The home of crowdfunding for community share offers
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Community shares are a great way for groups to raise large sums of money for projects that directly benefit their local community. They can help people to secure much-loved assets by raising more money than other fundraisers, as supporters are asked to invest long term, rather than simply donating.
With a community share offer, members of a community fundraise for a cause, with the aim of securing joint ownership or interest in the cause when the fundraising target is reached.
We are crowdfunding experts with a proven track record of helping over 95% of community share offers successfully raise the funds they need.
Our online fundraising platform has raised over £20 million for community shares, transforming pubs, sports clubs, music venues, community energy initiatives, and more.
Our average raise is £230,000, demonstrating our ability to support the most substantial fundraising needs.
Grants of up to £15,000
Crowdfunder is also a trusted partner and access point for the Reach Fund. Your organisation could receive up to £15,000 in grant funding to help you establish the infrastructure needed to raise investment through a community share offer.
Grants of up to £10,000
Equity match investment up to £100,000
The Booster Fund supports new and existing community businesses in England at all stages of a community share issue. If you are from Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, find out about other routes for community share support.
Energy Efficiency Sharematch
£30,000 extra
Supporting communities raising investment through community shares to pay for energy efficiency measures.
In their 150th year, Salford Red Devils wanted to make the club the only Community Owned Elite Rugby League Club.
An ambitious plan for a community to buy, renovate and run the incredible Drewe Arms as a thriving community pub and social hub.
Their vision was to create the UK's first community run LGBTQI+ venue in London that was truly inclusive and accessible for their community.
Simplified set-up
An easy, step-by-step process to create your bespoke Crowdfunder community share offer page, optimised to drive investments.
Real time totaliser
Keep your community engaged with a live totaliser that adds urgency and excitement to your fundraising campaign.
Reduce admin
We manage payments into your community shares fund securely, process refunds automatically and generate investor lists to save you time.
Dedicated account manager
You’ll have access to an account manager for guidance on how to maximise your community share offer's success.
Crowdfunding dashboard
Easily track performance and manage your fundraiser behind the scenes once your community share offer is live.
No up front fees
Crowdfunder only charges fees on the amount you've successfully raised via your community share offer, so there's nothing to pay upfront.
Sliding fee structure
As you raise more money, the fees will decrease, meaning you’ll be rewarded for your fundraising success.
Secure fund holding
Stripe, our trusted payment provider, will securely hold your community share offer funds for up to 180 days and facilitate easy refunds if needed.
First class investor experience
Our community shares platform is designed for a seamless experience to encourage engagement and increased investments.
We believe in fair pricing and full transparency on fees. Our standard platform fee for community shares is 3% + VAT on the first £300,000 raised and 2% + VAT on any amount raised over £300,000. If you hold Co-operative UK’s Community Shares Standard Mark, we have a special 0.5% platform fee discount on the initial £300,000 your community shares fund raises.
Plus, with our 'no win no fee' approach, we handle all refunds at no cost if you don't successfully raise the funds you need or have to return the money raised for reasons beyond your control.
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Think of community shares as a group fundraising project. They’re run by community groups who want to raise money to own or save the assets they care most about, such as their local pub, a neighbourhood park, or a historic building in their community. With a community share offer, the people who donate to the cause are doing so in order to gain a future share in the asset. This may mean they effectively own a small share in the pub, or will need to take shared responsibility for upkeep of the local park. Community shares are a type of share capital; running yours through a trusted fundraising platform like Crowdfunder means your community shares fund will be secure and transparent for everyone involved.
All kinds of community groups can set up a community share offer to fundraise for the assets that matter to them. You might be a group of loyal punters who want to crowdfund to save your local pub or live music venue, or neighbours who are passionate about maintaining the green spaces in your community. Join forces to support a community-owned enterprise, or get together to launch a community share offer to keep your town’s newspaper circulating. Whatever your cause, raising money for a community shares fund could transform your local area.
There are many benefits to running a community share offer with Crowdfunder, including:
Anyone can set up a community fundraising project via Crowdfunder to raise funds for a local business, sports club, or individual in your community. With a standard crowdfunding project, individual supporters can donate to your fund, and you can choose to give back to them with rewards or prize draws. In contrast, a community share offer is launched by the community, and it’s the community that donates to the cause too, in order to gain joint ownership of a particular asset.
Your community share offer may be eligible for +Extra funding in the form of a match funding grant from one of our national or regional public sector or corporate investment partners. Initiatives such as the Community Shares Booster Fund may pledge to top up your community fundraising pot once you reach a certain point in your crowdfunding journey, taking you closer to your goal.