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%

Costs

Hearing Loop installed £2,971
Labour £2,685
Community garden created £2,203
Kitchen equipment to enable more meals for the homeless £2,148
Community Hub floor: eurothane long-lasting protection £2,125
Flexible furniture options for events: 45 bamboo chairs £1,530
Wiring, electrics and improved access to plug points £1,200
Community Hub: dimmable, adaptable lighting (x6 LED track lights) £774
Community Hub: tongue and groove flooring £630
Improve toilet facilities £610
Other + £3,483

Skip hire x2 days £600

Flexible furniture options for events: 8 bamboo table tops + folding table legs £550

Improved tech throughout space £460

Fire retardant curtains £369

Community Hub: window £350

Digital signage to promote new community events £294

Baby changing unit £276

Community Hub: heating units x2 £240

Re-paint both event spaces £204

Community Hub: storage £80

Community Hub floor: vapour sheet £60
Target: (inc. fees) £20,906

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.