Recent updates

The latest news from our projects

  • 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.

  • We've passed the halfway mark!

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

    May 1 2017

    Hi all!

    So we've passed the halfway point, and there is just over two weeks left of the crowdfunding campaign left! We cannot believe how quickly the time has gone, but we are doing so well and have raised £1,105! We've had unbelievable support from our friends and family and we are very grateful! So as we going into the final two weeks, we ask that you continue to share our campaign, tell a new person about why you donated to our project, and help us can reach more people and achieve our target of £1,500. 

    Last week we did a LIVE crowdfunding event, which was scary but also really fun! We pitched to over 100 people about our project and why we needed them to donate to our campaign. The event was the Business Launchpad Awards, whcih was a great evening and was very inspiring hearing about the great things that other organisations were doing and seeing their achievements being recognised. A big well done to all the winners!

    Thank again for all the support, remember only 2 WEEKS TO GO! 

    Helena & Daniel

     

     

  • Poetic Insight Update

    An update for Empower Youth Voices

    Apr 30 2017

    Hello everyone,

    I hope you're enjoying your bank holiday weekend and getting some good rest.

    As you might remember, April's Poetic Insight took place on Tuesday and it was fire!  If you want to get a little more insight into the night, you can check out our latest blog post: http://bit.ly/2pk2eyk

    We've also got some great pictures from the night that you can look at on our Facebook page: http://bit.ly/2qippud

    Our poetry nights are an important part of what we do and you've supported that, so thank you, and if you like what you see, keep on sharing it with the people you know.

    Enjoy the rest of your long weekend.