Cobudget Basics

How Cobudget works

• Start a group to collaboratively fund projects on Cobudget

• Invite people into your group

• Create Buckets to propose projects

• Discuss bucket proposals to improve them and get feedback from your group

• Allocate funds to the buckets you want to support

To get started, watch this 3 min demo to discover the basic features of Cobudget.

Watch here: https://www.loom.com/share/418dd9460b6a43ce9fb0227cd8efcf13

You are invited into a Cobudget group

When you receive an invitation to join an existing Cobudget group, the email will contain a unique invitation link.

Click on the link in this email and complete your account setup, by adding your name.

Starting a new group

You can start a new group from inside Cobudget by clicking on the left nav bar and selecting "create group".

open the nav bar on the right

Enter a group name, currency and click "Let's go!".

Navigating Cobudget

You can see an overview of all buckets being proposed and funded on your main screen.

Propose Buckets

Anyone in the group can make a bucket proposal, by clicking on the big pink plus sign on the left.

Fill out all the fields. You can edit your buckets anytime, but once you have moved it to funding, you can no longer edit the Funding Target.

>> Read more about writing and formating great buckets

Fund Buckets

You can fund buckets you like in one click with the amount you like. This cannot be undone.

See Your Group Activity

by selecting the tab "activity" on your main page. Here you can see your group totals, all transactions, funded buckets and download these as cvs files, for easier administration and accounting.

Want to learn more about features for admins?

See our Group Admin Guide.