Ebba Brooks is the organiser of Prestwich Book Festival. We spoke about fundraising and backing a terrific project.
Hi Ebba! Tell me about your project!
We want to raise £1,000 for a mini childrens' book festival
as part of a community event in Prestwich, north Manchester. It's part
of the activities of the Prestwich Book Festival, which I founded and
run and is now in its third year.
How’s the campaign going?
Really well! Five days in and we've raised £780 already -
that's 78% of our target. I've been overwhelmed by people's generosity.
Why did you choose to use crowdfunding?
I needed something quick and easy to do. Last year I got a
£6,000 Arts Council grant (first time I'd ever applied for something
like that) and I'd been planning to apply for lots more grants this
year. But because of a family bereavement (my dad died) I didn't have
time to submit them, and so the festival had no money at all. I scaled
down the plans, and took a punt that people would want to contribute
directly.
What is your target and deadline?
The campaign closes on May 3, with a target of £1000.
Where can people find you?
Crowdfunding site: http://igg.me/at/pbf14/x/
Festival website: http://www.
Twitter: @prestbookfest and @ebbabrooks
Thanks Ebba! Click on the links above to fund this brilliant project.
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