Sliding Scale – Raising Luminaries

Seasonal Collective

Sliding Scale Policy

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.

SACRIFICE vs HARDSHIP

It is an honorable sacrifice to support the work of those who create good change.

If paying for to participate would be difficult, but not detrimental, it qualifies as a sacrifice. You may have to cut back on other spending (going out to dinner, buying coffee, or a new outfit), but this will not have a long term harmful impact on your life.

If paying to participate would lead to long-term harm - such as not being able to feed your kids, pay rent, or pay for your transportation to get to work, then you are dealing with hardship.

Which cost should I choose?

The cost of your membership supports the free resources we share beyond our membership spaces.

Full Cost

COVERS TIME & LABOR

Choose the full cost if you are able to pay for "wants" and don't spend much time worrying about necessities such as food, shelter, health care, and child care.

If you have economic privilege and power in our community. This price is for you.

Middle Cost

COVERS SOFTWARE, FEES & EXPENSES

Choose the middle cost if you live paycheck to paycheck - but have access to steady income and don't struggle to afford basic needs such as food, shelter, medical care, and child care.

Please consider accessing other sources of financial support, such as family members, partners, or friends - before tapping into this resource, as it limits opportunities for others.

Hardship Cost

ACCOUNTABILITY & COMMITMENT FEE

Choose this cost if you struggle to maintain access to needs such as health care, housing, food, child care, live paycheck to paycheck, or struggle with significant debt.

You deserve a community that honors your insight, perspective, and collaboration just as much as those who can afford to pay full cost.

What Cost Do I Qualify For?

Full

Minimum Hardship

CHOOSE THIS COST IF MOST OF THESE APPLY TO YOU:

Paying full price would not impact my ability to feed my kids, pay rent, or pay for transportation to get to work.

I can comfortably meet all my basic needs*

I may have some debt but it doesn’t prohibit the attainment of basic needs

I own my own home or I rent a higher end property

I can afford reliable access to transportation and health care.

I make a living wage or do not need to work to meet my needs

I have access to financial savings and expendable** income

I can afford to take time off from work and/or an annual vacation

Middle

Moderate Hardship

CHOOSE THIS COST IF MOST OF THESE APPLY TO YOU:

I stress about meeting basic needs* but still regularly achieve them

Paying full price would impact my ability to feed my kids, pay rent, or commute to work.

Housing costs take up over 40% of our household income

I am employed at minimum wage or rely on someone who makes minimum wage to meet our basic needs

I do not have enough savings to cover my basic needs if I or the person I rely on lose our income, and do not have family or friends who can help.

I do not have access to expendable** income

Hardship

Severe Hardship

CHOOSE THIS COST IF MOST OF THESE APPLY TO YOU:

Paying the middle cost would severely impact my ability to feed my kids, pay rent, or pay for transportation to access income and health care.

I frequently stress about meeting basic needs* and don’t always achieve them

I have debt and it often prohibits me from meeting my basic needs

I only have access to unstable housing

I have unreliable access to transportation and struggle to afford fuel and fare

I am unemployed or qualify for government assistance

I delay or avoid seeking medical care and medicine because of the cost

I have no financial savings

I do not have access to expendable** income

If you purchase a price at a lower end of the scale when you can truthfully afford the higher scale, you are limiting access to those who truly need the gift of financial flexibility and not compensating me for my labor.

I do not ask for income verification. I trust you to consider the needs of the community and contribute what you can to keep this work sustainable.

*BASIC NEEDS includes food, housing, and transportation to work.

*EXPENDABLE INCOME means that you have money to go out for coffee, to the movies, or buy new clothes, books, or similar items without harming your ability to pay for your basic needs.

LIFETIME ACCESS TO OUR 6-WEEK COLLECTIVES

Seasonal Parent Activist Collectives

Includes lifetime access to the season's our community and resources, plus first-dibs invitations to join us for following years and other seasonal collectives.

Membership is not transferable between the Winter Incubator and Summer Accelerator.

Jump to: What cost do I qualify for?

FULL COST

$1400

No code necessary at checkout if you're choosing the full cost

No code necessary

MIDDLE COST

$800

Use this code at checkout to pay the middle cost.

COLLECTIVE800

HARDSHIP COST

$400

Use this code at checkout to access the hardship cost.

COLLECTIVE400

Luminary Brain Trust

MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP DUES

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FULL COST

$30

No code necessary at checkout if you're choosing the full cost

No code necessary

Middle cost

$15

Use this code at checkout to pay the middle cost.

SUSTAIN15

hardship cost

Use this code at checkout to access the hardship cost.

ACCESSIBLE5

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.

HOURLY PRESENTATION RATES

Illuminati Workshops

Workshops are billed hourly based on the length of the community presentation. This fee inclusive a limited-use license for recording and internal distribution, a free organizer pre-consultation, a customized slide deck & PDF, and a follow-up resource guide for audience participants in addition to my labor and expertise.

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FULL COST

$1200/hour

Medium & large corporations
Nationwide non-profit organizations
Federal, state & city governments
Colleges
Private schools who do not serve a majority of targeted & marginalized students.

Contact For Availability

MIDDLE COST

$800/hour

BIPOC, MaGe - and/or LGBTQiA2S+ founded sole proprietorships or partnerships
Accomplice-organized grassroots organizations
Publicly funded libraries in under-funded towns.
Private schools

Contact For Availability

HARDSHIP COST

$500/hour

Grassroots self-advocacy organizations with less than 100 members
Public elementary schools that operate at or below the median state funding.
Grassroots groups & organizations run by active members of the Luminary Braintrust or Seasonal Activist Collectives.

Contact For Availability

Pay it forward:

Increasing your rate to $1900/hour will provide a workshop for organizations who need sliding scale support.

Payment Policies

Payments

Payments can be made online using a credit card and online checkout.

I don't offer payment plans at this time.

Refunds

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.

Read the full Returns & Refunds policy here.

Never-Asked-But-Anticipated Questions & Concerns

FAQs & What-Ifs

Brave space guidelines, reciprocity, how we do things differently here

Is my investment refundable?

Yup. Check out my refund policy.
TL;DR: if you show up and do the work, but it’s still not working for you, I can send you a refund for your last payment period.

Do I need a credit card to register?

I use a payment processor (Stripe) to process payments. It only accepts major credit cards. I don’t have access to your credit card information.
If this is inaccessible for you and you’d rather pay via Venmo, Paypal, or a check, contact me directly.

Can I reserve a space in the collectives?

Space is limited in our seasonal collectives since they’re so deeply interactive and not designed for passive consumption. We have to max out each collective at a small number of members to build strong, interdependent relationships between the group.
Each season’s resources are tailored to meet every individual member’s accessibility needs and individual goals.
We grow through developing relationships and building trust – so it’s vital each member has ample time to share and show up for each other in our live hangouts.
Because of this, we can’t hold space for potential members who haven’t registered and submitted the enrollment fee.
But we DO have a free wait list for when enrollment opens each season. Members on our wait list get early enrollment notifications and first dibs when enrollment opens each year.
Join the Winter Incubator wait list
Join the Summer Accelerator wait list

Are scholarships available?

Because so much of the work I do is provided for free and often undercompensated, I can’t afford to provide completely free enrollment plans or scholarships at this time.

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Sliding Scale Policy

SACRIFICE vs HARDSHIP

Which cost should I choose?

Full Cost

Middle Cost

Hardship Cost

What Cost Do I Qualify For?

Seasonal Parent Activist Collectives

Luminary Brain Trust

Illuminati Workshops

Payment Policies

Payments

Refunds

FAQs & What-Ifs

Get email updates when the enrollment opens for our next collective

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