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Overview
The Small Creators Integrity Fund is a collaborative effort to safeguard independent creators from deplatforming and policy shifts that can threaten access to audiences, revenue, and creative freedom. This project centers on writers, artists, developers, educators, and curators who rely on diverse channels to share work and engage communities. By building resilient infrastructure, practical guidance, and community-led governance, the fund aims to reduce risk, promote open expression, and sustain meaningful work over time.
Our approach blends pragmatic tooling with transparent stewardship. Contributions accelerate the development of safer hosting options, accessibility improvements, and scalable resources that help small creators diversify distribution without compromising quality or reach. The initiative emphasizes sustainability, accountability, and collaboration with a global audience that values independent voices and fair access to information and culture. This page explains how support translates into real-world outcomes and how we maintain openness throughout the journey.
Donation Tiers
Choose a level that fits your capacity. Each tier strengthens mentorship, tooling, and outreach to creators who contribute richly to our shared culture.
- Bronze Support — $5 per month: provides monthly advisory hours and access to foundational educational resources.
- Silver Support — $15 per month: funds moderation tooling, hosting resilience, and community workshops.
- Gold Support — $50 per month: supports legal review, policy advocacy, and targeted outreach to at‑risk creators.
Why Your Support Matters
Small creators often operate with limited resources, making them especially vulnerable to abrupt policy changes or platform decisions. Your contribution helps fund practical protections, community resilience, and knowledge sharing that empower creators to navigate a complex digital landscape with confidence.
- Investing in safer hosting and governance tools to preserve access to independent content even when platforms adjust rules.
- Funding policy education and clear guidance so creators can understand rights, responsibilities, and best practices during platform changes.
- Providing mentorship, peer networks, and community-led support to diversify channels and reduce single-point risk.
- Supporting rapid-response resources and volunteer-led initiatives that assist at‑risk projects with planning, documentation, and advocacy.
How Donations Are Used
We allocate resources with an emphasis on sustainability, transparency, and measurable outcomes. Resources fund three primary areas that align with long-term resilience for small creators:
- Development and tooling: building resilient hosting, governance features, and decentralization experiments that can decouple creative work from any single platform.
- Outreach and education: hosting workshops, publishing practical guides, and connecting creators with mentors who have navigated similar challenges.
- Operational support: covering hosting, administration, accessibility improvements, and regular audits to maintain trust and accountability.
Latest Updates
We share milestones as they arise to maintain clear visibility into progress and impact. Currently, the focus is on establishing governance practices, drafting a public ledger for resource tracking, and refining metrics that reflect community growth and activity. Updates will highlight completed initiatives, upcoming milestones, and the tangible benefits delivered to creators and their ecosystems.
Transparency & Trust
Transparency is foundational to responsible stewardship. The project commits to open reporting through public summaries, accessible financial tracking, and invitations for community feedback. Donations are documented with receipts, and annual summaries detail how funds are allocated, what outcomes were achieved, and how future activities will be guided. By maintaining open, plain-language communications, we aim to build confidence and invite ongoing collaboration from supporters around the world.
Contribute Today
Your support helps create a safer, more durable space for creators to pursue their work without fear of sudden deplatforming. Each contribution strengthens our ability to plan, implement, and measure real-world protections that benefit communities of creators and audiences alike.
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