- Governance – policy, pre-round report(s) to agree funding, operating model, assessment panel members, etc.
- Funding round opens – comms and support available for potential project creators.
- Member engagement – Member briefings so Councillors can advocate this funding opportunity in their patch.
- Project verification – Spacehive’s verification team checks all project ideas posted to the platform before they launch to ensure that they are viable. What is verification? – Spacehive
- Crowdfunding campaigns launch/go live on the platform – How do I get my campaign off to a good start? – Spacehive
- Assessment –Cheshire West and Chester Council schedules multiple assessment panels per crowdfunding round. To be considered for funding, projects must secure a minimum of 20 backers to demonstrate community support.
- Council pledges added to the platform – Guidance offered to help project creators during the final stages of their crowdfunding campaign – I need ideas to help me hit my target with two weeks to go! – Spacehive
- Reaching crowdfunding targets (crowdfunding models explained) – What’s the difference between ‘Keep What You Raise’ and ‘All Or Nothing’? – Spacehive
- Funding released – Project delivery can commence.
- Projects delivered and impact report completed – What is an impact report? – Spacehive Example completed impact report: Chester Deaf Centre – New Kitchen
