Real world, live crowd funding, supporting local people, business and projects.

Audience provide the fund my donating a minimum of £5 on entry, in exchange for Soup, a voting chip, entertainment and networking.

4 successful applicants to pitch, have four minutes to share their idea or project with the audience.  The audience ask questions, and then, in a private voting booth, each member of the audience votes for their favourite.  Winner is awarded the door fund to implement their idea, and keep their community informed of the progress.

The Sheffield SOUP movement is being rolled out to 105 Sheffield Neighbourhoods, providing £300k micro funding crowd sourced by local people.

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