Cost of Living Resilience Fund has provided £37,500 of match funding
Funding for social sector organisations to support communities struggling with the cost of living crisis through enterprise development projects.
Coexist Community Kitchen £50k Fundraiser
by Coexist Community Kitchen in Bristol, Bristol City, United Kingdom
We did it
On 14th December 2023 we successfully raised £63,090 with 286 supporters in 56 days
Help us raise £50k to refurbish our community kitchen, buy new equipment & grow our team to expand our vital social outreach work.
by Coexist Community Kitchen in Bristol, Bristol City, United Kingdom
Sovereign Network Group: Thriving Communities Fund has provided £10,000 of funding
Sovereign Network Group’s Thriving Communities fund is aimed at supporting not-for-profit groups and organisations that can clearly demonstrate how their services and projects help deliver cohesive, sustainable, resilient communities.
The Crowd
Coexist Community Kitchen
21st December 2023 at 9:12ampledged £5
Alex Lewis
19th December 2023 at 10:36pmpledged £20
Amy Underdown
16th December 2023 at 9:00pmpledged £5
Amy Underdown has also backed 1 other project
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Anonymous
15th December 2023 at 7:13pmpledged £1,000
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Anonymous
14th December 2023 at 8:52pmpledged £10
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Anonymous
14th December 2023 at 8:29pmpledged £50
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Anonymous
14th December 2023 at 7:48pmpledged £76
hanpadge
14th December 2023 at 7:41pmpledged £8
hanpadge has also backed 9 other projects
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Anonymous
14th December 2023 at 5:56pmpledged £12
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Anonymous
14th December 2023 at 2:39pmpledged £8
Sophie Pilling
14th December 2023 at 12:10pmpledged £5
Sophie Pilling
14th December 2023 at 12:08pmpledged £10
Jacob Weiss
14th December 2023 at 11:17ampledged £10
Katherine Phillips
14th December 2023 at 9:42ampledged £10
Katherine Phillips has also backed 9 other projects
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Anonymous
14th December 2023 at 9:39ampledged £10
Agnieszka Kaziszyn
14th December 2023 at 8:42ampledged £10
Tessa Sillars-Powell
14th December 2023 at 7:56ampledged £12
Ozlem Kocyigit
14th December 2023 at 7:54ampledged £20
Ozlem Kocyigit has also backed 1 other project
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Anonymous
14th December 2023 at 7:19ampledged £5
Jenny Howell
14th December 2023 at 12:40ampledged £14
Jenny Howell
14th December 2023 at 12:36ampledged £8
Jenny Howell
14th December 2023 at 12:34ampledged £5
Emily X Chan
13th December 2023 at 11:43pmpledged £12
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Anonymous
13th December 2023 at 9:40pmpledged £20
Adam Smith
13th December 2023 at 9:26pmpledged £10
Cost of Living Resilience Fund match funded £9
Rewards
This project offers rewards in return for your donation. Please select a reward below.
£10 or more
Featured
Restaurant Experience for 25 people - Prize Draw
Pledge £10 to be in with the chance of a slap-up dinner with 25 of your mates, all courtesy of the Coexist chefs. We’ll develop a bespoke menu of your choice, using top notch seasonal produce from local farms & market gardens. Ideal if you have a big birthday or anniversary coming up next year. Goooooood luck! A winner will be picked at random on 19th Dec. Add additional donation in multiples of £10 for extra entries.
£5 or more
'Beer for a Year' Prize Draw
Pledge £5 and you’ll be in with a chance to win a Bristol Beer Factory Beer Subscription for a whole YEAR! New brews, returning special & BBF’s entire iconic collection. 12 cans a month, for 12 months! We’ll pick a winner at random on 19th December. You can also enter this draw by emailing [email protected] with the subject line ‘BBF Subscription’.
£8 or more
22 of 25 claimedCoexist Community Kitchen Tea Towel
Spice up your kitchen with one of our limited edition tea towels. Designed by the talented illustrator Aurelia Lange, this will make the perfect stocking filler for any kitchen enthusiast. Priced at just £8 (£2 off the price in our shop), your pledge will be match funded – turning your £8 into a £32 donation to our Crowdfunder! Made from 100% natural cotton, using certified eco-friendly water-based inks.
£12 or more
6 of 20 claimedCoexist Maxi Tote Bag
Give the gift of sustainability this Christmas with our Coexist Community Kitchen maxi tote! This spacious tote bag, designed by Aurelia Lange, is perfect for shopping and well, carrying things in general. Made from luxurious natural cotton and printed with eco-friendly inks, your purchase helps fund our work in the community.
£45 or more
0 of 2 claimedConscious Cakes Baking Workshop
Pledge £45 for a ticket to our brand new 'Conscious Cakes' Baking Workshop on 26th March 2024. Tickets usually costs £55 per person, but we're offering a special price to help donations to our Crowdfunder. It would make a great Christmas present for the baker in your life!
£50 or more
Cooking Class Gift Voucher
Pledge £50 or more & you'll receive a Cooking Class Voucher to the value of £55 to spend on any cooking class or event hosted at the Coexist Kitchen. Check out our 'What's On' page to see what's coming up - plus we're adding new events all the time. A great Christmas present!
£95 or more
1 of 8 claimedFresh Cheesemaking Masterclass
Pledge £95 (RRP £105) for a ticket to our Cheesemaking Masterclass on Sat 10th February. You'll discover the art of cheesemaking with expert guidance from The Bristol Cheesemonger in this full-day workshop. You'll learn how to make three delicious fresh cheeses, and indulge in a shared lunch with a top-notch cheeseboard. Learn lifelong skills and take home samples. This is the perfect Christmas present for any cheese lover!
£150 or more
1 of 4 claimedBSL Signer for Deaf Participants
Select this reward to help us pay for a BSL Signer to join a 3hr cooking class to make it accessible for deaf participants.
£150 or more
1 of 4 claimedPrivate Group Cooking Workshop
A Private Cooking Workshop for you and 5 friends. You can even choose what kind of cuisine we focus on.
£250 or more
0 of 2 claimedPay-it-forward Cooking Workshop for 12
Select this reward to help us run a new cooking workshop for 12 individuals overcoming addiction to drugs or alcohol.
£1,000 or more
0 of 1 claimedRestaurant Experience for 25 people
Fancy a slap up dinner with 25 of your mates? Our professional chefs will develop a bespoke menu of your choice using top notch seasonal produce from local farms & market gardens. We promise this one will be an evening to remember, and perfect if you have a big birthday coming up! You could even ask your friends to club together for this one.
£5 or more
10 of 10 claimedPay-it-forward Return Bus Ticket
We work with many service users who are unemployed or on low income. This £5 reward will help pay for a return bus ticket for someone to be able to get to the kitchen and join one of our free outreach sessions.
£10 or more
12 of 12 claimedA week of free Community Meals for one family
Donate £10 to contribute to ingredients that will make a week's worth of free meals for a family of 4 who are experiencing food insecurity.
£25 or more
4 of 4 claimedESOL Teacher for Non-Native Speakers
Pledge for this reward to enable us to bring in an ESOL teacher to make a cooking class more accessible for refugees, migrants and non-native speakers.
£25 or more
1 of 1 claimed£25 Gift Voucher for BAM Bristol
Pledge £25 and receive this £25 Gift Voucher for the absolute treasure trove of a shop that is BAM Bristol. They have the most glorious collection of gifts, goodies, art, card & trinkets so you could gift it to someone for Christmas or go shopping yourself. Remember donations are quadrupled so if you want to pledge a little more it will become lots more!
£45 or more
2 of 2 claimedPasta From Scratch Workshop
Pledge £45 for this reward and you'll get a ticket to our 'Pasta From Scratch' cooking workshop where our professional chefs will guide you through making two delicious home-made pasta recipes. The workshop will take place on Tuesday evening 30th January 2024. This is one of our most popular workshops and usually costs £55 per person, so you'll be saving money and giving back!
£45 or more
116 of 116 claimedTicket to Winter Fundraising Feast & Folk Night
Join the chefs from the Coexist Kitchen on Friday 8th December for an unforgettable Winter Feast featuring the acclaimed folk musicians Jimmy Aldridge, Sid Goldsmith and Rowan Rheingans (Lady Maisery). Enjoy a delicious three-course feast showcasing locally-sourced and seasonal ingredients, as well as a unique one-time-only performance of their beloved winter show ‘Awake Arise’. The trio will blend songs, poems and incantations of the season
£45 or more
2 of 2 claimedNoodles & Broth Cooking Workshop
Pledge £45 and receive a ticket to join this 3 hour hands-on cooking experience that will guide you through making fresh egg wheat noodles for Thailand's famous ‘Pad See Ew’, and Japanese ramen noodles to slurp with your highly nutritious and flavourful bone, or seaweed broth. This workshop usually costs £55pp so you'll be saving money and giving back too! It will take place on Tuesday 16th April.
£45 or more
1 of 1 claimedChristmas Wreath Making Workshop
Make a £45 pledge and you'll receive a place at our Christmas Wreath Making Workshop hosted at the Coexist Kitchen. This 3hr guided workshop will take place on Friday 1st December and includes mulled wine, mince pies, a supper of winter soup and bags of festive fun! This workshop usually costs £55 per person, so you'll be saving a few quid and helping us reach our fundraising target.
£50 or more
10 of 10 claimedIngredients for 150 Community Meals
could cover the cost of ingredients to make over 150 Community Meals, supporting 10 individuals and 20 families experiencing food insecurity
£50 or more
1 of 1 claimedChilli Jam & Hot Sauce Workshop
Pledge £50 & get a ticket to this workshop on 15th Jan led by Rikki, the experienced chef behind Easton Chilli. You'll be guided through the process of cooking & jarring a chili jam, as well as prepping & bottling a fermented hot sauce. The class concludes with a delightful meal where everyone can sample each other's creations. Each participant will leave with jars of chili jam, bottles of hot sauce, & a chili mash for future culinary adventures.
£75 or more
7 of 7 claimed5-Piece Professional Chef Knives Set + Wood Block
A stunning set of five hand-crafted chef’s knives, forged from tight-grained German steel (RRP £89). The knives come in a solid walnut wood block engraved with our Coexist Community Kitchen motto “When you have more than you need, build a longer table not a higher fence.” This would be a perfect Christmas gift for the inspiring chef in your life!
£90 or more
1 of 1 claimedPickling & Fermenting Workshop for Two
Select this reward to get not one, but two places at our next Pickling & Fermenting Workshop on 20th February 2024. This is one of our most popular workshops and usually costs £55 per person, so you'll be saving a few quid too!
£90 or more
1 of 1 claimedNorthern Thai Cooking Workshop for Two
Select this reward to get x2 tickets to our 'Thai From Chiang Mai' Cooking Workshop where our professional chefs will guide you through making traditional dishes from Northern Thailand. The workshop will take place on Tuesday evening 16th January 2024. This workshop usually costs £55 per person, so you'll be saving a few quid too!
£90 or more
1 of 1 claimed3 Course Lunch for 2 at The Pony
Josh Eggleton and his amazing team at The Pony Chew Valley have given us a voucher for a 3 Course Lunch for Two at their beautiful restaurant in Chew Magna. If you haven’t been before, we can assure you the food, service and atmosphere is incredible! Their a la carte menu changes daily to reflect produce and seasonality, so there’s always something new and exciting to try. Valid until 16.11.2024 & includes 2 Starters, 2 Mains & 2 Desserts
£500 or more
1 of 1 claimedBristol Beer Factory 'Beer for a Year'
We are offering two lucky locals a year’s BBF Beer SUBSCRIPTION. You’ll receive brand new brews, returning specials, and BBF's entire iconic core collection. Never miss a beer; sample all of the finest cans first, direct from the brewhouse.
WHAT YOU GET: A mixed case of BBF beer, each with 12 x 440ml cans, per month, for 12 months.
WHEN YOU GET IT: Come to the Tap Room on North Street to pick up 3 cases, every 3 months