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Our activity

We spread the ideas of sustainable development, bond business and civil society, and invent programs of revitalization of cities

Crowdfunding
in Ukraine

Venture
philanthropy

Social
innovations

Community and territory
development

« Spilnikosht» on Big Idea platform is the first and biggest online crowdfunding mechanism in Ukraine. It helps people find financial support for their projects among colleagues and adherents. Spilnokosht emerged out of need to support creative, media and educational initiatives, and develops in order to fund innovations in such fields as IT, renewable energy and social entrepreneurship.

Investor of Society is a program of cooperation between civic and commercial sectors. It invites businesses to support projects related to their development strategy. According to research, the majority of social projects are supported by Ukrainian business unsystematically. In the long run, it is disadvantageous both to business and sustainable development. The program of venture philanthropy Investor of Society provides a possibility to support projects that create innovations in the company’s sphere of interest.

Big Idea is a platform of active citizens, social projects and educational ideas. Big Idea provides a set of tools for pragmatic idealists who want to develop and implement their projects. The platform offers three services: Spilnokosht – online crowdfunding mechanism; Opportunities – up-to-date announcements about grants, internships, educational programs and travels; Practices – a media journal about social innovations, social entrepreneurship, new business models, ecological awareness, and the theory of change.

Social changes require an environment based on constant learning, mutual responsibility and exchange of ideas. We develop programs for civic and professional communities, projects of public space activation, local and international artistic initiatives. We implement models of cooperation for different stakeholders: SundayBorshch – a project of mini-grants from communities; Generation Celebration – a program of urban transformations supported by local authorities and business; Street Voice – urban festival of interaction between creative class and local communities.

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Our projects

We implement projects that aim to influence social interests, build habits and spread values

Mobile communication center Fura Kultura

Fura Kultura is a mobile communication center that travels across Ukrainian cities and functions as a research studio, a wi-fi spot, a meeting point, a recording studio, a library, an art gallery, a caf?, and a poetic corner. The program consisted of open breakfasts and lunches, morning exercises, creative talks, evening film screenings, artistic interventions. As a free unappropriated territory, Fura Kultura occupied public space and provided a neutral field for discussions on the local and national level.

Mobile communication center Fura Kultura was created as part of the program of urban transformations Generation Celebration 2010-2011. In October-November 2010, the mobile laboratory traveled over 10,000 km and became a center for urban interaction in Uzhgorod, Donetsk, Kherson, Simferopol and Vinnytsya.

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Partners

We genuinely appreciate the support of international organizations, like-minded collectives and Ukrainian businesses interested in distribution of ideas of civic responsibility

International Foundations

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Media and cultural organizations

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Business

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Social innovations

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