Sacrifice redistributes our power to our community toward a shared goal, creating space for healing and long-term progress.
Hardship stretches us so thin that meeting one basic needs stretches our limited resources too thin to meet other basic needs, creating long-term harm.
Choose whether you compensate me for my labor based on your ability to sacrifice payment to support our programs with your risk of hardship.
Paying full price would not noticeably impact my ability to feed my kids, pay rent, or cover our medical expenses.
Paying full price would notably impact my ability to feed my kids, pay rent, and access healthcare.
Paying the middle cost would severely impact my ability to feed my kids, pay rent, and access healthcare.
Basic needs include food, housing, medical care, and transportation to work.
Small pleasures include spare change to go out for coffee, stream movies, buy new clothing and similar items without significantly impacting your ability to pay for basic needs.
I don't ask for income verification from individuals. I trust you to value my labor, consider the needs of our community, and contribute what you can to keep our work sustainable.
This sliding scale policy adapted shared and adapted with permission from Worts & Cunning. Our policy is designed to adapt to our community needs and may change without notice.
Your monthly membership includes access to a private member portal, chat group, virtual gatherings, ongoing workshops, trainings, and events, a resource library of strategy guides, advocacy letter templates, rainy day social justice kids activities, and more.
All members get the same support and access, regardless of ability to financially support my work.
No code necessary at checkout if you're choosing the full cost
Use this code at checkout to pay the middle cost.
Use this code at checkout to access the hardship cost.
Pay it forward: Apply code CONSPIRATOR in the ‘discount‘ box during registration.
Your monthly $50 membership will provide access for members who need sliding scale support.
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Your Summer or Winter membership includes lifetime access to annually recurring 6-week Caregiver Collectives, including year-round access to your season's member portal and resource library. All members get the same support and access, regardless of ability to financially support my work.
I can comfortably meet all my basic needs.
Paying full price would not noticeably impact my ability to feed my kids, pay rent, or cover our medical expenses.
I stress about meeting basic needs but still regularly achieve them.
Paying full price would notably impact my ability to feed my kids, pay rent, and access healthcare.
I frequently stress about basic needs and don’t always achieve them.
Paying the middle cost would severely impact my ability to feed my kids, pay rent, and access healthcare.
Your membership support covers the expenses and labor of facilitation, in addition to the free resources Raising Luminaries provides to the public.
Contact me to apply for no-cost membership options.
Membership is not transferable between the Summer & Winter Collectives.
Includes a 1.5-2-hour virtual workshop for up to 80 invited attendees, a planning checklist and 20-minute planning consult for organizers, customized workshop itinerary, slides, and post-event companion workbook and resource guide for participants.
Organizations must submit written explanation for choosing a reduced rate before work begins. Payment is due 7 days before the workshop. Additional attendees, workshop recordings, licensing for distribution, and non-disclosure agreements are available at an additional cost.
Schedule a call to inquire about Illuminati Workshops, pricing, and services.
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Hourly rate includes unscripted events for up to 30 attendees.
Organizations must submit written explanation for choosing a reduced rate before work begins. Payment is due 7 days before the event. Additional attendees, recordings, licensing for distribution, and non-disclosure agreements are available at an additional cost.
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Payments can be made online using a credit card and online checkout.
I don't offer payment plans at this time.
If the material and way we engage doesn’t work for you after you’ve actually tried doing the work, I’ll give you your money back within 24 hours of completing the program.
Since the digital material I provide can’t be returned and is intended to be used at your own pace, I can’t provide refunds if you simply haven’t engaged with it.
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