🎉 Double your donations 🎉
From 27 May 2024 to 30 June 2024, East Sussex County Council will double donations made by your supporters up to a total of £2,500 —meaning double the impact for your cause.
The East Sussex Community Wellbeing Fund is supporting projects that are helping to create social equity, economic prosperity, cultural vitality or environmental sustainability throughout the county. Projects could be eligible for up to £2,500 in +Extra Funding to help their communities thrive, with priority given to projects addressing existing inequalities.
From 27 May 2024 to 30 June 2024, East Sussex County Council will double donations made by your supporters up to a total of £2,500 —meaning double the impact for your cause.
The Drug of Art project uses art to help young people with their mental health and wellbeing by...
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Supporting projects that are helping to create social equity, economic prosperity, cultural vitality and environmental sustainability in East Sussex.
You need a crowdfunding project to apply for funding. Start or continue adding your project and, if eligible, you'll be prompted to apply.
The Community Wellbeing Fund aims to support projects that are helping to create social equity, economic prosperity, cultural vitality and environmental sustainability in East Sussex. We will support a wide range of projects that help people and planet to thrive, with priority given to projects addressing existing inequalities.
This could include, for example, projects which:
1. Create connection and tackle loneliness.
2. Develop vibrant community hubs.
3. Increase active, sustainable and accessible travel.
4. Improve access to healthy, affordable and sustainable food.
5. Involve communities in tackling climate change.
6. Enhance the built and natural environment.
7. Support people to explore the use of creativity as a way to wellbeing.
8. Enable people to participate in and benefit from the digital world.
9. Promote financial inclusion.
10. Build safer and inclusive neighbourhoods.
Before completing your application for match-funding we ask that you read the accompanying guidance notes fully. Read here.
The following Pledges will not be matched:The Community Wellbeing Funding will be released once the fundraising target has been reached and the Terms and Conditions are signed by the organisation.
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) reserves the right not to fund, or to withdraw funding during a campaign if it becomes apparent that any of the criteria are not being met. ESCC also reserves the right to amend this information at any time.
Free weekly drop-ins, workshops and training are available to support your project development from our partners.
Got a minute to spare? Watch our 'how it works' animation. You'll get a brief overview of how crowdfunding works and what extra support, services and money that only Crowdfunder can give you.
Start a new project on Crowdfunder, tell us the basics and a rough outline of your story. Then we can show you funds that you may be eligible for.
You can then choose to make an application for a relevant fund. If a partner likes your project, they may agree to support it.
Start raising money from the crowd and once you reach an agreed percentage of your target, one of our partners could boost your total with a large donation.
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