Forward trust partnered with Crowdfunder to support early-stage enterprises and charities that prioritise creating jobs for ex-offenders and people in recovery.
This fund has now been fully allocated, but you can still crowdfund by clicking the button below.
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Build Back Up - Construction for prison leavers
Help to provide training, tools, support to 30 prison leavers to become self-employed...
Helping ex-offenders into employment
The Recruitment Junction helps ex-offenders into employment. Help us support 100 people with...
Mentoring for Prisoners and Ex-Offenders
We are raising money to support the creation of paid mentoring roles for people with experience...
University courses for young people in prison
Delivery of a University Foundation module in 2 prisons, to test processes for full university re...
Mash Paddle Brewery
We are creating a co-operative brewery, where anyone can learn to brew beer from scratch without...
Prison officers need your support #HiddenHeroes
You can help me reduce the pressure on Prison staff. I will create content that will keep...
Cell Workout 'MADE IN HMP'
To launch our MADE IN HMP brand, starting with the production of t-shirts made in prison, sales...
Life Cycle: The Bike Shop Behind Bars
Help us train more prisoners as Bike Mechanics - to build a brighter future after release. #Bikes...
Deli with a difference, empowering women offenders
Opening soon in the heart of York...an Italian deli with a Yorkshire twist supporting the...
The Venue
A community based venue, it’s in a run down area where we want provide, wellness, fitness,...
Grind Social
We aspire to create a modern cafe-restaurant in Reading to train and employ isolated young...
Plot 22: Community creative space relaunch
To raise funds for required upgrade works to re open Plot 22, a small multi purpose creative...
Crowdfunding in 60 seconds
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.
How +Extra funding works
Start a project
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.
Apply for funding
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 crowdfunding
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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