Nuts and Bolts: Crowdfunding for Choirs – How to fund your next project

Wednesday 4 November 2026
from 5:00pm to 6:15pm

Venue: Zoom

Free webinar with Crowdfunder UK

Whether you’re planning a concert, recording, tour, new commission or community project, crowdfunding can be a useful way to raise funds while bringing your choir’s supporters and wider community together.

Join Crowdfunder UK for a practical introduction to crowdfunding and how it could help your choir or choral organisation turn its fundraising ideas into reality.

The session will explore how crowdfunding works, the types of projects it can support, and the key ingredients of a successful campaign. We’ll look at how to set a realistic fundraising target, build support within your community, and encourage people to get involved.

We’ll also explain the support available through Crowdfunder UK, including 0% platform fees for arts projects and free one-to-one crowdfunding advice for abcd members interested in exploring their options.

This session is ideal for: choir directors, trustees, committee members and anyone involved in fundraising for a choir or choral organisation.

What you’ll learn:

  • How crowdfunding works and whether it could be right for your choir
  • The types of projects crowdfunding can help fund
  • How to set a fundraising target and plan a campaign
  • Practical ways to engage supporters and build momentum
  • Where to find further advice and support for your fundraising plans

Speaker: Bertie Herrtage, Crowdfunder UK

Cost: FREE for members

We will be using Zoom to host the meeting, and will email you the joining link the day before the event if you sign up in advance on the members’ area of the website. You can also find the meeting link there the day before the event.

Recording information:
This event will be recorded and will be available for abcd members to view after the event.

Inclusivity statement:
We aim to make abcd events as inclusive as possible. Automated closed captions (subtitles) will be available at this event. If you have any particular accessibility requirements or if there is anything else we can do to help make the event a better experience for you, please contact Elisabeth Brierley (Training Manager).