Recent updates

The latest news from our projects

  • Amazing support so far!

    An update for Life and Other Songs charity album

    May 17 2017

    Wow - I am delighted with the support the project is getting. I will get some album samplers up on the page asap. In the studio, it's coming together and the tracks are sounding great.

  • It's the Final Day!

    An update for Empower Youth Voices

    May 17 2017

    Hello beautiful people!

    Can you believe that it's the final day of the Empower Youth Voices campagin?  After 35 days, the campaign will come to an end at midnight, although the hard work will still continue.  

    I want to take this time to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for supporting and pledging to my platform - Young People Insight is my baby and I know that it can make a real difference in the lives of young people.

    Until midnight comes, I just want to ask one more thing from you please.  Can you help me to get #PledgeAPound trending on Twitter, as 500 people pledging £1 to my campaign will help me reach my target.  I think we can do it, so please get behind #PledgeAPound and use the link to the campaign page.

    Thank you again and lots of love to you all.

  • 100% Target Reached!!

    An update for Prevent Drug and Alcohol Use in 5 Schools Through Performing Arts Workshops

    May 17 2017

     

     

    We wanted to tell you that we hit our target a few minutes ago! 

    We did it!! And when we say 'we', that includes all of you because we could not have done any of this without you!! A massive thank you to you all for you support, for sharing our campaign with your networks, posting it on social media, retweeting it on Twitter, sharing articles and of course for donating!!

    You have all been incredibly generous, not only with your cash, but with your time and it really means a great deal to us. We will of course let you know how the workshops progress along with the rest of our mailing list (we promise the amount of emails will dramatically reduce from now!!), but we just wanted to take the opportunity through Fundsurfer to say a special thank you to those who have donated. SO... THANK YOU!!!

    We'll update you soon!

    Thanks again,

    Helena & Daniel

     

     

  • ALMOST AT THE FINISHING LINE!!

    An update for Prevent Drug and Alcohol Use in 5 Schools Through Performing Arts Workshops

    May 16 2017

    Hi al!! 

    Just wanted to take a minute to give you a quick update as you may not have had a chance to check the page. So the crowdfunding campaign ends tomorrow at MIDNIGHT and we are currently just £100 from reaching our target!! That is incredible. We've had an absolute flurry of pledges within the last 24 hours, hopefully this will continue as people realise time is truly running out! 

    We wanted to take a minute again to thank you for all your donations and your support. Whether we reach target or not, we couldn't have got this far without each and everyone of you, every little bit does help. 

    For the last day and a half of the campaign, the only other thing we will ask of you you to please share our crowdfunding project with your networks, tell someone new, talk to your families, neighbours, friends. Together we can. Feel free to share this email, and the link to the page is: http://bit.ly/PapilioArts5 

    Please emphasis the urgency, we have little time left, but we're confident we can do it!!

    Have a fantastic day and thanks again, 

    Helena and Daniel 

  • #PledgeAPound

    An update for Empower Youth Voices

    May 16 2017

    Hello beautiful people,

    We're very close to the end of the line with just one day to go until our campaign comes to the end.  All pledges need to be in by midnight tomorrow and there is still £860 needed to reach the target.

    If we all work together, I believe that we can smash the target and empower as many young voices in Croydon (and eventually beyond) as possible.  Please could you try and convince at least one person you know to pledge £1, share the campaign on social media and get #PledgeAPound trending.  Also, if you're able to pledge just £1 more, please do.

    Thank you for all your help and support so far and please get someone to #PledgeAPound.

  • Two Days to Go

    An update for Empower Youth Voices

    May 15 2017

    Good afternoon everyone,

    Can you believe that are only two days to go until our campaign comes to an end?  I certainly can't, especially with so much money to raise in such a short time.

    Just over £1000 needs to be raised in order to reach the target and it can happen, but I'm going to need further support from all of you if it is going to be the case.  Please share the campaign page with your friends, family, work colleagues and whoever else you know.  If you can, try to convince them to pledge - even it is just £1, every little will help. I mean, if 1000 people give £1 then I'll make my target.

    Thank you for all of your support and generosity so far, and I hope you can help me a little more over these final few days.

  • You did it!

    An update for Upfest 2017 - Street Art & Graffiti Festival

    May 14 2017

    Evening folks!

    Just dropping a quick line to say 'You did it', we've hit target! AMAZING

    It was a pretty tense few days but every single one of the 450 pledgers help us reach target, special mention to all the artists who've contributed artwork & time, and to everyone that's shared the campaign....

    We'll be in contact by the end of the week with a timeline of when rewards can be expected, some need to be printed, some need to be arranged but we'll keep you updated on progress.

    Thanks again, you really have made a difference to the future of the festival....

    Steve, Emma, Allen, Jake, Paul & the Upfest Crew!

  • Final Day Countdown!

    An update for Upfest 2017 - Street Art & Graffiti Festival

    May 14 2017

    WOW it's been a roller coaster of a few weeks, the support we've seen has been amazing! The tension at Upfest HQ is unbelievable!

    In the last five days we've seen £10,000 of pledges added to the campaign, we're just £3,000 off smashing our target & 16hrs to do it!

    bigUP to every single one of our Pledgers! We just need to ask one more small favour, please share the campaign with your friends and followers, only if we hit target will we receive a single penny...

    bigUP all the artists that have donated their time and artwork to the campaign, all those lovely rewards will only be released if we hit our goal of £20k by midnight to night!

    If you've not checked it recently, theres been a flurry of new rewards added this week....

    Thanks again for being part of Europe's largest & FREE Street Art & Graffiti festival, it truly is only possible with your support and commitment of our festival artists & volunteers...

    It's been emotional folks...

    The Upfest Crew!

    Pls share....  www.fundsurfer.com/upfest  or  http://mailchi.mp/upfest/upfest-gallery-bristol?e=15f897644a

  • Five Days to Go

    An update for Empower Youth Voices

    May 12 2017

    Hello everyone,

    There are just 5 days to go and still over £1000 to raise!! Please continue to share our campaign and try to convince at least one person you know to pledge £3 or even £1, because every little does help.

    In the meantime, enjoy the short film that launched the physical side of Young People Insight and resulted in it being the platform that it is now.

     

  • 6 Days to Go

    An update for Empower Youth Voices

    May 11 2017

    There are only six days of our campaign left now, so of course urgency is the name of the game.

    I've created a Facebook event, which will make it easier for some of you to spread the word and quickly make others aware of the campaign in the last few days. I'll regularly be uploading videos, images and information to the page as well, which will provide a deeper insight into the work I'm doing.

    So if you do have Facebook, please click the link and invite as many people as possible to the event: http://bit.ly/2pBAAK5

    You will be helping me reach my target and empowering a greater number of young voices in Croydon, so thank you in advance.