Free crowdfunding workshops are to be staged in Exmouth and Honiton – to help community groups access funds from a £90,000 cash pot.
Organised by East Devon District Council, the events will take place in November and December.
Not for profit groups will be offered guidance on how to apply for a share of the money, available from the council through Crowdfunder.
It helps community groups and other not for profit organisations, including town and parish councils, to raise money online in one place to help make projects happen.
The Honiton workshop will be held at Blackdown House from 3pm to 4.30pm on Monday, November 18.
Exmouth’s workshop is at the Town Hall from 5pm to 6.30pm on Monday, December 2.
Places for each workshop are limited. If you would like to attend, email crowdfund@eastdevon.gov.uk stating which event you are interested in and how many people you want to send along. Places are limited to three per organisation.
Money available is in addition to a large amount of county-wide crowdfunding money available from Devon County Council and Devon and Cornwall Police, as part of the Crowdfund Devon partnership.
Councillor Ian Thomas, portfolio holder for Finance at East Devon District Council, said: “I’m pleased that we’ve been able to get involved in two very worthy projects so far through Crowdfund East Devon, but we really want to receive more applications and make full use of the money we’ve got available!
“We’ve already run three free sessions introducing crowdfunding to East Devon’s voluntary and community groups. We want to give more the opportunity to find out about crowdfunding and how it can help them.”
So far East Devon District Council has funded two projects through Crowdfunder – The Beer Men’s Shed and a community waffle house in Axminster.
