Stories

Save the Traf: the community share offer turning a threatened Wimbledon pub into a community-owned local

Save the Traf: the community share offer turning a threatened Wimbledon pub into a community-owned local

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 01, 2026

The Trafalgar in South Wimbledon has raised £325,890 from 203 supporters towards saving itself from demolition, with 49 days left to hit its new stretch target of £530,000. Community Benefit Society Cabo Trafalgar Ltd is buying the pub’s freehold outright through a community share offer, the same model that’s kept over 200 pubs across England […]

The Positivity Project: Episode 2

The Positivity Project: Episode 2

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 29, 2026

Trees work on timescales we’re not really built to notice. A woodland takes hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years to become what we’d call ancient. Episode two of The Positivity Project follows one reforestation project across that span: from a handful of collected seeds, through a nursery of tens of thousands of saplings, to a fifteen-year-old […]

10 rugby club fundraising ideas (with real clubs who’ve raised money)

10 rugby club fundraising ideas (with real clubs who’ve raised money)

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 24, 2026

Raising money for your rugby club shouldn’t be hard. Here are 10 ideas that actually work, from online campaigns to a Saturday afternoon in the clubhouse, with real clubs and figures for each. 1. Launch a crowdfunding campaign for your big project If you’re facing a five or six-figure bill for a clubhouse rebuild, new […]

How to build a prize draw partnership for your large charity

How to build a prize draw partnership for your large charity

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 22, 2026

In discussion with Crowdfunder’s Max, head of Campaigns. The prize draws that raise transformational sums are not the ones with the best prizes. They are the ones where the partner has carefully considered the prize. Our Projects team have worked on prize draw campaigns with artists from Coldplay to Ed Sheeran and charities from War […]

Introducing The Positivity Project

Introducing The Positivity Project

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 21, 2026

There is no shortage of difficult news right now. Most of what finds its way onto our screens is conflict, crisis, or cause for concern; and while that matters, it is not the whole picture of what people are doing in the world. The Positivity Project is a new content channel from the Crowdfunder team. […]

Leisure centres: crowdfunding to better serve the community

Leisure centres: crowdfunding to better serve the community

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 18, 2026

There’s a photo doing the rounds of Bridport Leisure Centre in the 1980s: an aerobics class in leg warmers and a hand-painted “Welcome to Bridport Leisure Centre” sign.

Hockey clubs: there’s a new way to fund your pitch

Hockey clubs: there’s a new way to fund your pitch

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 17, 2026

If your club needs to replace or develop an artificial grass pitch and the cost feels out of reach, the Pitch Together Fund could help turn your plans into reality.

Community fundraising at Christmas: a starter guide for small teams

Community fundraising at Christmas: a starter guide for small teams

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 03, 2026

If you’re running, or part of, a smaller organisation and want a guide on how you can start fundraising this Christmas, this is for you.

Christmas fundraising ideas for charities, CICs and nonprofits

Christmas fundraising ideas for charities, CICs and nonprofits

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 03, 2026

If you’re running a CIC, a small nonprofit or a community enterprise with a handful of staff this is for you.

Christmas fundraising ideas for sports clubs

Christmas fundraising ideas for sports clubs

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 03, 2026

Real ways sports clubs are fundraising at Christmas.

Christmas fundraising ideas for schools and PTAs

Christmas fundraising ideas for schools and PTAs

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 03, 2026

Are you a PTA or school looking to fundraise this Christmas?

Christmas fundraising ideas for arts organisations

Christmas fundraising ideas for arts organisations

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 03, 2026

This guide is written for artists and creatives, whether you’re a company, a collective, or a single artist working under your own name.

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