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Spacehive
General
Founded: 2011
Type: Donation-based crowdfunding
Donation-based crowdfunding - geography: United Kingdom
CO. no.: 7553730
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Description
Spacehive is the world's first funding platform for neighbourhood improvement projects. We make it as easy to fund a new park or playground for your area as buying a book online.
For people with inspiring project ideas, Spacehive allows you to pitch for support and funding from your community. For everyone else it's a refreshingly easy way to transform where you live: just find a project you like and pledge funding. If it gets funded, it gets built!
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Founders Spacehive
FOUNDER & CEO, Chris Gourlay
LinkedIn | Twitter (@chris_gourlay)
Type: Entrepreneur
Description: Chris is the Founder and CEO of Spacehive, the world?s first crowdfunding platform for civic projects. He is a former Sunday Times staff journalist who covered architecture and planning, as well as leading the paper?s London coverage.
He launched Spacehive in 2012 as a social business to stimulate new sources funding and creativity for the civic environment. Since then the platform has helped to deliver a diverse mix of projects across the UK - from a new community centre in Wales to a giant waterslide in the middle of a Bristol high street.
He has won awards for Spacehive from the Big Venture Challenge, Nesta, UnLtd, Deloitte and Downing Street.
Tweets by Founders, Employees & Spacehive
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See your community idea take-off with the help of Enfield Council and @Spacehive Up to £5k can be pledged for you… https://t.co/ioSfLCWJ5A
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We have a couple of really great new roles up for grabs. Have a look: https://t.co/O3YVujCCYY
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We're with the @mayoroflondon today visiting a successful #CrowdfundLondon project - Leyla and her team helped turn… https://t.co/CKHJZsQ2tq
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Through our Recycling Fund for Communities on @Spacehive we donated cash & volunteers to @TottenhamCafe - a great l… https://t.co/Zka2Az3hM3
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.@MayorofLondon launched the @LondonLEP funded #CrowdfundLondon 2019 today at @TottenhamCafe. You could get £50K to… https://t.co/lUEFI76bJK
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.@MayorofLondon launched the @LondonLEP funded #CrowdfundLondon 2019 today at @TottenhamCafe. You could get £50K to… https://t.co/6vtwLfRyeb
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.@MayorofLondon launched the @LondonLEP funded #CrowdfundLondon 2019 today at @TottenhamCafe. You could get £50K to… https://t.co/lzqlevMJsr
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Crowdfund London 2019 is coming! Have you got a great idea for a community-led project to make a real difference in… https://t.co/gKJvuQfK3I
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Have you got a great idea for a community-led project to make a difference in your local area? Get up to £50K fundi… https://t.co/f5YiQZ3G10
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#CrowdfundLondon 2019 is coming! Have you got a great idea for a community-led project to make a real difference in… https://t.co/g1JGkNH5o1
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WOW, @L_O_P_C have received a fantastic £11k pledge to their #crowdfunding campaign to reconstruct the kayak launch… https://t.co/OFdHvH0Eaw
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Great to be at the Tyneside Crowd Business Briefing last week, where local businesses are getting involved & pledgi… https://t.co/g1AzG7eeVK
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The @brixtonpound received £4k from @mayoroflondon and went on to crowdfund £13k to support the expansion of its ca… https://t.co/ran7v32SMY
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Really informative event excited to be part of a different and innovative way to raise essential funds! @Spacehive… https://t.co/oMfjyh8qPI
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See your community idea take-off with the help of Enfield Council and @Spacehive Up to £5k can be pledged for you… https://t.co/ioSfLCWJ5A
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The @cpdinosaurs were all alone on the island until the @mayoroflondon pledged £30k as part of their £70k crowdfund… https://t.co/RuzoCwlziJ
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Got your eye on a community space that needs a refurb? @MayorofLondon wants to back ideas that revitalise the space… https://t.co/OpvPnoHYRc
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Want to launch a new community space? A pay-what-you-feel cafe? A park sleepover? 100+ projects already got funded… https://t.co/1b0uEVgZGH
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We have a couple of really great new roles up for grabs. Have a look: https://t.co/O3YVujCCYY
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A couple of great roles have gone live @Spacehive ! Take a look 👇 https://t.co/CJD1NNGTau
Address Spacehive
Spacehive30 Marsh Wall
E14 9TP London
United Kingdom