Past Case Studies

This programme builds on the past few years successful Transform Your Space and Future Ealing Fund crowdfunding projects, which  have been delivered with residents working with support from the council to transform local spaces near them – read their stories and follow their example.

Acton Green Waste Solutions

Perivale Primary Edible Garden

Umeed Digital Hub -Ealing

Go Back Home!

Fix the walls at 7th Hanwell Scouts HQ

OPEN Southall Creative Community Hub 

APPLE's Kitchen Hub

Dig Hanwell Community Hub

Brent Valley Golf Academy

Me and my Southall

Film For All Ealing!

North Acton Community Arts Hub

Saving Ealing Swifts

Borehole for Brentham Allotments

Garden Share Loneliness & Food Poverty

Academy Fields Nature Reserve

Creative Media Development Program  

Southall Park Drinking Water Fountain

Discover Bedford Park with poet WB Yeats

Ealing Writing Trail

OurSouthall Canal Mural

Ealing Unlocked

Ladies Giddha in Jubilee Park, Southall

A Place For All- Southall Community Hub!

You too can submit your idea, get the crowd to show support for your project and the help you need to turn your project idea into reality! As a first step, fill in this expression of interest form so we know you are interested and can get in contact and offer support. 

You can also take a look at dosomethinggood.org.uk or email [email protected] if you have an idea and want to talk with a member of the Community Engagement Team in the council.

To get started, create your project on Spacehive and get your project verified. You will then submit your pitch to fund name via the Spacehive platform and launch your campaign.

 1.    SHARE YOUR IDEA + ATTEND A WORKSHOP

Complete our Project Idea Form ​​​​as soon as possible to tell us about your idea

2.    CREATE YOUR PROJECT ON SPACEHIVE

Create your project page on Spacehive which will match you to the fund name. You are encouraged to create your project early, to unlock support from the Spacehive team. 

3.    GET YOUR PROJECT VERIFIED

The project costs and necessary permissions will be checked by Spacehive's verifiers before you begin crowdfunding. Submit early to ensure you’re verified before the deadline. Verification takes an average of four days where project creators have the relevant documents to hand. 

Before you submit for verification, make sure that you have:

• Proof of permission (e.g. event license, council agreement, landowner consent). Read more about permissions.

• Evidence of costs (e.g. building work quotations, links to online shop listings)

• Relevant insurances, policies, or qualifications (e.g. organisation constitution, safeguarding policy, certifications)

• Evidence of any funds that you have received for this project that you would like to have shown on your campaign (e.g. grant agreement, scan of a cheque, bank statement).

4.    LAUNCH YOUR CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN 

Ensure you have submitted your fund pitch by the deadline too, to be considered for a pledge from the council.

Please note: the council will not be the first organisation to pledge to your project and will first want to see community support and backing, in the form of pledges from local people towards your campaign.

Start by getting lots of small pledges from the community to show local support for your project. This will help unlock bigger pledges.

Please note: a typical crowdfunding campaign should not exceed three months.

​​​​​​​5. HIT YOUR TARGET AND DELIVER YOUR PROJECT 

You need to hit your target in order to receive the funds you raise. Please allow up to three weeks to receive funds once your campaign ends. Once you deliver your project, you can update your backers by completing a colourful impact report on Spacehive. 

To learn more about crowdfunding on Spacehive, visit the Help Centre. 

For any additional questions, please contact Spacehive on [email protected].