# JustGiving develops crowdfunding site Yimby - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/12/08/justgiving-develops-crowdfunding-site-yimby/ - Published: 2013-12-08T23:12:50+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake Digital fundraising platform JustGiving has created Yimby.com, a crowdfunding service to help people in the UK raise funds for a cause or local project that matters to them. It helps individuals and groups to fund community initiatives that are not necessarily affiliated with a charity. This can range from purchasing basketball wheelchairs, through planting community gardens, funding computers for an after-school club, to providing mentoring programmes for young people. ‘Yimby’ turns the notion of ‘not in my backyard’ or ‘Nimby’ on its head into a more positive ‘Yes in my backyard’. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) It is built on JustGiving’s platform, and was part-funded by a £50,000 [NESTA Innovation in Giving grant](http://www.nesta.org.uk/project/innovation-giving-fund). Users of [Yimby](http://www.yimby.com) have 30 days in which to promote their campaign via social and other networks. If a project does not hit its target within the allotted 30 days, payments will not be taken and donors will not be charged. JustGiving, founded in 2001, has now helped raised £1.6 billion for 13,000 charities in the UK and around the world. Over 21 million people have used it to raise funds. ## Kettering Town FC saved from bankruptcy The beta version of the site was used recently to save 141-year-old non-league Kettering Town FC from bankruptcy. Supporters and members of the public from around the world made 1,182 pledges totalling £20,546  to keep the club alive. ## JustGiving Fees JustGiving charges a 5% fee and card fees of 1.3% or 16p per donation, depending on the card type, on projects that hit their target. It does not charge anything on unsuccessful projects as no money changes hands. [JustGiving](http://www.justgiving.com) co-founder Zarine Kharas, said: > “JustGiving used the internet to revolutionise charitable giving. Our mission > is to grow the world of giving and with Yimby, we’re taking this one step further, > opening up philanthropy to any individual wanting to start a community project > using the power of crowd.” * **[Community Development Foundation offers matched funds in crowdfunding challenge](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/01/08/community-development-foundation-offers-matched-funds-crowdfunding-challenge/)**( 8 January 2014) * **[Prefundia predicts likely success of Kickstarter campaigns](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/04/17/prefundia-predicts-likely-success-kickstarter-campaigns/)**( 17 April 2014) * **[Talent Backer brings crowdfunding to individuals in arts, music, sport and entertainment](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/06/16/talent-backer-brings-crowdfunding-individuals-arts-music-sport-entertainment/)**( 16 June 2014)