How I see NFP
You arrive in an unfamiliar city and write to the community: “I am here for a few days. Would anyone like to meet?” And you find someone to have coffee with, visit an exhibition, go for a morning run, or simply walk and talk.
If you have moved somewhere for the longer term, you can reach out to people who already live there: ask for advice, find out where to start, get support and gradually find your own circle.
As NFP grows, this will become possible in more cities and countries. So that when your coordinates change, you stay connected to the community and can find your people wherever you are.
Who creates the community
NFP is for thoughtful, sensitive people who take initiative and are curious about the world and other people. For those who want to meet others, suggest ideas, share knowledge and help when they can. And for those who need company, advice or support themselves right now.
You do not have to move or travel constantly to take part. You can live in one city for years, work from home, raise children and still want to widen your circle.
Members choose what they would like to share: organising a walk, a run or a coffee meet-up, giving a talk, helping with a language, showing someone their city, sharing a useful contact or bringing people together for a volunteering project. Our community calls and conversation club offer a way to meet people from different countries.
I am building NFP around these people and their initiatives, rather than around myself. At the beginning, I help with moderation and developing the project, while building a system in which an algorithm can take on much of the organisational work and help members find one another. The community should live and grow through the people who belong to it.
Our rules
I have seen communities where people came looking for connection and found themselves surrounded by sales pitches, campaigning and endless conflict. That is why NFP has rules, and we take them seriously.
We respect one another and each person's boundaries. Aggression, bullying and pressure are not acceptable. The community must not be used for intrusive selling, finding clients, recruitment, or political or religious campaigning. Members' personal information stays private.
We review every membership application and uphold the rules within the community. If a member breaks them, their participation may be restricted or ended. Anyone who experiences a violation can ask for help and know that their concern will be considered.
How Kind Coins work
Kind Coins are NFP's internal currency: a digital expression of the idea of karma and a way to thank someone for their contribution.
Once their application is approved, every member receives 2,000 welcome Kind Coins. Further coins are awarded for confirmed help to other members, organising meet-ups, sharing knowledge and other useful initiatives.
Kind Coins can be used to take part in selected workshops and special events. Conversations, community calls and ordinary city meet-ups are free. Coins cannot be bought, withdrawn or transferred to another member. They are neither money nor cryptocurrency.
Why I am doing this
I want NFP to help people find friends, start projects together and get support where they need it. And I hope that each of us can one day be the person who makes an unfamiliar city feel like home to someone else.
Arina
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