Spacehive is an online crowdfunding platform based in London that aims to make community projects as easy as online shopping.
similar to Brickstarter, Spacehive wants to make community projects an easy and engaging activity, with inspiring examples that range from revamping city halls and planting new green space, to playgrounds and public art installations.
Once projects have gone from proposal to verified status, funders can pledge their contribution online, with the project going ahead if the entire goal is raised.
Aside from its potential to address underfunded or otherwise unaddressed municipal issues, Spacehive endeavors to empower citizens with ownership over their neighborhood and inspire them to transform where they live in a democratic way.
Contact Information
Spacehive website
Spacehive on Facebook
Spacehive on Twitter
What's Driving This Trend
- Community Crowdfunding
- Opportunity for businesses to develop platforms that make it easy for communities to fundraise for local projects.
- Democratic Neighborhood Transformation
- Potential for disruptive innovation in empowering citizens and inspiring democratic transformation of neighborhoods.
- Online Fundraising Platforms
- Space for entrepreneurs to create user-friendly online platforms that facilitate crowdfunding for various types of projects.
Who This Affects Most
- Crowdfunding
- Entrepreneurs can explore how to adapt crowdfunding platforms to specifically cater to community-based and neighborhood projects.
- Urban Planning
- Opportunities for urban planning firms to embrace community crowdfunding platforms as tools for revitalizing public spaces.
- Community Development
- Space to revolutionize community development by leveraging online fundraising platforms to engage citizens in transforming their neighborhoods.
