Almost any public facing project that uses Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper strategies is eligible to participate.
Projects must be informed by the lighter, quicker, cheaper mindset:
Project must be completed within 6 months of the campaign ending.
See budget requirement below.
Projects should not require any permitting or substantial construction.
Projects must adhere to a $1-5k fundraising goal/budget and lay out their budget on the campaign page.
The winning project must have at least 10 unique patrons and raise at least $1,000. Dollars will be matched up to $5,000.
Projects should be scalable so that project creators who miss or exceed the $1-5k crowdfunding goal can still complete a version of their project.
Past Patronicity project creators can participate.
Projects must be within the United States and Canada.
Project creators can be any entity, including a nonincorporated individual, group, or organization, not-for-profit, for-profit, city or town municipality, etc.
Past project improvements or events/programming in project spaces are eligible.
Project creators cannot have another Patronicity campaign running during the challenge grant campaign window.
Project must be public facing/accessible to the public (you can’t buy a new copier but you CAN add seating to your cafe’s sidewalk space).
Events (series or one off), seasonal, and temporary projects are welcome.
The winning project must share a completion report with Patronicity that include before/after photos.
All projects are encouraged to share progress with Patronicity.
Only online donations will be accepted.
The Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Challenge (LQC Challenge) is a new challenge grant program from Patronicity. Changemakers with projects that use Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper strategies to make improvements to communities that are inexpensive, flexible, and quick to deploy are eligible to participate! Have a brainstorming session and fill out the prescreen form, which should take about 5 minutes, to join for your chance to win up to an additional $5,000 grant for your project!
Not quite ready to jump in? Join us for a group coaching webinar! If you want ideate on project possibilities, or learn more about crowdfunding and building your outreach strategies, join us in the webinars before or after you complete the prescreen form! Webinars are scheduled for August 28th and September 11th at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
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How It Works
Challenge Grants are a new program from Patronicity where participating changemakers crowdfund for their projects at the same time, and one project will win the Challenge Grant–a bonus up to $5,000 in prize money to add to their project budget. The campaign that has the highest number of unique Patrons at the end of the program will win the Challenge Grant allowing them to add up to an additional $5,000 to their project budget and make it even bigger!
The process for the LQC challenge is:
Review the qualifications and guidelines below to make sure your project fits this challenge.
Complete the prescreen form to confirm eligibility.
After approval, or adjusting your project plan, you will be invited to create your crowdfunding campaign page.
Two LIVE group coaching webinars sharing best practices in crowdfunding and tips for building your page will be held on August 28th and September 11th at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Webinars will be recorded. Webinar attendance not required to participate in program.
Crowdfunding pages are submitted for final review & approval before your campaign begins.
All LQC Challenge campaigns must run between October 1st and December 7th, 2024.
The winning campaign will be announced December 10th, 2024.
Funding for all campaigns is disbursed.