Our core project is the Contributist Pledge — an iterative, community-developed set of mutual commitments that make up the whole character of a contributist society. Think of the pledge as a constitution, but one that is continually created and collectively owned by the people, rather than by political elites.
The pledge is the list of personal, economic, and policy commitments that together form the blueprint of a contributist society. We believe that, when the members of a community collectively hold to these commitments, their community flourishes socially and economically, along with all of its inhabitants.
The pledge is, by design, a continual work in progress. It is created in community, and it is federal and dynamic — a strong central framework which is adapted by each community to serve its unique needs. We meet biweekly, in local communities, to “build the pledge” — regular public meetings in which we discuss and debate a pledge item, adjusting it as necessary to reflect the community’s unique lens on what it means to give.
To be a contributist is to agree with the contributist pledge, and to hold to it. As contributists, we believe that, eventually, the pledge will constitute a new, more democratic and communal form of government. Read our Declaration for a preview of our argument, and join (or start) a local meetup if you want to help build the pledge.