Recent updates

We've Made Half!

May 8 2017

Hello everyone,

The total is now over 50% and I am so excited!

I've wanted it to be at the halfway mark for a little while, so I'm very glad that it's there now. All there is to do in the next nine days is reach the target and then I'll be super excited.

Please continue to share the campaign with all those in your network and if you can, convince at least one person to pledge £3 to help empower young voices in Croydon. Every little bit helps and I am going to need the continued help from all of you in the days to come.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

We've Reached £1000!

An update for Empower Youth Voices

May 5 2017

Happy Friday beautiful people!

The total is now over the £1000 and I am so happy!! That of course, is all down to you, so again I want to say thank you so much.

I would like to take this time though to ask you to please share this campaign with a friend, family member or work colleague, and convince them to pledge just £3. If every one of you who has pledged so gets at least one person to pledge £3, you will get us to the half way mark.

You even could share this photo of Randy with them if you wanted :)

We won an Award

An update for 23 Free Birthday Cakes for 23 Orphaned Children

May 4 2017

Thank you for supporting our campaign! We are just under £1,000! How amazing is that? Thank you so much!! We couldn't have done it without you!

We have more exciting news! We won an award - Best Online Presence! Bestowed on us by the good people at Business Launch Pad at RBS last Thursday. Whoop!

Our April birthday cake went out to an 8 year old girl in our partner organisation and she was very happy! So happy she sent our founder a beautiful thank you drawing* excited she sent our a founder a persBecause of your support, we'll be bringing smiles to more children's faces in the coming months. Thank you!

We're in the final stretch now and every penny counts. Please help us spread the word and if you can consider increasing your pledge to our campaign. We'll keep you posted on highlights in the coming days.

Our next free birthday cake goes out in 2 days and the little boy wants a PJ and Max cake! We can't wait to oblige :)

Thank you once again for your support and remember together, we are are Good Cake Day!

*aunty is a cultural salutation for older females in Nigeria and not an indication of being related

Over 40%

An update for Empower Youth Voices

May 4 2017

Good afternoon beautiful people,

We are now over 40%!!

Thank you all so much for making a pledge and sharing the campaign so far. The support you've shown for my platform has meant the world to me, as this is my baby and I believe it can genuinely make a difference in the lives of young people.

With just 13 days to go, I have written a special post on the YP Insight blog, which I would love for you to read and of course please share, share, share. I cannot reach my target without you: http://bit.ly/2pCZNHf

As a special thank you, here is a video of me performing at our 'Love & Hate' edition of Poetic Insight. I hope you enjoy it.

New Reward Added!

An update for Upfest 2017 - Street Art & Graffiti Festival

May 4 2017

Fancy a galaxy mural in your home or office?

Look no further as we've a great new reward from one of Bristol's finest...

NEW REWARD - Home or Office mural by CHEBA

CHEBA

A pioneer of the modern poster and sticker culture, Cheba began plastering the streets with his striking yet simplistic characters inthe early 2000's. Shortly after picking up a spray can, Cheba quickly became addicted to painting the city's landscape and has been a long-standing figure in his hometown of Bristol's thriving street artculture.

Cheba's recent work is heavily inspired by Space, specifically the Hubble Telescope images but also an ongoing interest in the contrast of nature and urban environments, drawing on the life and decay from around the more forgotten areas of the city. He combines the graffiti staple of spray paint with more traditional medias such as oil, acrylic and ink, experimenting with their textural qualities to give the element of life into his work.

14 Days to Go

An update for Empower Youth Voices

May 3 2017

Can you believe that we've only got 14 days to go until the end of our crowdfunding campaign?

The time has gone by so fast and now it's time for the final push so that we can try to reach our target.

We were fortunate enough to have our campaign featured on The Voice's website, which will hopefully raise awareness going into the final two weeks.

You can have a look at the article here and as always, please share it far and wide: http://bit.ly/2px0Bxm

Nearly £10K raised! Last day of crowdfunding campaign!

An update for Make History and help elect a Green MP in Bristol West!

May 3 2017

Hi everyone, what an amazing response - there is a real sense of momentum is building behind the campaign. We have 10 hours left to raise just over £1,000 to hit our target of £11,000 to help boost the campaign to elect Molly Scott Cato as MP for Bristol West, could you all share project page one last time with to help us get over the line?

Thanks again for your brilliant support!

If you want to join us on the campaign trail there are three events planned and you can sign up here: https://www.facebook.com/Molly4Bristol/

Bristol West Action Weekend for Molly Scott Cato - Environment

6 May–7 May · Clifton (Saturday) / Hotwells (Sunday)

Bristol West Action Weekend for Molly Scott Cato - NHS13 May–14 May · Clifton Down (Saturday) / Easton (Sunday) Molly Scott Cato for Bristol West - final action weekend3 June–4 June · 194 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RB #VoteMolly

Back to Work

An update for Empower Youth Voices

May 2 2017

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you're having a lovely day back at work, university, or maybe even college after the long weekend.

I've been keeping busy as usual, writing press releases and articles, updating social media, contacting the press. Crowdfunding is a lot of work you know, I never realised how much it would consume my mind and my time.

You can have a read of my press release on a site called Just Croydon, which I used to write for regulalry up until this year. And even if you don't have a read of it, please share it far and wide so that it can reach as many people as possible: http://bit.ly/2qAnvBh

Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday.

12 Days Remain!

An update for Upfest 2017 - Street Art & Graffiti Festival

May 2 2017

Hey folks,

It's getting tense here at Upfest HQ, with just 12 days to go to hit target....

Your pledges to date has been greatly appreciated and you'll be rewarded well for your generosity, new rewards are being added every few days so be sure to check back before the end.... New up this weekend were the official 2017 festival prints by PAHNL at just £55

You've all been amazing so far, but if you can find the time to share the www.fundsurfer.com/upfest page with your friends and colleagues saying you've supported us, every bit of awareness of the crowd-funding helps with personal examples of those pledging meaning even more.

Tag us on twitter or Instagram @upfest or #upfest or find us on facebook upfest.bristol

And if you didn't know, everyone that pledges (new or old), will be entered into a draw to win luxury hotel accommodation at Upfest this year courtesy of Mercure Hotels... Bonus!

Thanks again for your ongoing support, please share...

The Upfest Crew

Introducing Alana

An update for Empower Youth Voices

May 1 2017

Hello everyone!

I hope you're having a lovely bank holiday Monday.

I'd like to take this time to introduce you to Alana, a very special young person who has regularly been involved in Young People Insight since February 2016. You might remember me mentioning her in one of the previous updates, as she led out in a forum for the first time in April.

Alana also happens to be an amazing spoken word performer and in this video, she shares her experience of taking part in Poetic Insight. Have a watch and please share it with others.