FAQ
Stage 1: First Encounter
The Community Project is a locally governed economic system designed to keep value circulating within the community. It converts unused local capacity—such as unsold inventory, idle service hours, underutilized space, and advertising reach—into structured, redeemable value. The system operates alongside the cash economy and focuses on mobilizing value that would otherwise be lost
What the Community Project Is Not
The Community Project is not a cryptocurrency, investment product, barter exchange, trade exchange, or trade dollar system. It does not broker deals, facilitate reciprocal trades, issue trade credits, or rely on member to member exchange. All value is backed by real pledged goods or services and redeemed directly with the pledging business.
Trust and Legitimacy
All value within the Community Project is issued only after a verified business makes a defined pledge. Each pledge includes redemption limits, exclusions, expiration rules, and availability windows. The system operates under standardized rules to ensure predictability, fairness, and trust
Who Can Participate
Individuals, businesses, nonprofits, churches, and screen hosts participate under distinct roles. Individuals acquire and redeem vouchers, businesses pledge value, nonprofits distribute value, and screen hosts provide locations for CommunityTV.
Individual Membership Requirement
Individuals must be registered members to purchase vouchers. Membership ensures accountability, transaction tracking, dispute resolution, and compliance. There are no minimum spending requirements or forced participation obligations
Community Credits
Individuals do not purchase vouchers directly with U.S. dollars. Members first exchange dollars for Community Credits, which act as a stored value access mechanism within the platform. Community Credits are not trade dollars, barter points, or reciprocal exchange units
Voucher Discovery and Purchase
Vouchers represent specific pledged goods or services and clearly disclose face value, acquisition value, redemption rules, and expiration. Members use Community Credits to acquire vouchers through the Clickaroo directory.
Redemption
Vouchers are redeemed directly with the business that pledged the value. Redemption follows predefined terms without negotiation or brokerage involvement. Once redeemed, the obligation is fulfilled and retired.
Advertising for Free and CommunityTV
Many vouchers are created through Advertising for Free, where businesses fund advertising by pledging value instead of paying cash. CommunityTV delivers advertising in real world venues using predictable loops, frequency, and contextual targeting.
Targeted Advertising and Pricing Logic
Targeting is based on venue type, geography, and time of day rather than personal data. Advertising costs vary based on inventory constraints, delivery value, frequency, venue quality, and campaign scope.
Ongoing Participation
Members may acquire, redeem, or donate vouchers at their discretion. Nonprofits and churches may distribute vouchers as structured relief or fundraising tools with full tracking
Safeguards and Exit
Redemption limits and expiration policies prevent abuse. If a business cannot fulfill a pledge, documented remediation procedures apply. Members may exit the system at any time, subject to the rules of vouchers already acquired.
Final Clarity
The Community Project issues and redeems value; it does not barter, trade, or broker. Community Credits provide access, while vouchers represent real pledged value. The system exists to mobilize unused capacity for measurable community benefit