The Commons Fund
Projects Community
If you are interested in becoming part of the Projects community for The Commons Fund then this is the place to start.
Becoming a Project
To become a Commons Fund project it’s important to understand what is in scope and what is out for funding. It is also important to understand that in building the Projects community, we are building a peer-to-peer governance and every project will be required to participate in developing that governance, based on our CoP Principles and other governance and monitoring shown below.
IN scope
- Funding people at living wage for up to 2 years
- Teams of 2-12 people
- Global geographic scope
- Age 16+ (educational feeds are interesting to TCF. Teachers or supporting staff could be beneficiaries)
OUT of scope
- Too Early: Disaster / IDP / poverty / famine / short-term relief.
- Too Late: Non-seed funding, Large capital, scaling, commercial VC etc,.
Governance
- Only funding unique people (a tech to provide this)
- Monthly value exchange. (story capture and peer input, reviews, reporting to funders)
- Other “organisational” partners manage the outreach to actual beneficiaries.
MEET THE PROJECTS
The Commons Fund Project Leaders
Chris Agnos
The Library Economy (TLE)
Envision a community where the traditional concept of ownership is transcended by a more collaborati...
Lindsay Kallman
Executive Director, Community Spring, Florida
Driving equity and innovation, empowering communities by centering those most impacted to lead the w...
Kevin Scott
Program Dir, Just Income, Community Spring, Florida
Innovating justice reform through guaranteed income.
Yannik Weber
New Earth Co-Creator. Gaianet
New Earth Co-Creator, Connector of Dots, Systems Thinker, Explorer of Ancient Wisdom and Lost Worlds...
Bart Hoorweg
Gaianet
Bart is dedicated to empowering others to reach their full potential and create a thriving, regenera...
Alexander Keehnen
Gaianet Founder
Networker, organizer, counsellor, meeting facilitator, personality tester, author and public speaker...
Saleha Antulay
MD and Co-founder of Amin Antulay Foundation (AAF)
For the last 5 years, I have been working closely with funders to help accelerate their giving journ...
Stephanie Rearick
Founder/President of Humans United in Mutual Aid Networks, and Founder of Madison MAN Coop
Nicola Peel
Conservation Solutionist, Change Maker & Inspirational Speaker
For over two decades, a driving force in environmental initiatives, working extensively in the Ecuad...
Amanda Smith
ACM Founder, Director
Building sustainable community through direct action and mutual aid in the Appalachia's.
Deborah A
Holistic Leadership Mentor
I help purpose-driven leaders build environments of genuine psychological safety and trust, so they...
Prashant Raizada
Founder, Lumi.Network
Prashant is a London & Dubai-based serial entrepreneur. His 25-year career has included building...
Muzamil Baig
co-Founder, Project DEEP
Been in the social sector for the past 3.5 years, most of which he has spent working with communitie...
Pankhuri Shah
co-Founder, Project DEEP
moved to the development sector after half a decade in private-sector consulting at BDO India. In he...
Michael Haupt
The Valley of Grace
Situated 90 minutes from Cape Town, South Africa, stands as a groundbreaking action research initiat...
Hugo Mathecowitsch
Tools for the Commons
Open Governance Protocol
Regenerating access to public goods & services, enabling abundance and...
Aletta Venter
Freed Land Trust (South Africa)
Gifting land in South Africa to a land trust in order that people who care for the earth will foreve...
Giovanni Gambacorta
Supportive Citizen Credit System
The SCCS facilitates community-driven economic growth by matching local needs with local providers,...
Phil Atkinson
4wardFutures
4wardFutures is a registered charity working in England and Wales, committed to revolutionising the...
Mayssam Daaboul
The 4th Sector - Lebanon
With 6 international partners, The 4th sector Lebanon aims to use Blockchain to empower local commun...
Maggi Philbin
TeenTech
We run lively initiatives with a supporting Award scheme to inspire 15,000 young innovators of the f...
Haleem Clift
Boy to Man
Speaker, film maker, young person influencer. B2M Productions is a creative youth-based media compan...
Jimmy Paul
The Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
The VRU unit is part of Police Scotland. Their mission is to reduce violence. Jimmy would like to pu...
Lady Val Corbett
Returning Citizens
Jobs are crucial to people released from prison. UK reoffending rate – highest in Western Europe - i...
Carolyn Dare
Somerset Biochar
(Blackdown Hills Transition Group / Blackdown Hills Eco Hub / Trim Plants (nursery) Project Lead: Ca...
Geoff Carss
Wilder Sensing
The venture mission is to better understand how biodiversity is changing through analysing vast quan...
Christopher Broadbent
Planet Earth Games
Planet Earth Games was created in 2019 bringing together sport and physical activity with sustainabi...
How to get onboard
If you have a project and would like to join to the Commons Fund Project Community you will need to take the following steps:
- Step 1: Join the next Project Overview meet
- Step 2: Complete a Value Exchange, including details of your project, the team involved and your organisational partner who will help with admin
- Step 3: The Community will review your submission, measured against a minimum viable governance, and agree, or not, to support your project into the community. If accepted:
- Step 4: Become an active peer-to-peer participant of The Commons Fund Project Community
Interested in taking the first step?