Crowdfunding: an introduction

Event Details -

• Date: 24/10/2012 - 09:30 - 15:30
• Venue: Wansbeck Centre for Voluntary Service 107 & 109 Station Road Ashington Northumberland NE63 8RS
• Fee: GBP £25 (£30 non members)

A practical workshop to enable you to
understand what crowdfunding is and how it works
learn from best practice
clarify your project or venture
start to plan a campaign
What is crowdfunding?
Individuals coming together to support and fund projects by other individuals or organisations.
A campaign can be to gather donations, obtain loans, raise your profile, offer equity, test and idea or product with your market or build an active supportive community for your organisation.
Crowdfunding is an empowering alternative to grant applications.
Crowd funding can be for a variety of purposes - getting a project off the ground; refurbishing a building; financing a film or exhibition or funding a startup company or small business.
Trainer - Anne Strachan, CrowdfundUK
Read the article on CrowdfundUK in the Manchester Evening News Business Week http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/sme/s/1580978_...
See the review on Crowdsourcing Gazette (http://www.crowdsource-gazette.com/2012/02/success-for-manchester-crowdf...)
Some comments from previous workshops
"All of it was useful and interesting".
"I liked the discussion and practical activities".
"Very good pace, practical activities."
"I found it very useful and have already fed back to the new corporate team and started thinking of ways to use it".
"Thanks for such a brilliant workshop. You had high energy and were excited about crowdfunding - the rest of us became so too."
"Thank you so much for the workshop - you were brilliant and really inspiring and the feedback was great!"

Further Information -

• Company / Organisation: Wansbeck Centre for Voluntary Service
• Contact:
• Email: enquire@wansbeckcvs.org.uk
• Phone: 01670 858 688
• Website: Wansbeck CVS