Help Build the Commons
BENED isn't funded by institutions. No corporate control. No surveillance business model. No selling out the people to grow fast. Your support is what keeps it independent.
What BENED Refuses
The things we won't do — no matter how much money it would bring
No Corporate Control
No investors demanding we compromise the mission. No board of directors beholden to quarterly profits. The people who use BENED are the only stakeholders that matter.
No Surveillance Model
Your data isn't the product. We don't track you, profile you, or sell your information to advertisers. When you leave BENED, we don't follow you around the internet.
No Selling Out to Grow
We'd rather stay small and principled than compromise for scale. Growth that comes at the cost of integrity isn't growth — it's capture.
Where Support Goes
Every dollar keeps the infrastructure independent and the mission alive
Hosting & Backups
Servers, bandwidth, storage, and redundant backups. The physical infrastructure that keeps BENED online and your data safe.
Security & Monitoring
SSL certificates, security audits, intrusion detection, and 24/7 monitoring. Your trust requires constant vigilance.
Development Time
Building new features, fixing bugs, improving performance. Every hour of development moves the mission forward.
Tools & Services
AI usage costs, document processing, search infrastructure, and the tools that make research and education possible.
Founding Members
People who stand with the mission are recorded in the history of the build. No perks promised. No special treatment. Just an acknowledgment that you helped build something that mattered.
View the Honor Wall →Transparency
You deserve to know what your support enables
📋 Build Log
What shipped, what's being built, what support unlocked. Regular updates on where the project is headed.
Coming Soon📊 Financial Summary
Where money comes from and where it goes. No hiding behind complexity — just honest accounting.
Coming Soon📜 Principles
The values that guide every decision. Read our Charter of Intent to understand what we stand for.
Read the Charter →This Isn't a Transaction
You're not paying for a service. You're not buying a product. You're helping build infrastructure that belongs to the people who use it. That's a civic contribution — and it matters.
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