Bringing Scottish communities together
We're in Scotland helping to make great ideas happen through a combination of expert crowdfunding coaching, events and grants
Crowdfund Scotland
Using crowdfunding to transform communities in Scotland
Crowdfund Scotland is for everyone in Scotland with an idea that can transform their community.
Our expert coaches are on the ground, sharing their crowdfunding expertise and know-how in rural communities across nine LEADER areas. These ares are Forth Valley and Lomond, Fife, Scottish Borders, Rural Perth and Kinross, Tyne Esk, West Lothian, Kelvin Valley and Falkirk, Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde and Lanarkshire.
We're hosting workshops and events to help you bring your idea to life.
And we've got +Extra funding worth up to £5,000 for your project from our funding partners.
See the funds available in ScotlandCrowdfund Scotland projects
Live
Helping Hand
We're already helping vulnerable Fifers get through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Give us a Helping Hand to do more.
£46,150 raised
333 supporters
Live
Keep the Doors Open and #SaveBirnamArts
Birnam Arts, the heart of the community, is facing one of the biggest challenges in its 119-year history and we need your help.
£41,795 raised
481 supporters
Live
Save the Brewery - Broughton
Join us in the craft beer revival & keep Scottish brewing alive! We need your help to Save the Brewery to keep brewing and build the future.
£32,306 raised
517 supporters
Live
East Neuk Salt Co - Bringing Salt Home!
To bring back salt harvesting to the East Neuk and create Scotland's most innovative sea salt company producing the finest sea salt flakes!
£23,610 raised
365 supporters
Live
Completing the Visitor Centre for Bird Gardens.
Only Six Weeks to Complete the Visitor Centre and Play Area or We Could Lose Awarded Funding. We Are So close!
£17,737 raised
230 supporters
Live
Classrooms for Malawi COVID-19 Response Campaign
We are raising the funds to give 30,000 children a basic requirement amidst the pandemic – clean water, soap and a place to wash their hands
£8,933 raised
215 supporters
Live
Eco Hub and Refill Station in Pitlochry
We want to recreate our Refill Station in Pitlochry and open Eco Hub along with it for all your sustainable lifestyle needs.
£6,356 raised
134 supporters
Live
Help Mac Arts Venue survive Covid -19
Help Mac Arts survive the Covid-19 shutdown
£5,985 raised
226 supporters
People in rural areas can book a call with our coaches
Kirsty
Kirsty covers the Fife, Kelvin Valley & Falkirk, Tyne Esk and Lanarkshire area and has a passion for working with people to develop new ideas, be it business or community based. With a background in training and coaching, she loves to see projects flourish and reach their potential.
Jenny
Jenny covers West Lothian and Forth Valley and Lomond and is enthusiastic about bringing positive change. She loves to help people make a difference to their local community and is dedicated to helping projects of every shape and size
Brenda
Brenda covers the Rural Perth & Kinross, Greater Renfrewshire & Inverclyde and Scottish Borders area and brings many years' experience of fundraising and allocating funds. She's keen to help communities, businesses and individuals to run successful projects, whatever the size. She also brings a great deal of experience with new businesses and environmental projects.
About the funds
Find out more about +Extra funding in Scotland
Crowdfund Aberdeen
Fully allocated, check back soon
Supported by Aberdeen City Council
Crowdfund Angus
Fully allocated, check back soon
Supported by Angus Council
Crowdfund Creative Scotland
£5000 extra
Awarding up to £5,000 to creative projects across the country.
Supported by Creative Scotland
Crowdfund Fife
£2,000 extra
Supporting voluntary groups who want to help their communities.
Supported by Fife Council
Crowdfund Stirling
£2,500 extra
This fund is currently on hold and will be reviewed at a later date.
Supported by Stirling Council
Others way we can help
Get to grips with the basics and prepare to take the next step with our introduction on Crowdfunder Learn.
Enroll for freeCrowdfunding 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.
Learn how to crowdfund with our guides
1. Planning your project
Learn the basics of crowdfunding and where to start
How to plan your crowdfunding project2. Creating your project
Get inspired on how to create the perfect project page
Learn how to create your crowdfunding project3. Running your project
Learn how to connect with your crowd and keep up momentum
Learn how to run your crowdfunding projectWe chose Crowdfunder because of the quality of advice being given and because we chose how we could reward our audience.
Ready to raise funds for your idea?
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