Hi, I'm Jess (or Friday!)
My hotel runs out in 2 days.
For three years I've been homeless while proving wellbeing economies work:
✓ Reached over a million people with community wealth stories
✓ Generated 200+ daily leads for movement organizations
✓ Hit #18 Rising in World Politics on Substack
✓ Consistent 100K+ views on wellbeing economy content
The irony? Teaching the foundations of an economy where we all thrive while I don't have stable housing myself.
Your donation isn't charity - it's proof of concept that wellbeing economies work for the people building them and it supports me in scaling the systems that make it sustainable.
What I Need
- $12,000 to get stable for 3 months when I launch Connectioning in January:
- $6,500 - Reliable vehicle (safe sleep, mobile workspace, access to local supports)
- $1,000 - Hotel recharge a few days here and there over 3 months (local homeless program accessible if sleeping in car)
- $1,500 - Gym for showers, gas, insurance, coworking access
- $1,500 - Working computer and equipment (current setup failing)
- $1,000 - Food and basics
- $1,000 - Badly needed medical and dental care
- $500 - Buffer for unexpected costs
Big donations help hugely ($100-200 gets us there faster). Every amount matters.
Why This Matters Beyond Me
Three years ago my startup collapsed. I went homeless. Moving every 6 weeks. Chronic illness without medical care. Separated from my kiddo.
But I discovered something incredible: the economy I was trying to build already exists.
Hundreds of movements globally - platform cooperatives, community wealth building, social enterprises, transition towns. Governments in Scotland, Wales, Canada adopting it. All real. All working.
They just can't find each other. Different names for the same thing: wellbeing economy, gift economy, regenerative economics.
So I started connecting them and making it visible to mainstream audiences. And it worked.
People say “Hope for humanity!” and “The further your message gets the better the world becomes.”
And they ask daily, "Where do I start? How do I get involved?"
Now I need stability to scale what's proven. To go from sporadic execution to systematic impact. And connect people to these movements.
What Happens Next
With stable housing, I'll:
- Launch Connectioning community in January (85/500 paid subscribers currently)
- Create Friday's Economics content consistently, teaching the public about WE
- Serve the 200+ people asking daily how to get involved
- Collaborate with other creators to network isolated movements together
- Prove wellbeing economies work in real time
The Real Impact
When people see wellbeing economies already exist, that millions are living them, that driver co-ops pay 80% instead of Uber's 50% - they can't unsee it. That's the tipping point.
"Everything indicates that in five years from now, maximum ten, we will be living in an entirely different economy based on wellbeing, community, care." - Lazaros Giannas
You can't go back once you realize scarcity was always a choice.
How This Story Ends
If community shows up:
I get vehicle and 3 months stability. Launch Connectioning in January. We prove community-led infrastructure works and scale wellbeing economy coordination.
If support doesn't come through:
I'm back to survival mode, moving crisis to crisis. The 200+ daily leads go unanswered. Connectioning launch delays. The proven frameworks stay small because I'm too busy fighting for survival.
You can help ensure that doesn’t happen.
This is Operation WE Hope
The Wellbeing Economy (WE) over the Money Economy (ME).
You're not just helping me get housed. You're proving wellbeing economies work for the people building them.
Every contribution helps change my life while making an entire economy visible.
Let's prove it works. Then we do it again. And again.
Until the wellbeing economy goes mainstream and we all are working together creating an economy where everyone thrives.
Thank you for believing these solutions matter. Thank you for being part of building the economy we all deserve. Thank you for helping me.
xoxo
Jess
Organizer
