Arts Rescue Mission -Aid For Aging Artists

CIRCLE FUNDING CONCEPT:

Small Circles of Pure Democracy — Powered by Goodwill and Trust

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• Circle Crowdfunding is built on a different model. Unlike traditional crowdfunding which relies on a single list owner sending repeated appeals to a tired audience this system opens the circle to everyone.

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• Each participant, once trusted and welcomed into the circle, has the same right to initiate a campaign. Everyone in the loop is both a potential supporter and a potential instigator.

• This is not a top-down system. It’s not about followers it’s about neighbors. The result is a sustainable network of small, local, and resilient funding communities where trust is the only entry fee and participation is the fuel that keeps it going.

• A Funding Circle doesn't wear out—it strengthens with each use.

MAIN POINTS:

Small Circles of Pure Democracy — Powered by Goodwill and Trust

• A list becomes a circle when every person on it has an equal voice in suggesting who or what to help.

• A circular list has no owner or director, only a caretaker  (list owner i.e. a school, mom pop restaurant, music venue, or art gallery), whose job is to make sure campaigns are fairly initiated and support flows back through the list.

• The caretaker’s role is to keep the circle healthy by maintaining trust, transparency, and continuity, not control.

• An ideal list size is about 3,000 people, large enough to create impact, small enough to maintain personal trust.

If each person contributes just $10, the total raised can be $30,000 in 72 hours, enough to meaningfully change a life or solve a real problem.

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These small-dollar contributions are more powerful in a circle where people know where the money goes and who it helps.

Unlike donating to a general cause, circle crowdfunding lets supporters see specific, tangible outcomes: A school bus for a church, Roof repairs for a local nonprofit, or help for a specific family in crisis. In these circles, every dollar travels with intention, and every donor feels the weight and worth of their gift. Participation replaces hierarchy, and the result is a sustainable, trusted, human-powered network of support.

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Are there any outstanding non-profits charities that use crowdsource funding to repair schools, hospitals, health issues, the elderly need support? Yes several outstanding non-profit organizations use crowdsourced funding to directly support causes like school repairs, hospital needs, healthcare access, and elder care. These groups often leverage platforms like GoFundMe, Global Giving, or their own websites to raise funds from individuals. Please read on, and we will give you some great examples of how you can get started funding for Arts and Education, Health and Emergency aid, Global Development  Poverty Relief, Housing Community Support, and non-profit Environmental entities that specialize in helping others. With so much being taken from our social support system across the US, we can't sit this one out. Yopu can do something. ARM is concentrating on the Aging Artists, but if you need a new roof on a school, know a family in need, have a friend with a sudden illness at any age, get in touch, we'd be glad to help you get set up crowdfunding.

Once you set up a network for your particular cause, and experience the generosity of others, you might consider the principles involved with Circle Funding allowing everyone who pitched in to help suggest their own cause, and they won't have to start from scratch. You have already set the stage. We hope this practice becomes as common as reaching for an umbrella when it rains..