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Congratulations to the team behind Catacombs of Terror! who raised £5,540 from 73 supporters to reprint this pulp-fiction 'classic'. We have got a lot of new projects this week! Help us harness the...
This is a guest post by Amy Morse , author of The Bronze Box and Solomon's Secrets (writing as Amy C Fitzjohn). You can see her crowdfunding project for Solomon's Secrets . The word ‘weblog’ first...
This week we invented the Yukicorn! Life isn't right until your samurai rabbit mascot Yuki is riding a unicorn. Here's the picture in all it's animated glory: This week we invented the Yukicorn! Life...
We launched a series of 'What is funding' videos on youtube covering social funding, green investment, start up loans and peer to peer finance. What is Fundsurfer What is social funding? What is peer...
Originally posted by Violet Spence, Sapphire Capital on the Money Blog Social enterprises, including community interest companies, community benefit societies and charities, can theoretically access...
Fundsurfer loves music, and we're going to prove it! We are offering all music related crowdfunding projects that launch in June a 50% discount on our 10% premium service fee. That includes: Help...
Crowdfunding is simply raising money from lots of people online – even people you don't know! There are many different types of crowdfunding, including donation, reward, and equity. At Fundsurfer we...
Venture Funding Hubs is a new place for entrepreneurs to get support with advice, funding, business planning and more. They are calling local fundraisers "Local Heroes" - and we agree! You are doing...
We're starting to see lots more charity and cause-related projects on the site now. For example Building Education in Africa Help me install a water supply at a school in Tanzania! Artists Against...
We exhibited at the Business Showcase Southwest 2015 last week. It took place in Colston Hall in Bristol (a great venue for music and comedy). We met animators, lawyers, bike makers, 3d printers,...
Now that the General Election in the UK is over, we did a quick check, and in total you helped raise over £23,000 for political projects! That's incredible! Thank you all for your support. Darren...
Happy Earth Day! As usual, Google have a lovely doodle: This week we've got new projects from the online radio station GLR , the Green MP candidate for Bristol South , and a school expedition to...

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