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  • Can you help us reach more local people and businesses?

    An update for Help the Stokes Croft Land Trust purchase its first building and bring it into community ownership

    Dec 10 2021

    Hi, 

    Thank you for supporting the Stokes Croft Land Trust’s community share offer campaign. We are close to reaching yet another milestone, with almost £150,000 invested of our £272,000 minimum target and we have around 150 investors so far. 

    Below, we have dedicated a special thank you video to everyone who has made this possible so far. 

    https://youtu.be/zqxjwuXQ5KM

    We want to make sure that we hit our targets before our deadline of Monday 28th February 2022 and to ensure this becomes a reality, we need your help further! 

    Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter and register your interest on our website to hear regular updates from the campaign. Share the Fundsurfer page with your friends, colleagues and networks far and wide so that our message reaches as many people as possible. 

    If you have any questions about other methods of getting involved, please contact info@stokescroftlandtrust.org 

    Together, we can create a new model for the ownership of land and buildings as our part of making a better future for our city. 

    Many thanks,

    Keith Cowling
    Stokes Croft Land Trust, Director

  • Halfway to our minimum target in less than a week!

    An update for Help the Stokes Croft Land Trust purchase its first building and bring it into community ownership

    Dec 1 2021

    Hi, 

    Since our community share offer launched last Thursday, we have raised over 50% of our minimum target of £272,000. We would like to thank every person or business who has purchased shares to help bring local buildings and land into community ownership. 

    We are not resting at the halfway point! We’ve still got plenty to achieve and you can help us further by telling your friends, colleagues and family members what we are aiming to do to change how the buildings and land in our city are owned. For regular updates, follow us on Facebook and Twitter or subscribe to our newsletter. If you have any further questions, please email us at info@stokescroftlandtrust.org 

    Thank you for joining us on our mission. 

    Keith Cowling, 
    Stokes Croft Land Trust Director

     

  • Over £120,000 raised in 36 hours!

    An update for Help the Stokes Croft Land Trust purchase its first building and bring it into community ownership

    Nov 26 2021

    Hi, 

    After launching our community share offer campaign at 10am yesterday, we have raised a total of £124,405 which is almost 50% to our minimum target of £272,000. This couldn’t have been possible without your support and so from everyone here at the Stokes Croft Land Trust, we wanted to say thank you. 

    We’ve still got a fair way to go, so please make sure you help us spread the word by telling your friends, colleagues and family members. For more updates from the Land Trust team, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. If you have any further questions, please email us at info@stokescroftlandtrust.org 

    Thank you for joining us on our mission. 

    Keith Cowling, 
    Stokes Croft Land Trust Director

     

  • A quick update on the good that you do

    An update for Sleep Pod sky dive 2021

    Oct 12 2021

    Hello.

    Just wanted to say a final thank you - as well as updating you on the Sleep Pod Skydive 2021 fundraiser - You have been joined by well over 600 others that have donated to support the work that Sleep Pod (charity no 1187295) does as well as supporting our 16 strong skydiving crew !

    Initially the target was £15,000 (500 people) and that was smashed even before anyone got into a plane ! Now the grand total is at just over £21,000 (700 people) and is still climbing as we are keeping the fundsurfer open for another week or so. 

    Thank you

    To everyone that has donated - proving that when people come together we can do great things 

    To the Hinton Skydive centre and fundsurfer team - thank you for all that you have done to support the work of Sleep Pod. 

    To the Sleep Pod Team - your passion for helping others knows no bounds and is constantly impressive. 

    Final thought 

    If you want to help organise a Sleep Pod build, if you have a company that might want to help organise a Corporate Sleep Pod build, if you want more information on what we do or have a great idea for a fundraising event - we would love to hear from you - please email info@sleeppod.uk

    If however, you have watched in awe at the bravery of the first 16 Skydivers and want to stand on the shoulders of these giants !!!!!!!! then why not sign up for next years event - the Sleep Pod Skydive 2022 - email us at - givingsupport@sleeppod.uk   so we can update you on our plans

     

    Sleep Pod - For dreams of a better future.

  • Sleep Pod - you are part of the story

    An update for Sleep Pod sky dive 2021

    Oct 6 2021

    Thank you so much for your support - we have hit our Target of £15,000 with two days to go. 

    Our brave skydivers are gearing up for an amazing event this weekend as the weather is looking great. Doing a skydive for charity - for people who might never be able to say thank you, really is very special. We are delighted to have a 16 strong Sleep Pod Skydive 2021 crew, who in turn have your support. What ever you have contributed is really appreciated.

    Our target of £15,000 represents 500 people that will have a Sleep Pod emergency shelter this winter. As we know the need is great we will continue to push - all monies we raise go to buying the materials and to getting Sleep Pods who need protection this winter.

    So we push to get more people involved - so if you have anyone that might want to support the way that you have, then the link will remain open for you to pass the details around. 

    We are Sleep Pod and what we do matters. It matters most to the people that sleep in our emergency shelters when the world is dark, when the nights are cold and the weather is terrible. When the nights are long and the environment scary our Sleep Pod offers some protection and support. 

    Thank you for sharing our vision and being part of the Sleep Pod story. 

     

    Sleep Pod - For dreams of a better future.

     

  • Dovercourt Fundraiser Update

    An update for Save Dovercourt Road Green Space

    Sep 30 2021

    Hi all. A few months ago we started a crowdfunder as we believe that getting professional representation to eradicate and/or minimise increased traffic, safety, parking and pollution with the depot redevelopment gave us the best chance of success. I’m pleased to say that the letter of objection has now been done in time for the consultation deadline.

    Thanks to all who have contributed so far. We still have funds left to use at the next stage which we believe will be needed. Here is the letter for anyone to read who wishes to do so. If you have any questions about the letter, the crowdfunder or anything else that the Residents Group is doing please feel free email us.  

    Here is the link to the letter.

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EDCD3dDWrbJilgc92prNF4aYyCOgYA5S/view?usp=sharing

     

    Kind Regards

    Dovercourt Residents Action Group  

    dovercourtresidentsgroup@gmail.com

     

  • النسخة المحدثة الجديدة new updated version

    An update for The Subtle Art of True Democracy In Arabic

    Sep 30 2021

    تحياتي 

    وصلنا لنسخة محدثة جديدة اشاركها معكم، نعمل على تحسين التنسيق واللمسات النهائية ونقترب من النهاية

    Hi all

    we arrived new updated version here

  • Latest update on Afghanistan

    An update for Supporting Afghan families in need

    Sep 17 2021

    We are now supporting over 250 people in Afghanistan who are still in the country, we were able to get out 10 people during the airlifts. We are mainly helping people that need to cross legal borders. 90% of the people we are supporting have been displaced and have nothing. We have been working with UK Politicians to lobby for the home office to approve applications to the UK. We are working directly with registered and regulated NGOs in Afghanistan and Central Asia to help facilitate funding directly to families and those in need. Your help means a lot.

    Fundsurfer is working with approved UNHCR and ICVA (International Council of Voluntary Agencies) partners to ensure funding goes where it will help the most. It's been an awful situation made a little brighter by the messages of support we have received from our donors and partners. We will keep you updated on progress (as much as we can safely) over the coming weeks.

    We are planning a number of fundraising events and campaigns throughout 2021 and will share details for those as they go live.

    If you want to get involved with fundraising for Afghanistan drop us a line anytime at info@fundsurfer.com

    Thanks again for sharing and donating to the project.

    The Fundsurfer Team.

  • التدقيق اللغوي النهائي

    An update for The Subtle Art of True Democracy In Arabic

    Sep 17 2021

    تحية عطرة

    إنّ الكتاب الآن في مرحلة التدقيق اللغوي النهائي عند مدققة لغوية احترافية اعمل معها دوماً واثق بعملها، وأعتقد أنه بحاجة لحوالي 10 أيام إن شاء الله

     

    فادي

  • The version 2 of the Arabi translation

    An update for The Subtle Art of True Democracy In Arabic

    Sep 8 2021

    Hi Supporters !

    I am excited to share with you that I have finished the second version of the translation, you can check here

    I have now sent the final version to a professional proofreader, and it needs at least two weeks for working deeply on it. 

    Crossed fingers

    Best

    الداعمون الرائعون

    أنا متحمّس لمشاركتكم أنني أنهيت النسخة الثانية من الترجمة للكتاب بعد مراجعتها تحريرياً بهدوء خلال الاسبوعين الماضيين، ويمكنكم الاطلاع عليها من هنا

    قمت بارسال تلك النسخة الآن لمدققة لغوية احترافية و ستقوم بمراجعتها لغوياً للشكل النهائي خلال اسبوعين من العمل بعمق عليها

    اقتربنا ان شاء الله

    فادي