Fund the Future: Crowdfunding for the Bright Ideas Pitch

We're fundraising to support bright ideas.

For 2020, ACCESS has opened up an exciting opportunity to amplify our impact by launching a month-long crowdfunding campaign to spark positive social change from the grassroots level.

Youth are bringing their social impact projects to our Bright Ideas Pitch again this year (applications are already rolling in). ACCESS has funded several impactful projects through past pitches, and we are now welcoming your contributions to help support even more youth-led social impact projects!

Between now and February 26, you can contribute any amount.

Fund the Future: Investing in Young Changemakers

The crowdfunding campaign is live on Indiegogo where you can contribute and learn more. A variety of perks are also available thanks to our partners.

ACCESS will already be funding 2 recipients this year, in addition to funding raised with this campaign — but we know the demand is much greater, and there are many amazing youth with great ideas who apply each round.

Your contributions from this campaign will go directly to the youth-led initiatives who are selected from their applications and presentations live at this year's Bright Ideas Pitch taking place on March 4, 2020 in Brampton.

Our minimum goal is just $1,000 which will serve as the pitch prize for one additional recipient.

Amplifying our impact

Funding just a small group of youth-led organizations and grassroots initiatives has an amplification effect, resulting in thousands of youth impacted. Often, ACCESS provides these groups with their very first funding opportunity, which leads to additional support in sponsorship and grants in the future — this is a key stepping stone.

Fund the future by contributing to this collaborative campaign.