A solidarity fund for the CB1-CB5 area, giving out emergency grants in the UK’s most unequal city. Friends with @CamCommunity. [email protected]
Cambridge, UK
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We're really excited to publish the SOLIDARITY FUND TOOLKIT, a starter guide to creating a solidarity fund in your area!
Available as a PDF: bit.ly/SolidarityFundGuidePD…
And as a Google Doc (to make your own copy and type into): bit.ly/SolidarityFundGuideGd…
Please share widely!
ALT the cover of our solidarity fund toolkit, which says "SOLIDARITY FUND TOOLKIT" with the subtitle "a guide to setting up a mutual aid fund for your community". then there's a line drawing of a pile of pound coins.
🚨CAN YOU HELP?🚨
We had fewer funds than usual this month, and after applications came in quicker than ever, we've been left with 16 grants we can't pay out, meaning we're short ~£560. Any amount you can donate helps to cover the next grant on the list. bit.ly/SolCam
SUPPORT NEEDED! During our funding round tonight, we received 64 applications in two and a half minutes. We're about £200 short of the funds we need to pay all of these out. Can you help, by donating or RTing? bit.ly/SolidarityCam
We're so excited to announce that Cambridge Solidarity Fund has redistributed over £100,000 since we started in October 2021!
However, there's ever-greater need for support in the form of no-strings-attached cash. Can you help us redistribute even more? cambridgesolidarityfund.uk
ALT Graphic on a green background with red, white and black text and clip-art apples. Text reads: "AMAZING! Cambridge Solidarity Fund has redistributed £100,000!! to people in Cambridge! Since October 2021, we have been redistributing wealth amongst the residents of the most unequal city in the UK by offering monthly, no-strings-attached grants."
ALT "This is a HUGE amount... but we would like to redistributed even more! go to CambridgeSolidarityFund.uk to donate! At the moment we can offer ~65 grants of £40 each month, but people's need for extra cash is so great, the fund runs out within under 5 minutes of opening. Help us help more people!"
We're opening applications at 7pm tonight. Another £21.09 would let us make up another grant - can you contribute? bit.ly/SolCam
Cambridge Solidarity Fund 🌱 retweeted
What he says here is correct, unconditional cash grants are the most efficient way to help people. But don’t forget that he spent his time in parliament voting against helping people.
Giving cash is the most effective and efficient way of addressing extreme poverty. It is the opposite of patronising aid and it gives the recipient dignity and choice. (An interview with @BBCNews) givedirectly.org
Cambridge Solidarity Fund 🌱 retweeted
We have launched our Cambridge Ramadan Appeal for 2024.
This #Ramadan, we're fundraising to help refugees and asylum seekers resettling in #Cambridge and the surrounding areas.
Help us to provide essential food support and make a donation today 👇
We're reopening applications tomorrow at 7pm, and from now on will open applications at 7pm every second Monday of the month.
If we can raise another £29 in the next 32 hours, we can give out one more grant than we currently have the funds for...
bit.ly/SolCam
It's about an hour and a half til we open applications. Can you chuck a few quid our way? bit.ly/SolCam
Thanks so much to A for your donation! If we can raise another £20 in the next 50 minutes we'll have enough for an extra grant... bit.ly/SolCam
Cambridge Solidarity Fund 🌱 retweeted
Oh and by the way, no big deal but we've now disbursed...
*OVER £75,000*
...in small grants to people in Cambridge. Thanks to everyone who's helped make that happen 🥳
Cambridge Solidarity Fund 🌱 retweeted
We're reopening applications tomorrow at 7pm, and from now on will open applications at 7pm every second Monday of the month.
If we can raise another £29 in the next 32 hours, we can give out one more grant than we currently have the funds for...
bit.ly/SolCam
Thank you to an anonymous donor who's just signed up for a recurring donation! You're helping make the fund sustainable 🌱🌳
Cambridge Solidarity Fund 🌱 retweeted
Because of the change to how often recipients can claim grants, many of our regular applicants are ineligible this month, so we still have grants left. We know there are people in CB1-5 who'd find £40 helpful - if that's you or someone you know then... bit.ly/SolCamApply
We're reopening applications at 7pm on Monday 12th. Our funds have been running out ever faster and we've reluctantly taken the decision to reduce the frequency we can give grants to recipients to every three months.
Because of the change to how often recipients can claim grants, many of our regular applicants are ineligible this month, so we still have grants left. We know there are people in CB1-5 who'd find £40 helpful - if that's you or someone you know then... bit.ly/SolCamApply
You can also apply by text - find the number on our website at cambridgesolidarityfund.uk
Our next round of funding is tomorrow, and we have only enough for 50 grants - the least we've had in many months. If you can contribute any amount at all, please do. Anything helps. bit.ly/SolCam
We're opening applications in 7 hours. Can you donate £5 (or any amount) before then? bit.ly/SolCam
Thank you to Z for a generous donation today! If anyone can drop us another fiver in the next half-hour that would make up another £40 grant... bit.ly/SolCam
What this all means is that demand has risen far faster than donations, leading to this month's decision. We still expect funds to run out within a few minutes this month. We need support more than ever. Can you sign up for a monthly donation - from £1/mo? bit.ly/SolCam