New crowdfunding site an instant success
Hayburn Park in Glasgow is the first park project to reach its fundraising target on the new MyParkScotland crowdfund site.
The Hayburn Park Play Association has secured funding for their mini-orchard project in just three weeks after the project went live on the charity funding platform.
MyParkScotland’s website helps people discover and support parks in Scotland.
The website, launched just three weeks ago on 23 May, is already proving a success.
As well as being a funding platform, the site provides a quick and easy way to search for parks, check out what facilities they have and find out about events and activities.
Currently it covers Edinburgh and Glasgow but there are plans to extend it to other parts of the country.
Gwen Galbreith of Hayburn Park Play Association said: “We’ve never tried crowdfunding before and so didn’t really know what to expect. We’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of people.
We’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of people - Gwen Galbreith
“Now we’re all really looking forward to planting our mini-orchard and hope to welcome some of our supporters later in the year for a planting ceremony – and we would love them to come back in future years to experience the joy of picking and biting into an apple that they’ve helped to grow.”
Ian Goodman, MyParkScotland project manager said the Hayburn project is a good example of how to run a successful crowdfund promotion.
“The group had a clear need for their project, were realistic about how much money they could raise and built support in advance of the crowdfund going live so that they quickly – in the first weekend – reached the tipping point of securing 50% of the funding,” he said.
“But the real key to their success was probably the great video they produced – it featured local children talking passionately about why they would like your help to create a mini-orchard.
“We would like to say a huge thank you to the early supporters of this and the other projects on the MyParkScotland website.”
