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This policy outlines how the yunity project uses money. In short, this policy states if or how or if a money should be used on behalf of yunity, through the protocol. To identify what acceptable organizational expenditure is, there is a record of any explicit that the yunity project strongly avoids the use of money as an organization. If money is to be used, there is a clear Protocol for how to use the money based on the record of Explicit decisions that have been previously made and a less concrete but more general set of guidelines to give a more general idea outwith explicit decision Guidelines.

Herein,

  • 'money' refers to any currency, whether bank notes, coins or an electronic balance, bullion, BitCoins, electronic bank balance, etc.
  • 'resource' refers to non-monetary resource (i.e. property, pens, food, vehicles, etc).
  • 'treasurer' refers to anything that is not moneya contributor elected to deal with money and with access to yunity's financial resource.

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1. Protocol
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Protocol

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Protocol

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This is a set of actions for acquiring the necessary resources for the projectyunity. Each action should be considered more preferable than the one following it.

1.1. Expenditure

1.1.1. Avoidance
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AvoidanceAvoidanceIf we can avoid money being spent for yunity to achieve it's mission and vision, we should. Not using money avoids us spending time and energy documenting and dealing with money. Avoidance of financial transaction

1.1.1.
1.1.1.

Avoiding the use of money on behalf of yunity should always be the starting consideration when acquiring resources.

  1. Do we need it? Assess necessity. Take a moment to consider whether we need this resource to achieve our goals.Can we get it without any financial transaction?

  2. Reclaim: Many resources are abandoned, discarded Acquisition without the use of money. The following sub-list of options is not exclusive;
    1. Reclamation. Rescue the resource from being wasted, abandoned or unused.
    2. Construct: Construction. Make the thing resource from existing other available resources.
    3. Borrow: Many of the resources we need, others have.
    4. Donation: Some people have things they don't use. (Borrowing. Individual or organization who already has the resource lends it.
    5. Donation. Individual or organization who already has the resource donates it - this is different to someone actively purchasing a resource explicitly to donate it, see Donation by proxy transaction below).

1.1.2.

Donation Donation by proxy transaction

 Donation by proxy transaction
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Donation by proxy transaction

1.1.2.
1.1.2.

No one is expected to spend money to purchase resources for the yunity organization. If a contributor, other use money on behalf of yunity. If an individual or organization wishes to purchase a resource to donate to help yunity to help achieve its goals, they canachieve it's Vision and Mission, they can.

  1. Assess necessity. Consider whether this resource can be acquired with the Avoidance of money use. If not, consult 5. Collaborate with yunity or check with an active yunity contributor to see whether yunity actually needs the resource.
  2. Donor makes transaction.
    1. Donation. Individual or organization who purchased the resource donates it.
    2. Record details. For anything that is explicitly purchased for donation to
donate to
    1. yunity, it is highly recommended to record the name of
purchaser
    1. donor, date of transaction and a copy of receipt - if the donor consents. Recording these details
is optional but highly recommended; it
    1. is not to glorify
donors
    1. the donor but to
indicate
    1. identify where yunity is still indirectly reliant on money
. Knowing where our dependencies lie will help us achieve even lower running costs in the
    1. - this knowledge will direct efforts into finding ways to avoid the use of money for acquiring the resource in future.

1.1.3.

Proxy transaction

Donation by proxy transaction with refund request
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1.1.3.
1.1.3.

No one is expected to spend use money in, or on behalf of the yunity organization. If a contributor or interested individual an individual or organization wishes to purchase a resource to donate to achieve the goals of yunity with their own moneyhelp yunity achieve it's Vision and Mission, they can. If for whatever reason they wish to have their expenditure refunded, they must properly record: name, date and have copy of the receipt to have refunding considered. No purchase is guaranteed to be refunded, though considering the following will indicate whether refunding is likely;

Consult explicit decisions. If a transaction for the resource has been explicitly agreed upon as being an acceptable or unacceptable purchase

may make a request for this.

  1. Assess necessity. Consider whether this resource can be acquired with the Avoidance of money use. If not, consult 5. Collaborate with yunity or check with an active yunity contributor to see whether yunity actually needs the resource. Consider whether whether a simple Donation by proxy transaction is actually desired.
  2. Assess likelihood of refund. Refunding is never guaranteed, but an indication of refund likelihood can be made;
    1. Consult Explicit decisions. If the resource lies within the 'acceptable' section of Explicit decisions for Expenditure and has been refunded in the past, this will provide the most reliable indication of whether
    the transaction is
    1. similar transactions are likely to be refunded in the future.
    2. Consult
    guidelines. The guidelines should provide some indication of whether the transaction is likely to be refunded.
If it is decided that refunding is appropriate
    1. Guidelines. If the resource lies within the 'acceptable' section of Guidelines for Expenditure, this provides some indication or whether a transaction will be refunded in future
  1. Donor makes transaction.
    1. Donation. Individual or organization who purchased the resource donates it.
    2. Record details. If refund requested, donor must provide;
      1. full use name
      2. date of purchase
      3. electronic copy of receipt
      4. consent that
        1. no transaction is guaranteed to be refunded
        2. if refunding of the transaction is accepted, there is no guarantee or indication when the refund will occur (i.e. might never happen).
        3. if refunding of the transaction is accepted, only the value that was spent at the time will be refunded (i.e. not adjusted for inflation).
It should also be noted that there is no indication or guarantee of when the purchase will be refunded (i.e. might never happen).

 

Warning

Sections 1.1.4. to 3.2. (inclusive) which are italicized comes come into action only if/when the following conditions are met;

  •  

    yunity is legally registered as an organization and

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    yunity has an organizational bank account, BitCoin wallet or similar and

  •  yunity has one or more treasurers

As such, sections 1.1.4. to 3.2. are not applicable as of 2016-04-08

1.1.4. Organizational transaction
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1.1.4.

Refunding of of Donation by proxy transaction with refund request: Transactions which lie which ie within the accepted section of Explicit decisions for Expenditure or lie within the accepted section of the Guidelines for Expenditure can be reimbursed refunded if a Treasurer and two others consent. If there is doubt or disagreement dissent, the individual or organization who made the transaction should be contacted and notified of the relevant reasons why refunding was not consented upon and asked whether they want to pursue the refunding process or if the transaction is now a donationthey no longer wish to be refunded. If refunding is still sought, the decision goes to full Online systemic consensus to determine whether refunding should occur and the result is recorded in Explicit decisions.

Active organizational transaction: Transactions of for resources amounting to less than 100.00 for resources and which lie within the accepted section of Explicit decisions for Expenditure or lie within the accepted section of the Guidelines for Expenditure can be reimbursed purchased by the yunity organization if a Treasurer and two others consent. If there is doubt or disagreementdissent, or if the transaction exceeds 100.00, the decision goes to full Online systemic consensus to determine whether the purchase can be made and the result is recorded in Explicit decisions.

1.2. Income

All yunity organization income is held in the organizational bank account: money held by individuals is an individual matter. Please consider directing those interested in donating to yunity to perform a .

1.2.1. Avoidance

Individuals or organizations wishing to donate money to yunity are first invited to assess our requirements - currently outlined in 5. Collaborate with yunity - then purchase and donate things that we actually need, see Donation by proxy transaction instead of donating money to yunity.

1.2.

1

2.

Unconditionally accepted

Unconditional acceptance

Truly anonymous financial donations are automatically accepted. This is only achievable by unconventional routes such as the use of BitCoin or anonymous donation boxes. Donations from individuals or organization are accepted without the promise of recognition or attribution.

1.2.

2

3.

Conditionally accepted

Conditional acceptance

Donations from individuals : name, amount and date recorded. Donations from companies, organizations, collectives, charities and institutions identified and organizations desiring recognition or attribution are brought forward for full Online systemic consensus on a case-by-case basis according to determine whether the donation is acceptable with decisions being appended to these guidelines.)the outcome being the result recorded in Explicit decisions.

1.2.4. Unaccepted

Donations of money with any kind of requirements aside from attribution or recognition on yunity are not accepted.

Explicit decisions

2. Explicit decisions
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Explicit decisions

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This is a record of previous decisions made by Systemic by full Online systemic consensus on which whether transactions were acceptable or unacceptable regarding yunity. This is the most reliable indication on whether a Donation by proxy transaction with refund request will be refunded or not, but still not guaranteedthough refunding is never guaranteed.This record is also the first consideration if making an Organization transaction.

2.1. Expenditure
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3. Guidelines
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Guidelines

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Guidelines

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These are guidelines and as such individual cases are subject to interpretation. This is deliberate as outlining every single scenario is impossible, many speculated scenarios might never arise and we might suffocate in over-bureaucratizationThey may provide some indication on whether a Donation by proxy transaction with refund request will be refunded or not, though the Explicit decisions supercede these guidelines and refunding is never guaranteed. These guidelines also provide some indication on whether and Organization transaction is acceptable or not, though the Explicit decisions supercede these guidelines.

3.1. Expenditure

Transaction that directly facilitate the achievement of the yunity Mission and Vision may if the desired resource cannot be gotten reasonably in any other way, see Avoidance and Donation by proxy transaction. All expenditure is for the project as a whole

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  • Vegan food. 
  • Accommodation
    • Outright purchase or rental of a property 
    • Associated bills (i.e. water, rates, electricity, gas, internet, fuel)
    • Repair costs
  •  Legal costs;
    • Registration
    • Obligatory running costs
  •  Miscellaneous
    • e.g. toilet-paper, light-bulbs, cutting keys, etc.
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  •  Food that is
    • Non-vegan (e.g. meat, dairy, eggs, etc)
    • Vegan but 'extravagant' (e.g. matcha, spirulina, amaranth, quinoa, etc)
    • Alcohol
  • Tobacco
  • Wages for individuals


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  • Personal medical insurance

3.2. Income

It is important that in receiving money we do not compromise our values or the achievement of our goals. No donations or sponsorship should alter how we work or what we do, nor should they originate from sources that directly or explicitly go against our Mission and Vision. All income is for the project as a whole.

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  • Individuals
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  • Organizations involved in
    • Weapons manufacture
    • Animal-products-for-food
    • Irresponsible extraction (e.g. tar sands, conflict minerals, timber from ancient forest, etc)
    • etc
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  • Bodhi's pocket
  • Donation button in the footer of yunity.org 
  • Individuals
    • Donations from yunity contributors
    • Donations from any person just by providing bank details in the "support" button (i.e. anonymous)
  • Crowd-funding campaign (e.g. advertised through facebook, footer, newsletter, yunity.org, etc)

4. Changes to policy


Changes to this policy are to be made using the result of Online systemic consensus where at ;

  • At least one week is given for
each
  • the proposal forming phase and
  • At least one week is given for the voting phase and
the
  • The #core-team Slack channel has been suitably notified.