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Asked about the benefits for third-party funding, founder of Spacehive Chris Gourlay states in an interview: “Public space is a huge arena that has a huge bearing on our quality of life,...
Spacehive founder, Chris Gourlay, talks about the Experian-backed crowdfunding campaign to save the high streets.
A new website, Spacehive, claims to be the world’s first online crowdfunding platform for public space projects. Essentially, people pitch great ideas to improve their community and gather...
Spacehive, which calls itself the world’s first crowdfunding site for public space projects, is calling for Londoners at large to volunteer and contribute to the scheme.
Spacehive's goal is "to make it as easy to fund a new park or playground for your area as buying a book online." While that's a bit ambitious—no matter how great a site's...
In Europe, I Make Rotterdam crowdfunded the construction of a bridge in an underused part of the city, hoping that increased traffic would revitalize it. “It’s as easy as buying a book online,”...
There’s a reason the crowds are said to have wisdom, and why two heads are better than one. Working together, individuals and groups can have a positive synergy that gets things done, so it’s no...
BID is using the crowdfunding website Spacehive.com so both companies and residents can contribute to the project online.It was suggested to BID by the Association of Town Centre Management in...
Longer term, civic crowdfunders want to spark a city planning revolution. "We have a vision of getting government to work a little more like a vending machine. I put money in, and get out the...
Spacehive offers a list of projects that people can pledge money towards. The money is only taken once the total funding needed has been reached, with the site charging a small fee on each...
Spacehive is a funding platform for neighbourhood improvement projects. They make it as easy for you to buy a new park or playground for your area as buying a book online. Spacehive is powered...
Spacehive aims to shake up planning by allowing anyone to post projects to improve public spaces. Whether it's a community centre, park or a revamped high street, anyone can take the idea to...
Founder Chris Gourlay said: “Success in Glyncoch, one of the UK's most deprived towns, really shows the potential power of Spacehive's model in helping communities to transform where...
Mobile phone giant Vodafone – whose motto is 'Power To You' - today named Cody Dock on the River Lea top in its ‘best community projects’ list. The charity, Gasworks Partnerships,...
Not only did Spacehive help to raise extra cash, it also boosted community spirit and caused residents to rally around the project. Local mayor Doug Williams said: "It gee'd the...
“It’s as easy as buying a book online,” said Chris Gourlay, whose site, Spacehive, is crowdfunding urban projects in Britain. “For people who are used to long, drawn out, multiyear urban planning...
To help spread the word about crowdfunding, London-based platform PleaseFund.Us is getting together with the Big Society Network and Nexters to host UK’s first conference on crowdfunding and social collaboration.
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