Version dated 13.01.2025
Timescales
If your application is successful, you will be provided with:
- a letter detailing your conditional award offer (crowdfunding pledge)
- a formal Award Agreement (with conditions of the award)
- paperwork that will need to be completed and returned to Sport England
There will be time frames indicated within your Award Agreement, so please do take note of these.
Your campaign must also launch within 12 weeks of the date on your Award Agreement and will run for no longer than a maximum of 70 days (though Crowdfunder advise that 6 weeks is the ideal length of time to run a campaign).
Please contact the Movement Fund as soon as possible if there are any issues with meeting these timeframes on [email protected].
Claiming your funds
Once your campaign successfully closes, Crowdfunder will notify the Movement Fund,
who will pay the funds to you if:
- your campaign target has been met
- there are no issues identified with your campaign
- you have complied with all conditions in your Award Agreement
Please see full details on how the payment works.
The funds should be used for the specific purposes as set out in your Award Agreement and on your Crowdfunder campaign page. If you are unable to use the funds for the purposes as agreed, please email [email protected] to tell the Movement Fund.
You should maintain proper accounts for the funds received. The Movement Fund will ask you to provide evidence of how you have spent these funds as set out in the ‘Evaluation’ section below.
Evaluation
You will be required to report on the progress of your project. Please refer to the Movement Fund reporting requirements here, which we reference in your Award Agreement. This page explains why and when the Movement Fund will request this report, as well as what information you will need to provide.
You may also be asked to complete a short questionnaire about your project and crowdfunding experience, or asked to take part in a short interview about your experience which will help to improve the Movement Fund for others. You agree for your contact details to be passed on by the Movement Fund for this purpose and to supply any information requested in a timely manner.
Branding and Recognition
The Project has been awarded Sport England funding provided by The National Lottery.
Sport England and The National Lottery brand toolkit provides advice on methods to use when promoting the award and which logo to use. Please also:
-Reference Sport England’s investment in your project in all press releases and media interviews, making reference to The National Lottery. If you would like to share any media coverage, please email it to [email protected].
- Display appropriate Sport England branding on all publicity material, including but not limited to websites, brochures, posters, flyers and stationery.
Sport England may wish to use your campaign details to form part of a case study to publish on their website to show good-practice and provide support to other organisations wishing to crowdfund as an alternative source of funding. They will discuss and agree the content with you. See here for the Movement Fund Privacy Statement.
Please follow Sport England’s branding guidelines if and when promoting your project. Full details, including access to the logo, brand toolkit and ordering of any signage can be found here.
Organisational Issues
Please inform the Movement Fund in writing of any major changes to your organisation, this may include impending mergers, financial difficulties, significant loss of funding, significant changes in staffing, and/or Charity Commission / Companies House matters.
If you change your address or contact details, please email [email protected], providing details of your new address and contact details.
Sport England reserves the right to withdraw, reduce, vary or withhold the award, in whole or in part in the event of: any failure to comply with the above and/or where the law is not being complied with.
Full Movement Fund Programme Terms & Conditions of Award can be found here.