Wisocracy Funders

Wisocracy is an independent, founder-led social enterprise initiative.
It is not a legally incorporated nonprofit — by conscious design.

Founder Sanford Hinden created Wisocracy in response to the urgent global need for wisdom-based governance, systems healing, and collaborative leadership.

Drawing on 50 years of experience in community and nonprofit development, Sanford chose not to incorporate Wisocracy as a traditional nonprofit. 

This decision was made to:

• Avoid burdensome board requirements.
   
• Bypass complex nonprofit accounting.
   
• Prevent institutional funder bias or control — which often skews systems-change missions.
   

Wisocracy operates as a lean, mission-driven initiative — sustained by member contributions, aligned Patrons, and collaborative projects.

As the work matures, Wisocracy envisions evolving into a values-aligned social enterprise capable of growing its impact while preserving independence and wisdom.

Because we seek to redesign — not reinforce — current systems.

Most institutional funders want change that is safe, controlled, and measured by old standards.

True systems evolution requires freedom, integrity, and trust.

We will not compromise the depth or honesty of this work for the sake of funding.

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Your support will help us:

• Maintain a vital space for wisdom-based system healing
   
• Grow our Collaboration Circle — where trusted members move from dialogue to co-creation
   
• Seed Prototyping Teams — small groups building and testing real solutions
   
• Share our insights through publications and open resources
   
• Keep Wisocracy independent and lean — focused on service to Earth and humanity, not on institutional growth

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No — and that is by design.

We seek aligned Patrons, not controlling funders.

Your gift supports a space of trust, wisdom, and emergent creativity.

You will be warmly invited to engage as a member and ally — but not as a manager or director.

This is how we preserve the integrity of the work.

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This is systems wisdom work — it works across deep time and deep culture.

We do not promise quick wins or viral success.

We promise:

• The steady cultivation of deep trust spaces for system evolution
   
• The creation of prototypes and frameworks that others can learn from and adopt
   
• The nurturing of a rare community of wise, courageous collaborators who are committed to the long arc of planetary healing
   

If you value work that looks beyond the next funding cycle, this is for you.

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We seek:

• People of means who resonate with deep planetary care
   
• People who understand that systems healing is essential but difficult to fund
   
• People who value trust, wisdom, and integrity over speed, branding, or ego
   
• People who wish to help build a true wisdom culture — not just another initiative or NGO
   

If this is you, we welcome your support and your presence.

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Simply reach out to us here.

We welcome private conversations and thoughtful partnerships.

Aligned patronage can be:

• One-time gifts
   
• Multi-year flexible commitments
   
• Quiet, sustained support behind the scenes
   

We honor all forms of authentic support.

🦉✨ If this speaks to your heart, we look forward to connecting.

The Patron Development Circle is a trusted group of wise supporters who believe in Wisocracy’s mission and help sustain this work financially and relationally — not as a legal Board, but as aligned elders, allies, and system-healing investors.

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• Stay informed about Wisocracy’s work
   
• Quietly advocate among aligned circles
   
• Attend at least two (2) Patron Circle Zoom gatherings annually

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• Introduce at least one potential Patron annually
   
• Introduce at least one thought leader or contributor annually
   

• Make an annual Patron gift at one of these levels:
   
  • Supporter Patron — $500–$999/year
     
  • Sustainer Patron — $1,000–$4,999/year
     
  • Founder Patron — $5,000+/year
     
• Consider including Wisocracy in planned giving, if aligned

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• Engage in inner and outer growth aligned with the mission
   
• Model wisdom, trustworthiness, and collaborative leadership
   
• Participate in Member and Patron Circles where possible
   

• This is not a legal Board of Directors
   
• Patrons participate by invitation and personal choice, not legal obligation
   

Patrons are not just funders — they are guardians of wisdom for a wiser world.

By helping sustain this work, Patrons enable Wisocracy to operate with true mission integrity — free of the short-term pressures and compromises that dominate most funding landscapes.

If this resonates, please contact us to explore joining the Patron Development Circle.