Launching a new festival, renovating your club or putting a first event on the map. Beautiful plans, but securing the financing is often the biggest hurdle. Subsidies have long lead times, sponsors only want to come in once something already exists, and your own budget only stretches so far.
Crowdfunding offers a way out, and it gives you much more than just budget. From day one, you are building a community. The people who make your project possible are the exact same people who will later buy your tickets, share your posts and bring their friends to your event. They feel involved, because they have invested in it themselves. For clubs, festivals and events, that is worth its weight in gold: you do not open with an empty room, but with a group of ambassadors who already know your story and are eager to spread the word. A successful crowdfunding campaign delivers three things at once: the budget to realise your plan, a growing community around your brand, and the momentum to open with a flying start.
Voordekunst
Voordekunst offers a stage to all kinds of creative projects. Whether you are looking for funding for your film or festival, album or music venue. It belongs on voordekunst.nl. From new initiatives to organisers who have been around for years, from intimate club nights and local stages to large-scale festivals and multidisciplinary events.
It does not matter whether you are an experienced programmer or just starting to organise your first event: crowdfunding begins with a good idea. An idea you enjoy talking about. Because while many people think funding is at the centre of it all, we know better by now: it is about the crowd, about support, about your audience and visitors. Of course you raise money with your crowdfunding campaign, but increasing your visibility and sharing your concept are equally important results. At Voordekunst we are happy to help you with all of that. And you can always come to us with any questions.
Tips and advice
Before, during and after the crowdfunding campaign, you receive personal guidance from our project coordinators. They give advice and stand ready throughout your campaign with tips and recommendations. You also get access to the exclusive Voordekunst Academy: a place where all the inside info becomes available the moment you need it. So you can move through the process at your own pace and always know the best way to reach your goal.
Matchfunding as a boost for your campaign
To give crowdfunding campaigns a boost, Voordekunst works together with traditional cultural funders such as foundations, municipalities and provinces. For your crowdfunding, this means that on average 25% of the target amount can be raised through Voordekunst’s partners during your campaign. You do not have to do anything for it, we will arrange it. Check out all our partners here.
Before your campaign goes online, you pay a contribution of €100.00 (excl. VAT). Only after a successful campaign do you pay 7% over the amount raised (excl. VAT).
What do you get for it?
Besides a reliable platform that we continuously improve and our personal advice before, during and after your crowdfunding, we also handle the financial settlement of your campaign. Partly thanks to our advice, Voordekunst has one of the highest success rates of all crowdfunding platforms: 94% succeeds. When you successfully close a campaign, we provide you with a handy overview of all donors, the rewards they chose and their email addresses. And not unimportant: your donors pay no transaction fees. A donation goes directly to your campaign. Check out the calculation examples here.
Get inspired
Curious about the possibilities and what it looks like in practice? Get inspired by the crowdfunding campaigns of: Export, ANTIA, Jams & Gems Festival, Soundhouse, Shunter and many others. Or book a consultation with one of the project coordinators.
