peer to peer wealth distribution
Leveler is a tool that facilitates the redistribution of wealth.
Leveler lets people give each other money, without reliance on traditional slow-moving institutional methods of philanthropy. This is necessary because people need aid now. In times of crisis, it’s unjust to force those who would stand in solidarity with one another to compete for basic needs. Leveler provides organizers with tools to both mobilize their community or cause and facilitate peer-to-peer, redistribution transfers.
Leveler is a not-for-profit organization. No money passes through our platform. All transactions are peer-to-peer.
From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs. It is imperative to build and strengthen our local communities and economies around sustainable, cooperative, and equitable principles of sharing. We must recast our ethical underpinnings to embrace our collective values and interdependence.
Resources will be shared freely. We operate under a framework that reflects and supports humanity’s interconnectedness - the resources page is a place to strategize, organize, and connect with other mutual aid efforts, as well as funding opportunities outside of leveler.
Solidarity is revolutionary. We can bail each other out, plain and simple. If we focus on securing the basic needs of our neighbors, rather than bolstering the outmoded, unequal power relationships that underlie much of society, we not only push forward conversations that once seemed radical, but move beyond ideas and into action.
Please remember, this relief effort is an experiment in self-organized mutual aid, and while we think peer-to-peer mutual aid is something that can and should work, leveler should not be relied upon as a meaningful source of income.
Recipients who need funds can apply with their venmo/paypal direct payment links by clicking “receive”.
Distributors can donate funds to up to five individuals at a time, by clicking “distribute” and then completing payment to the five individual recipients they have been assigned. Recipients are pulled by geographic region based on the IP address of the distributor. If you are distributing funds using a VPN, you will be directed to individuals in your VPN’s locale.
Resources are community-run and available publicly. Recipients, distributors and anyone interested can contribute helpful links, comments or discussion to our community by clicking “resources”.
Micro-communities are offshoots of the leveler database that contain only recipients from a specific community or that share a specific need. If you want to create a leveler database specific to your cause or community, contact us: leveler.info@gmail.com
If you have funds to spare, this site has made it relatively easy for you to distribute a small portion of those funds to people who need it.
This process will take a few minutes and works best from a mobile device. (You can not make venmo payments on your computer).
Click "Distribute" to be assigned a group of 5 people.
Venmo, Paypal each of them via their payment link.
When you're done with each person, check the box that says 'I Contributed'.
We strongly suggest sending the same amount to each person (ie: 5.00 x 10 = 50.00 total).
If you wish to distribute an amount larger than 100 dollars, we suggest you repeat steps 1 and 2 until you are satisfied with the amount that you have distributed.
People who add themselves to the database acknowledge that they are putting their venmo/paypal/payment link into a database that will be surfaced online. This means anyone can see it. We will always keep your email address private.
If you find that you no longer need to be listed as a recipient on leveler, please consider removing yourself from the database by emailing an admin: remove@leveler.info
This is self-governed and self-policed. Please look out for each other and people you know. Do not add yourself twice. If you add yourself twice you will be removed.
If your needs have been met based on the amount of money you lost due to already booked job cancellations, we highly suggest distributing excess funds back to your peers through the database.
If you are a developer and you want to help, please email: adb@leveler.info
Alessandra, Organizer, adb@leveler.info
Samuel, Technical Director, sam@leveler.info
Sabina, Product Director, sabina@leveler.info
Adam, Advisor, adam@leveler.info
Michael, Database Engineer
Oneil, Front-End
Alex, Organizer, alex@leveler.info
Ben, Engineer
Tania, Organizer, tania@leveler.info
Óscar, Developer
Palmidia, JavaScript Developer