Loomio
Wed 7 Aug 2013 5:45AM

Loomio is finally launching publicly! Thanks for bearing with us :)

BK Ben Knight Public Seen by 6

We're opening up!

Lots of you know this already, but we wanted to make an announcement to the whole community: we're finally opening up publicly!

What's going to change?

Start new groups from the front page

The main change is that rather than applying to use Loomio then waiting to be approved, people will be able to start as many new groups as they like from the front page. Setting up a new group should now take a total of about 2 minutes :)

Online payment system and community funding model

Another big component of getting ready for launch has been building an online payment system that fits with our values. We've put lots of effort into developing a model that means we can resource Loomio without money ever being a barrier to entry for groups that don't have a budget.

Here's how it works:

When starting a new group, formal organisations (businesses, City Councils etc) now have the option to pay a small regular subscription on behalf of their group.

Informal groups, like social movements, neighbourhood groups, families, collectives, etc, can use Loomio for free - individual members of these groups have the option to make a voluntary contribution. We've been calling this the 'pay what you can' community funding model.

Importantly, this means that if you're already using Loomio for free, you can keep using it for free. If you can make a contribution, we'll love you, if you can't, we'll still love you :)

Thanks so much for all of your ongoing support - you courageous early users are what keeps the whole thing going.

For everyone based in Wellington, it would be awesome to celebrate with you at our launch party this Friday at 6pm at the Sustainability Trust. For everyone in other exciting places around the world, we'll be celebrating you from afar!