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The Positivity Project, episode three: hedgerow to bottle

The Positivity Project, episode three: hedgerow to bottle

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 14, 2026

Written: 14 October 2026 Episode three is about something small, patient and circular, working with nature rather than around it. This time we’re in Glynde, East Sussex, at a brewery smaller than most people knew a brewery could be. A nanobrewery is even smaller than a microbrewery, and in a world that optimises towards profit […]

October launch notes: a new Payouts page

October launch notes: a new Payouts page

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 13, 2026

This month we’ve rebuilt the Payouts page in your project dashboard. It now shows every pound from pledged to banked, so you can see where your money is and when it will arrive. A clear view of your money, from pledge to bank Example payout states, and history page with placeholders. The old page showed […]

How to secure a corporate charity partnership: Lessons from the CCP conference

How to secure a corporate charity partnership: Lessons from the CCP conference

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 13, 2026

Last week, our team headed to London for the Corporate Charity Partnerships Conference. We spent the day listening to CSR leads, charities and partnership professionals talk about what makes a corporate charity partnership work, and what stops one before it starts.

How to run an online raffle legally in the UK

How to run an online raffle legally in the UK

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 08, 2026

Quick answer: do you need a gambling licence or registration?

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 02, 2026

Written: 2 October 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. View project on Crowdfunder Community Benefit Society Cabo Trafalgar Ltd is buying the pub’s freehold outright through a community share offer, the same […]

The Positivity Project: Episode 2

The Positivity Project: Episode 2

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 29, 2026

Written: 29 September 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 […]

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

Written: 24 September 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 […]

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

Written: 22 September 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 […]

Introducing The Positivity Project

Introducing The Positivity Project

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 21, 2026

Written: 21 September 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 […]

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.

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