Back story
It seems like only last week that I read through the first draft of 'tips, tricks and sciency bits to manage anxiety'. Bar the spelling and punctuation mistakes it wasn't all that bad. One thing was for sure and that was the methods discussed in the book were ones I had tried and tested over a number of years working with children and their families; and they work! After sharing the draft book with a number of my colleagues, friends and family (including my two children) the positive responses started to nurture a certain feeling inside me. Although starting any new project is quite daunting, the thought of trying to produce an illustrated book and get it into the public domain was quite frankly overwhelming. Having said that, it was also exciting and potentially well worth the effort, stress and anxiety it has subsequently created. Luckily I new just how to deal with those negative emotions and I suppose those feelings just enforced the notion that this book would be of benefit to many, many people.
Creating a Community Interest Company (CIC)
Along with creating the book and developing the website, I was also advised to look into company structure. A CIC is the ideal setup for what we have in mind for 'its not magic but it could be', for a number of reasons. A CIC is focused on the needs of the end user and as such, all profits are re-invested into creating further resources for the community in mind. As well as the first book which we will discuss in just a second, we are looking to creating animations, information packs, further publications and also actual community gatherings either online or face to face. A CIC is a social enterprise which is exactly part of our vision in terms of what we can achieve, starting with........
Crowdfunder is a go
So today at mid-day we launched our crowdfunding campaign which you can find at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/its-not-magic-but-it-could-be-book-launch
We hope to reach a sizeable amount of money via the crowdfunding pledges and also any further grants we are able to attract. With the funds raised we can publish and print enough copies of the book to be able to spread the powerful contents of the book far and wide. As well as that, we will be able to invest in rapid development of the website and start creating community interventions that are needed now more than ever.
Some of the rewards that are only currently available through the crowdfunding project are shown below and include a signed copy of the book, a branded water bottle and a box of bits! But also include a chance to have your favourite selfie turned into a character and put on our website and also a 4 session tailormade mental health boosting programme with the Family Coach.
Please take a moment to head over to crowdfunder.co.uk to check out our project, pledge what you can and enjoy any rewards you might fancy. If you could also spread the word to anyone who may be interested in lending their support we would really appreciate it.
What now?
As we continue to promote the crowdfunding project we will also be building our Facebook community through live sessions, recorded videos and generally interesting advice and discussions.
If you haven't found us, the Facebook page is : https://www.facebook.com/itsnotmagicbutitcouldbe
and our discussion group is found at:
I look forward to updating you next week on our journey but until then remember, its's not magic.......but it could be.
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