🌱 Protogony Contribution System

Contributions should build freedom—your freedom and the community's freedom—not create control or dependencies.

Every contribution to Protogony builds:

• Your sovereignty: By supporting tools that increase your options

• Community freedom: By enabling development of sovereign tools

• Independent alternatives: By creating systems outside coercive structures

You can stop contributing at any time, for any reason, without explanation or pressure.

• No recurring payments (unless explicitly chosen)

• No automatic renewals

• No guilt or pressure to continue

• No penalty for stopping

• Always an open exit path

All contributions are equal. $10 or $1000—both support sovereignty equally.

Contribute only if it aligns with your values and strengthens your sovereignty.

The runway system shows exactly how contributions are sustaining Protogony.

6-month runway goal ensures Protogony can operate without constant financial pressure.

A 6-month runway enables:

• Full-time Protogony development

• Consistent community coordination

• Long-term planning without constant financial pressure

• Graceful reduction planning if needed

Email custodian@protogony.ca to discuss contribution fit

• Send to: custodian@protogony.ca

• First time? Use security question: "protogony" (answer same)

• After your first transfer, auto-deposit activates for future sends

• Use the "Copy Email" button above

• No PayPal account needed – send directly from your bank

All contributions are handled manually to preserve sovereignty and dignity.

• Single steward coordinating development

• Manual contribution tracking

• Goal: Achieve 6-month runway

• Multiple stewards with community input

• Trigger: 6-month runway achieved

• Goal: Sustainable development coordination

• $3.6M cap reached

• Excess funds activate community projects

• Goal: Self-sustaining sovereign infrastructure

Sovereign leverage is the strategic use of resources to create disproportionate freedom and options for communities.

Once Protogony reaches its endowment cap, all contributions beyond that amount activate:

• Community land acquisition for sovereign spaces

• Mutual aid network expansion into physical infrastructure

• Tool libraries and workshops for community use

• Emergency preparedness hubs in participating communities

Use these questions to ensure your contribution strengthens sovereignty:

1. Mutual Benefit: Does this strengthen YOUR sovereignty too?

2. Healthy Contribution: Are you giving from surplus, not scarcity?

3. Voluntary Support: Is this truly voluntary mutual aid?

4. Right of Exit: Can you stop at any time without pressure?

5. Human Dignity Veto: Does this preserve dignity for all involved?

• Click the PayPal button above

• Choose any amount in any currency

• Your name and email are visible only to the Custodian for receipt purposes

• One-time donation, no recurring payments

• You'll receive a receipt from PayPal

• Send to: custodian@protogony.ca

• First time? Use security question: "protogony" (answer same)

• After your first transfer, auto-deposit activates for future sends

• Use the "Copy Email" button above

• No PayPal account needed – send directly from your bank

• 50% – Steward sustenance (living costs for development)

• 30% – Operations (servers, tools, infrastructure)

• 20% – Riverbank buffer (emergency reserve)

• First contribution triggers monthly transparency reports

• No tracking scripts on this site

• Your information is only used for receipt purposes

• Right of Exit always preserved – you can stop anytime

• Questions? Email custodian@protogony.ca

50% → Steward Sustenance: Basic living needs for Protogony development

30% → Protogony Operations: Tools, infrastructure, system development

20% → Riverbank Buffer: Emergency reserve for graceful reduction

All allocations are publicly documented in monthly reports. The first contribution triggers the first report.

• Manual spreadsheet tracking

• First report generated when first contribution received

• Monthly updates posted on this page

• Detailed allocation breakdowns

• Runway progress updates

• Total contributions received

• Allocation percentages (50/30/20)

• Current runway status

• Development progress

• Upcoming needs