🍉 Money and financial resources in the context of Burning Man can be polarizing, controversial, divisive. 🍉 We work very hard to keep camp accessible: we have below average dues and a low income dues option. 🍉 We prefer to “front-load” money matters: budgeting in the spring and sticking to that budget in the summer so that fall & winter energies can be focused on next year. 🍉 We’re entrepreneurial: ChiCargo uses our camp strengths to provide services that hundreds of other participants LOVE, while also helping our bottom line AND giving back to non-profits in our respective communities. 🍉 We’re pragmatic: paying small transaction fees is not ideal but it makes transactions secure, fast, simple, and accessible to virtually everyone. 🍉 We value clarity and transparency: we keep separate bank accounts, we reimburse people promptly, and any reasonable request for more information will be answered by the co-leads. 🍉 If a critical mass of melons are contributing to camp AND building community, we think that‘s a good use of camp funds! Specifically: IF a meeting of melons meets ALL of these criteria:
THEN camp will reimburse that participant $8 per melon, per 6 hours worked, pegged to price of an XL Domino’s pizza and 12 pack of Tecate/Coors Light.
🍉 Individual melons are welcome to gift additional funds/financial resources toward build days, camp infrastructure, etc. |
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