Stories

A brand new dashboard, built with project owners in mind

by Rebecca Hughes | Aug 13, 2026

This month we’re launching something we’ve been working on for a while. Your new project owner dashboard. When you log in, this is where you’ll land. It’s been designed around a simple idea: you shouldn’t have to go looking for what to do next. The dashboard gets you where you need to go, quickly, and […]

Can the crowd do the work of a grant? Bristol Community Sauna says yes

Can the crowd do the work of a grant? Bristol Community Sauna says yes

by Rebecca Hughes | Aug 11, 2026

It started with an Instagram post. Just one word, really: “SAUNA?” An invitation to look at an overgrown former council car park behind St Anne’s House in Bristol and imagine something else entirely.

Six years, six campaigns: how Guiseley Cricket Club raised over £100,000 on Crowdfunder

Six years, six campaigns: how Guiseley Cricket Club raised over £100,000 on Crowdfunder

by Rebecca Hughes | Aug 11, 2026

Some fundraisers are one-off appeals. Sean Yeates and Guiseley Cricket Club had a different idea: treat Crowdfunder as part of the club’s yearly toolkit, not a last resort. Since 2021, Sean has launched six campaigns for the West Yorkshire club, ten miles north of Leeds. Between crowd pledges and match funding from Sport England, they […]

The Community Right to Buy is here. Here’s what it means for your campaign.

The Community Right to Buy is here. Here’s what it means for your campaign.

by Rebecca Hughes | Aug 10, 2026

On 16 June 2026, the government announced a new Community Right to Buy, and if you’re trying to save a pub, a community centre, a sports ground, or any other local asset, it’s worth understanding what’s changed and what it means for how you raise money. The short version: community groups in England now have […]

A complete guide to crowdfunding for musicians

A complete guide to crowdfunding for musicians

by Rebecca Hughes | Jul 30, 2026

The music industry has always asked independent artists to do more with less. Record deals that once covered recording, distribution and promotion are rarer and more conditional than they’ve ever been. Streaming pays fractions of pennies. Touring costs more than it returns for most artists at the early and mid stages of a career.

Why this artist is running a crowdfunder and a prize draw at the same time

Why this artist is running a crowdfunder and a prize draw at the same time

by Rebecca Hughes | Jul 28, 2026

When Ella Starling launched her fundraising campaign for Ceasefire, a large-scale oil painting reinterpreting Picasso’s Guernica in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza — she didn’t choose between a crowdfunder and a prize draw. She ran both, simultaneously, for two different reasons. It’s a smart approach that more creative projects should know about. The […]

Why regular donations are an underused tool on Crowdfunder

Why regular donations are an underused tool on Crowdfunder

by Rebecca Hughes | Jul 24, 2026

Most crowdfunding campaigns are built around a moment. A target, a deadline, a push to get there. And we know that works; it creates urgency, it gets people moving, and when it goes well, it’s one of the most satisfying things in fundraising. But what happens after the campaign closes? For a lot of organisations, […]

Match funding, TikToks and more: what we’ve shipped this month

Match funding, TikToks and more: what we’ve shipped this month

by Rebecca Hughes | Jul 23, 2026

July 2026 We ship updates to Crowdfunder regularly, and most of them don’t come with a fanfare. Here’s a quick roundup of what’s landed recently. TikToks and YouTube Shorts on your project page If you’ve already got a video on TikTok or YouTube Shorts that captures exactly what your project is about, you can now […]

How to run a prize draw for your zoo or wildlife park

How to run a prize draw for your zoo or wildlife park

by Rebecca Hughes | Jul 20, 2026

Prize draws are one of the most effective fundraising tools available to zoos and wildlife parks in the UK, yet still one of the most underused. They lower the barrier to entry for supporters, reach audiences far beyond your existing visitor base, and can be built around the thing you already have that no other […]

Six and Out: How the Bob Willis Fund raised £2.5 million for prostate cancer research

Six and Out: How the Bob Willis Fund raised £2.5 million for prostate cancer research

by Rebecca Hughes | Jul 17, 2026

The genius of #BlueForBob as a fundraising mechanic is that it uses cricket, a sport Bob loved and defined, as both the occasion and the audience. Every year, Edgbaston hosted an England men’s match. Every year, the fund asked supporters, players and broadcasters to wear blue. Every year, the crowd responded.

How to create a great Crowdfunder project page

How to create a great Crowdfunder project page

by Rebecca Hughes | Jul 16, 2026

Your project page is doing a lot of work. It needs to convince a stranger, in under a minute, that your idea is worth backing, your team is worth trusting, and that now is the right time to give. This can be tricky for project pages to achieve. Not because the projects aren’t good, but […]

How Sport England turned £6 million into £18.9 million with Crowdfunder

How Sport England turned £6 million into £18.9 million with Crowdfunder

by Rebecca Hughes | Jul 10, 2026

Watch: Sport England on crowdfunding Hear directly from Sport England’s Programme Manager on how the partnership worked, what surprised them, and why crowdfunding is now embedded as part of their ongoing Movement Fund offer. When Sport England set out to reach more grassroots communities across England, they needed a funding model that could do more […]

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