About Our Sliding Scale
Please read this guide before selecting a rate and joining
To increase access to my teaching while making my work financially sustainable, Clear Dharma Sangha operates on a community-supported sliding scale. $40 per month covers basic program costs. We also offer rates above and below the standard membership. All contributions include FULL access to the sangha.
Intentions:
- Connection: I want you to feel welcome each step of your journey, including the moment you join.
- Accessibility: I want all interested to have access to this community, regardless of their financial resources.
- Integrity: I want to honor the Buddhist tradition of dana (generosity), where teachers share freely and are supported by their students.
- Sustainability: I want to provide for my family sustainably.
This may be uncomfortable, and that’s OK.
This sliding scale invites us to reflect on class and economic justice in terms of access. It brings us into an honest relationship with respect for complexity. We invite you to discern how much you can genuinely afford to contribute based on your resources and level of participation, and to adjust as you go if needed.
Sliding Scale Rates:
- Standard Rate ($40/mo): This represnts our cost to run the sangha and is what we’d charge if everyone paid the same amount.
- Pay It Forward Rates ($50 - $100/mo): For those with higher incomes or more financial resources, these rates support fellow community members and the overall sustainability of the sangha.
- Supported & Reduced Rates ($5 – $30/mo): For those who would experience hardship paying the Standard Rate, and/or for those who are unable to participate regularly due to scheduling conflicts.
Taxes: Prices do not include VAT, state or local sales tax, which is automatically charged and remitted by our processing vendor based on your location.
pay it forward rates
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