7 years ago

Our City Fund - £1,000
7 years ago

Carl Faulkner - £3
7 years ago

Julia Wood - £20
7 years ago

Saint Luke Artists - £250
7 years ago

http://www.thecanvascafe.org

When we opened in 2014, we were a team of just five.

We wanted to create a space tackling loneliness and isolation, and so invited customers to share their thoughts, ideas, secrets and stories on the walls; our ever-evolving piece of live art that makes us a true blank canvas to everyone who walks through our door.

In 2015, we became London's first Happy Cafe, making a commitment to Action for Happiness' 10 keys to happier living.

In 2016, we opened up the room next to our garden and gifted it to the Museum of Happiness for a year-long residency.

In 2017, we launched our Community Hub, creating a free events space specifically for Londoners with great ideas that will improve the lives of others.

In 2018, our Cafe became 100% vegan, because it's the most cruelty-free option for ourselves, animals, and the planet. It's a form of positive social action, which is what we are all about.

Towards the end of last year, we launched our Hot Meals for the Homeless campaign, providing much-needed hot meals for the homeless members of the Crisis Skylight Centre. So far, we've provided over 400 meals and have many more to come.

Now, in 2019, we're a team of fourteen passionate people, running a multi-faceted Community and Creative venue that hosts between 50-60 events every month. We're a thriving vegan Cafe serving home-made, locally sourced and seasonal breakfasts, lunches and treats, and - crucially - we are a vision for the future, where hope and humanity are prioritised over profits.

Project Owner: Gossip Projects Limited The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.

Contractor : Darren Keene The team responsible for building or installing the project.