r/CommunityFunds | Reddit Admin Jun 02 '23

Admin Post Welcome to r/CommunityFunds!

Thanks for stopping by r/CommunityFunds. This post gives an overview of the program and provides some important links and pointers to help you submit your application to receive funding. We can’t wait to hear about your idea!

What is Reddit Community Funds?

Reddit Community Funds is a unique program that brings community-driven ideas and events to life. Our goal is to empower communities and redditors to advance their interests and passions in a meaningful way with everyone on Reddit and IRL.

We're looking for proposals that aim to thoughtfully support the communities you're part of on Reddit. For example, Community Funds could support the cost of a local meetup or creative project that gets redditors excited to connect and collaborate in new ways. If your community already hosts events or activities that redditors take part in, Community Funds could be used to help reach more people that want to join in or to bring things to the next level with compelling contests, guest speakers, and more. Moderators of communities can apply for up to $50k in funding to support their proposals.

Read on for information on how to apply for funding or skim this TL;DR for a few important links:

Applying to the program

Moderators can apply to the program via this form. Please keep in mind that you must be a moderator to apply. If you’re not a moderator but you have an idea for Community Funds, reach out to the mod team in the relevant community and collaborate with them!

Before you submit your application, we encourage you to consult with your fellow moderators and get feedback from your community members. It’s important to know what your community would like to see accomplished as part of the project and how they would like to be involved. We have all application questions laid out in this wiki page so you can collaborate with your mod team before you fill out the form. You can do that by copying the questions into a separate document.

We’re always open to discussing your project with you before you apply. You can schedule some time with us or you can send us a modmail. If you’d like to schedule a meeting with us, but the listed times don’t work for you, please let us know and we’re more than happy to arrange a different time.

We recommend submitting your application at least two to three months ahead of your proposed activation.

What sort of projects get funded?

We’re looking for projects that encourage participation and involvement between your community’s users. We encourage one-of-a-kind projects where most of your community can get involved. Think: online giveaways, exhibitions, conferences, group projects, and more!

Here are some examples of previously funded projects:

After you submit your application

There are several steps involved before we can consider your project for funding. You should hear back from our team within one month of submitting your application regarding whether or not your application is moving forward. Please keep in mind that the review process involves several steps and may take longer depending on the complexity of your project. Some of the steps involved:

We’re looking forward to seeing all the fun and creative ideas for projects you have. If you have any questions about the program, please ask away in the comments or send us a modmail!

Edit: Updated application link.

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u/a_HerculePoirot_fan Jun 03 '23

My sub would love to participate, but it seems like projects involving in-person events, contests, or giveaways are still limited to only US, UK, DE, AU, and CA. Too bad.

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u/infinitebroth | Reddit Admin Jun 05 '23

We definitely want to support more countries with this program. We'll be sure to share updates here when we make progress!

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u/stabbinU Nov 08 '23

This is great; and the example projects are awesome, I had no clue about half of them. I particularly love the 500 Costco membership and think it's an incredibly good look for the community.

I signed up for a 1:1 chat this week, but I think it may be best to delay this until I've had time to discuss this with other moderators, and that may take some time. I'm curious if I can share the details with the r/listentothis moderators, as they may have more obvious ideas (given it's a community of artists who, generally speaking, lack the funding/resources of more popular artists.)

Thanks for putting this together, and as always, for making the post easily readable. Apologies for hastily scheduling a meeting; I had not filled out the application and I jumped the gun.

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u/esoterix_luke Jul 17 '24

How often can we use the funds?

Could we apply regularly if it’s an on going event or is this a one time thing?

Yearly, Monthly, even weekly?

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u/infinitebroth | Reddit Admin Sep 26 '24

Hello! Sorry that I missed this question. An applicant/applying community cannot receive funding for more than one project per calendar year.