Decide Together: Gifting and Support

Support more collaborative decisions

Integration Station offers all Decide Together events as a gift. This means that no one is required to pay to participate, and we ask everyone to contribute as much as they are willing and able. We invite you to see this as another opportunity to practice making decisions that work for everyone.

In our global capitalist culture, this is sometimes misunderstood as “free stuff.” The thing is, free stuff is not actually free (no matter what the ads say). Someone needs to put in the effort to organize and provide things. Instead of charging everyone the same price, we invite people to decide together how to cover these costs. This makes it possible for anyone to participate, regardless of their financial situation. It also asks people to give money even when they don’t “have to,” which can be challenging.

If you want to learn more about our gift economy approach, you can read through this page.
If you just want to send us money or offer support, here are two quick things you can do right now:

Moving towards a gift economy

We ask people to gift us money to help cover our costs and some of our living expenses. We are taking on more risk by choosing not to charge people for participating in our events because we really want to move away from capitalism. This is a small step towards our dream of a world where resources flow freely to where they are needed, also called the gift economy. 

We invite you to choose an amount that considers both your needs and ours, including any funding you can use from an organization or program. You can gift us money even if you don’t participate, and you are more than welcome to participate even if you are not able to gift us any money.

Yes, you can join our events without sending us any money, they truly are a gift. At the same time, we need money to be able to offer them. So we ask for your help with making our offerings sustainable. You can choose your own amount or read this simple guidance to help you decide.

If you want to engage more deeply with what it takes to transition toward a needs-based economy, we also offer a longer guided process.

Send financial gifts

The easiest way to send us money is through Wise. If you need alternative transfer options or support, please contact us.  

We are grateful for any amount you contribute! In the description, comment, or reference for your transfer, please write “Gift to help with DTE costs“

Use this link for a free transfer on Wise: https://wise.com/invite/u/roniw8
Send to: consultingroni@gmail.com in Euro or USD (whichever is easier for you)

To send gifts in Euro without any fees, you can also make a direct transfer to our IBAN. Contact us for details.

Gifts are not a payment for registration and are not related to your participation in any of our events. You can use the paid registration option if you need to register for a specific event to get access to training funds or financial support from your organization.

Simple guidance for gifts

One way to choose an amount is to consider what your gifts would enable us to do. We hope this helps you connect with the meaning of your gifts and how they care for the needs of organizers and participants. 

You are also welcome to choose a different amount, this guidance is just here to support you. If you would like to reflect more or do some inner work on transitioning away from capitalism, see our guided process for gifting.  

  • €30 is about what we need per participant to offer an online session for 20 people
  • €50 feeds one participant at an in-person event
  • €100 – €200 covers a basic operating expense like online storage for our materials for one year  
  • €350 provides everything we need to support one participant during an in-person event
  • €400 – €600 cares for the sustainability of two facilitators offering a two-hour guided practice
  • €700 or more can cover expenses and travel for people who need financial support to be able to join an in-person event

Even simpler guidance

We realize that gifting can be a big leap when most of us live in capitalist societies. Social norms and habits like “I should get a good deal” or “it’s not ok to pay less” can disconnect us from our needs, sense of choice, and the joy of giving and receiving. 

We welcome everyone regardless of their willingness or ability to engage with gifting. If you want a simple approach, just send us the amount you would be ok paying for any online session or in-person event. For people in the global north, this is often around €50-100 for an online session and €400-600 for an in-person event. If it might cause you hardship to send that much, send less.

If you need a registration price to get access to training funds or financial support from your organization, use the paid registration option.

Other ways to help

We welcome anything you feel moved to offer. Here are a few examples for inspiration. You could:

  • invite people to gift us money or join one of our events
  • post or share about our events
  • self-organize additional sessions or satellite events
  • help create content for our website or materials for the events

If you want to join the organizing team or coordinate a satellite event with us, please email us at cdme-support@googlegroups.com or stop by one of our weekly planning meetings.

Transparency about money

We self-organize using collaborative leadership, with people joining and contributing as much as they are willing. Some work is offered as a gift, while some is still provided in exchange for money. Our estimate is that we need around 15.000 to 18.000 Euro for an in-person event to be financially sustainable. This includes costs for the venue, catering, and travel for organizers.

We received less than 1.000 Euro in gifts before we held our first event in May 2025. This means that all of us needed to cover some of our costs through other work. We hope that our events can become more sustainable over time so we can support more people in making collaborative decisions. We would also love to increase diversity in the organizing team, which requires being able to support people who cannot risk receiving less than they need.

Whenever we don’t receive enough money to cover our costs, we choose and adjust what we offer based on our sense of what would serve the most needs. If we ever receive more than we need (that would be amazing!), we plan to gift some of the money to people who need support to participate.

If you need proof of a paid registration or a listed price to get access to funds, please use these guidelines and process (for example if you are using a training budget, expense reimbursement, or grant money). We can also send receipts for gifts, but they are not related to your registration or participation.

Prices for paid registration (online session): 50 Euro

Prices for paid registration (in-person event):

  • Standard registration – main event: 350 Euro
  • Registration for half-days before or after: 75 Euro (each)
  • Discounted registration for non-profits: 200 Euro

Process for paid registration:

  • Complete the registration form and select the option for paid registration
  • Include your organization’s or program’s invoice details and payment process
  • We will send you an invoice or contact you for additional information