8 Creator Funds Paying Content Creators in 2023 ⋆ EvaMtalii

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#YouTubeBlack Voices Fund

The #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund is a multi-year commitment dedicated to spotlighting and growing Black creators and music on our platform, by giving them access to resources to help them thrive on YouTube.

It was launched in 2020.

Since then, #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund has welcomed 300+ grantees from the United States, Kenya, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, and Nigeria.

Grantees range from musicians, beauty entrepreneurs, comedians, activists, poets, personal trainers, parents, photographers, gamers, etc.

YouTube Shorts Fund Program

The YouTube Shorts Fund is a new programme that is giving creators access to $100M across 2021 and 2022 to reward them for their contribution to YouTube’s community.

If you’re a creator that is shooting and sharing Shorts, you’re eligible to participate and make money on your videos!

Every month, YouTube will reach out to thousands of creators based on their channel’s Shorts performance in the previous month.

Creators can qualify for a bonus of between $100 and $10,000 from the fund, with the amount adjusted based on performance metrics like monthly channel Shorts views and where their audience is located.

Learn more about the YouTube Shorts Fund

The Twitter Spaces Spark Program

The Twitter Spaces Spark Program is a three-month accelerator initiative that’s designed to discover and reward great Spaces on Twitter with financial, technical, and marketing support.

Twitter is looking for emerging Creators who are passionate about the live social audio format and interested in creating recurring programming on Spaces.

Whether you have an existing show you’ve been hosting for weeks, or a brand new conversation you want to try, Twitter may want to support you.

What’s in it for you?

Exclusive rewards

Cha-ching! $2500 per month to be exact
Monthly ad credits to promote your Spaces (you’ll need to set up a business account and terms & conditions apply)

Custom Spaces swag

Access and community

Virtual kick-off with Twitter product leadership

Early access to new Twitter products and features
Connection to other Creators in the Twitter Spaces Spark Program community

Visibility — see your name in lights!

Support from Twitter’s owned and operated social handles
Promotional spotlights in Twitter content series
Opportunities for prioritized in-app discoverability for well-performing Spaces

People on Twitter have been embracing Spaces as a new canvas for conversation and finding creative ways to lean in. We recognize the hard work it takes to create audio content that’s compelling, engaging, and keeps people coming back. And above all else, we believe in the potential of people’s ideas and the potential of live social audio, and we see an opportunity to help audio content Creators — like you — take off.

Who can apply

To be considered for the Twitter Spaces Spark Program, you must meet the minimum application requirements:

You are 18 years of age or older.

Your account has 5,000 or more active followers.
You are located in the U.S. for Phase 1 of the Twitter Spaces Spark Program.
You can commit to host a minimum of two Spaces each week.

You have a complete profile with account name, bio, profile picture, and header image.

See full eligibility criteria here.

How to apply

Follow @TwitterSpaces to stay in the loop with potential future waves of the program.

Pinterest Creator Rewards program

Pinterest Creator Rewards is a program for creators to earn money for creating original Idea Pins in response to monthly reward goals created by Pinterest.

Pinterest will pay creators directly for their most inspiring, quality content and organic engagement.

To be eligible for the Creator Rewards program, you’ll need to have a Pinterest business account and meet the following criteria:

Use the Pinterest app on your mobile phone

Be 18 years or over
Be a legal resident of, and located in, the 50 United States or the District of Columbia
Have at least 250 followers

Have created at least three Idea Pins in the last 30 days
Have 150 saves of your published Pins in the last 30 days
Create original content

Apply for Creator Rewards

You can apply for Creator Rewards through the Pinterest app.

If you’re eligible, you’ll be able to tap Get started.

If you do not meet the eligibility criteria yet, you will not have the ability to apply.

Creator Rewards is currently only available on mobile devices on the Pinterest app, versions 9.33 or higher.

Canva Creator Program

Canva Creators is in BETA.

Canva is currently onboarding a small group of creators in select countries to help them make the program the best it can be!

If you would like early access please register your interest. If you have been selected you will receive an email. Otherwise, you will be notified when they officially launch.

How it works:

Design templates that reflect your style and business.

Publish. Share your designs with Canva’s 65+ million users around the world.
Grow your brand’s reach and in the future, sell templates through your Canva storefront

TikTok Creator Fund

The Creator Fund is not a grant or ad revenue sharing programme.

Creators receive funds based on a variety of factors from their videos including the number of views and the authenticity of those views, the level of engagement on the content, as well as making sure content is in line with TikTok Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.

TikTok has committed £231 million over the next 3 years to the Creator Fund.

LinkedIn is furthering their investment in the creator community by introducing a second U.S. Creator Accelerator Program, focused on creators who are passionate about Technology & Innovation.

The Creator Accelerator Program is a 6-week incubator-style program, where participants can bring new concepts and visions to life, helping to grow their audience and engage the LinkedIn community.