Supporting Manchester Crowd-Funding

#MakeMCR Pledge Pot Application Form

What is #MakeMCR

#MakeMCR supports crowd-funding ideas and projects by and for Manchester people that will create better places and spaces for the benefit of all our residents and that will help develop our city.

#MakeMCR is an initiative between We Love MCR, the charity of the Lord Mayor of the City of Manchester, and crowd-funding platform Spacehive. It is supported by Manchester City Council and a growing number of other partners.

We appointed CrowdfundUK to help people develop their ideas and projects into crowd-funding campaigns. In addition, people that decide to run their campaign on Spacehive and link it to the #MakeMCR hive will:

·  Also get help running their campaign

·  Benefit from extra PR

·  Be signposted to grants and other support e.g. with video-making or volunteers.

·  Be able to apply for a grant pledge when funding is available

To find out how CrowdfundUK can help please contact .

The #MakeMCR Pledge Pot

The #MakeMCR Pledge Pot is open to voluntary, community and public sector organisations and to partnership projects that provide clear wider benefits for the city. Projects must be Manchester based or the majority of benefits must be in Manchester.

To apply for a #MakeMCR pledge, projects must be registered on Spacehive and show how their project will help Manchester residents (including staff or volunteers working on the project) gain new skills and work experiences.

#MakeMCR will match pledges raised on Spacehive up to a maximum of £1,000.

Examples:
·  If you need to raise £1,000 on Spacehive and you get pledges worth £500 then #MakeMCR will pledge the other £500 and you have reached your target.
·  If you need to raise £3,000 on Spacehive and you get pledges worth £1,000 then #MakeMCR will pledge £1,000 and you will still need to secure £1,0000 pledges before you reach your target.

Applications can be submitted at any time after registering on Spacehive but applications will not be considered until projects have been verified and approved by Spacehive. Pledge decisions will then be made on a ‘first verified first served’ basis.

Pledges may not be honoured if projects:

·  Have not started online fund-raising within 1 month of the pledge approval date

·  Do not secure the pledges needed to release the #MakeMCR pledge within 2 months of going live

Organisations can normally apply only once for a #MakeMCR pledge but exceptions can be made for projects that can bring significant benefits to Manchester or Manchester residents.

If you want to discuss your project or need help with this form please email .

1.  The Application

Organisation name
Type of organisation / Please delete those that do not apply: charity; community group; residents association; social enterprise; sports club; school; other (specify)
Address and postcode
Phone – landline / mobile
On Twitter? Please give details
On Facebook? Please give web-link
Name of contact for this project
Position in organisation
Email address
Phone – landline / mobile

2.  About you and your project

Please copy the link to your Spacehive project below
What does your organisation normally do? (max 100 words)
How will Manchester residents benefit from your project in terms of gaining new skills or work experiences? (max 100 words)

3.  Insurances, policies and publicity (please answer Yes to confirm)

I have adequate insurances in places to deliver the project
I will adhere to relevant health and safety legislation
I will adhere to relevant equal opportunities legislation
I will adhere to relevant safeguarding legislation
I will acknowledge #MakeMCR support in social media/other publicity

4.  Signatory (this must be an authorised signatory for the organisation)

Name
Position in organisation
Date