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Everything you need to know about managing community money, making collective decisions, and building something that lasts.
Getting Started
New to mutual aid or community organizing? Start here.
The Problems We Solve
Real issues facing community groups today — and what to do about them.
Why Venmo Keeps Freezing Mutual Aid AccountsOpen Collective Foundation Shut Down: Your Options NowWhy Money Shouldn’t Buy Votes — In Your Community or AnywhereWhy Speculation Kills Communities — And How to Stop ItThe Exit Problem: Why Communities Need Accountability That LastsThe Free-Rider Problem: Why Good Things Stay UnderfundedGoFundMe Alternatives for Community Groups in 2026Venmo Alternatives for Mutual Aid Groups in 2026Free Loomio Alternatives for Community Decision-Making in 2026
The Bigger Picture
How community power connects to democracy, economics, and technology.
The Attention Economy Is Broken — Here’s What Communities Can DoSurveillance Is Not Security: Protecting Communities Without Watching EveryoneWhat Happens When Communities Control Their Own MoneyWhy Local Power Matters More Than Global RulesWhen Corporations Hurt Communities — And What to DoFrom Lobbying to Collaborative GovernanceWhy Communities Are Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts
How Better Governance Works
The ideas behind Goodkeep — explained for people who run real communities.
The Problem With One-Person-One-Vote (And What’s Better)What Is Community Based Income? A New Model for Shared ProsperityHow Small Contributions Become Big Impact: Fair Funding ExplainedWhy Diversity Makes Your Community’s Decisions BetterHow Communities Can Hold Bad Actors AccountableWhy Your Community Needs Two Kinds of MoneyHow You Earn Your Share in a CommunityHow Community Recovery Protects Your AccountBeyond Public and Private: What Are Plural Goods?Voice, Exit, and Loyalty: Why Your Community Needs All ThreeHow to Fund What Matters Without Rich Donors