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Below are the dates for our upcoming workshops offered through our system of an Interdependent Gift Economy, please read the grey box below for details: OpenEdge ‘Systemic Racism and Me’ Series - Online and Ongoing We are offering facilitated groups for individuals to come and share, explore, learn, find solidarity, and respond to individual personal experiences of living in a system of white supremacy and structural racism To register for this group or for more info, please contact Sarri: sarri@openedge.org.uk Beyond A Story of Separation A New Foundation in Nonviolent Communication Beyond a Story of Separation Online - 5 x Mondays 6-8.30pm GMT+1 Starting 28th September booking on eventbrite We are planning other events on Conflict and Integrating A Consciousness of Systemic Power and Privilege following our event in October, so please get in touch if this is of interest to you. |
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OpenEdge’s Money System - Interdependent Gift Economy
We offer our events through an Interdependent Gift Economy system. You can choose how much you contribute financially to the event and we request you read through the following as a guide:
Why we ask for a deposit and how much should you choose for a deposit?
It is important to us that the deposit is not an obstacle to people joining us. And without any deposit we have found that some people sign up and don’t attend.
Guide: We request £75 for a deposit as this amount helps us to organise the event ahead of time. If you can offer this amount it would support our organising costs and sustainability. Otherwise, please choose your own amount.
How much to contribute for the whole event and when?
It is important to us that no one is prevented from participating due to finances, so we offer this event through an interdependent gift economy instead of a fixed fee transaction. It is also important to us that we can carry on offering events, and we are not currently salaried or funded by other means, so it’s important to us to meet our sustainability requirements.
Making your contributions
Towards the end of the event we will invite additional contributions in the form of cash, cheque or an IOU for a transfer (in an envelope that we will provide). At this time we will talk about what an interdependent gift economy is for us and what resources were needed to make this event happen.
Resources needed to make the event happen
We have venue cost and other expenses which range from £750- £1500 for a 2-day non residential programme and £1500-£2500 for a 3-day residential programme. In addition there is our input: It takes 2 or 3 of us around 3 days to plan and prepare, plus 2 days to follow up and debrief afterwards. This is in addition to the days facilitating the group.
Guide: While we want to move away from pricing things through strategies of equality where we add up the costs and divide by the number of people there, people do ask for a guide as they find it helpful:
Gift-it-Forward: We also invite you to give any additional amounts, to support others to attend our future events.
Please contact us via info@openedge.org.uk if you would like to discuss anything about attending
* Whether you can join us or not, please support our work by taking a few moments to promote this within your networks!
We offer our events through an Interdependent Gift Economy system. You can choose how much you contribute financially to the event and we request you read through the following as a guide:
Why we ask for a deposit and how much should you choose for a deposit?
It is important to us that the deposit is not an obstacle to people joining us. And without any deposit we have found that some people sign up and don’t attend.
Guide: We request £75 for a deposit as this amount helps us to organise the event ahead of time. If you can offer this amount it would support our organising costs and sustainability. Otherwise, please choose your own amount.
How much to contribute for the whole event and when?
It is important to us that no one is prevented from participating due to finances, so we offer this event through an interdependent gift economy instead of a fixed fee transaction. It is also important to us that we can carry on offering events, and we are not currently salaried or funded by other means, so it’s important to us to meet our sustainability requirements.
Making your contributions
Towards the end of the event we will invite additional contributions in the form of cash, cheque or an IOU for a transfer (in an envelope that we will provide). At this time we will talk about what an interdependent gift economy is for us and what resources were needed to make this event happen.
Resources needed to make the event happen
We have venue cost and other expenses which range from £750- £1500 for a 2-day non residential programme and £1500-£2500 for a 3-day residential programme. In addition there is our input: It takes 2 or 3 of us around 3 days to plan and prepare, plus 2 days to follow up and debrief afterwards. This is in addition to the days facilitating the group.
Guide: While we want to move away from pricing things through strategies of equality where we add up the costs and divide by the number of people there, people do ask for a guide as they find it helpful:
- 2-day non-residential: Individuals may want to give between £150 and £375.
- 3-day residential programme: Individuals may want to give between £250 and £450.
- 5 x 2.5 hour online programme: Individuals may want to give between £75 and £275
- And you can choose your own amount.
Gift-it-Forward: We also invite you to give any additional amounts, to support others to attend our future events.
Please contact us via info@openedge.org.uk if you would like to discuss anything about attending
* Whether you can join us or not, please support our work by taking a few moments to promote this within your networks!
Bursaries and Funded Places
It is our intention that anyone who really wants to come to one of our workshops and grow this work in the world can join us. We have concern for our sustainability and having enough resources to continue our work as well. We hope to make both possible by a blend of gift economy, a pay-it-forward fund, and fundraising for bursary places.
If you can donate to the fund please do so, or if you would like to chat about joining and do not have the financial resources requested above, please get in touch.
OpenEdge Introductory Workshops - see above
We are currently offering 1-2 day introductory workshops on our key areas
The Otherness Lab, Festival of Conflict and The Transition Lounge.
Please get in touch to book your place or suggest an event in your area or organisation.
OpenEdge Taster Sessions
We offer 90 minute presentations which introduce the themes and purpose of our work.
This can be delivered at an event or to a group, community or organisation, or form part of a larger programme.
Please get in touch to invite us along to your event/group!
OpenEdge partnership and guest events
International Intensive Training (IIT) on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and Power and Privilege.
OpenEdge has been part of an international team delivering intensive training on NVC and Power and Privilege.
To read a participants experience of this event please download this file!
It is our intention that anyone who really wants to come to one of our workshops and grow this work in the world can join us. We have concern for our sustainability and having enough resources to continue our work as well. We hope to make both possible by a blend of gift economy, a pay-it-forward fund, and fundraising for bursary places.
If you can donate to the fund please do so, or if you would like to chat about joining and do not have the financial resources requested above, please get in touch.
OpenEdge Introductory Workshops - see above
We are currently offering 1-2 day introductory workshops on our key areas
The Otherness Lab, Festival of Conflict and The Transition Lounge.
Please get in touch to book your place or suggest an event in your area or organisation.
OpenEdge Taster Sessions
We offer 90 minute presentations which introduce the themes and purpose of our work.
This can be delivered at an event or to a group, community or organisation, or form part of a larger programme.
Please get in touch to invite us along to your event/group!
OpenEdge partnership and guest events
International Intensive Training (IIT) on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and Power and Privilege.
OpenEdge has been part of an international team delivering intensive training on NVC and Power and Privilege.
To read a participants experience of this event please download this file!
| A sharing on nvc intensive on power and privilege.pdf |
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