Simbi Community Letters are now Quarterly!

Hello Simbians! For the first year of monthly newsletters in the new non-profit iteration of the Simbi community, we tackled many topics, ranging from Simbi’s underlying philosophy and ethos, its history and potential future, and how we see it relating to the broader, recently-developed digital currency ecosystem. However, we’ve found …

Simbi Community Letter #11: Re-engaging with members from Simbi’s founding era

June 2022  Community Letter Hello Simbians! Simbi’s story as an online community can be divided into distinct eras: its founding and growth as a venture capital-funded startup from 2015-2018, and its (slow, organic, volunteer-led) transition to a member-supported IRS-registered nonprofit organization from 2019 to today. During its founding era, Simbi marketing …

Simbi Community Letter #10: How do our members feel about Simbi?

May 2022  Community Letter Hello Simbians! Simbi has been operating as a IRS-certified 501c3 non-profit organization for about a year now, so it’s a good time to take a step back and assess how Simbi’s members feel about the community today, especially compared to its previous iteration as a “normal” for-profit …

Simbi Community Letter #9: How to help Simbi grow in your community

April 2022  Community Letter Hello Simbians! As our world emerges from two years living through a pandemic, many people are more than ready to have social gatherings and rebuild community through in-person events. What better way to build community than through the mutual exchange of services? Simbi has been helping its …

Simbi Community Letter #8: When things go bad, we have each other

March 2022  Community Letter Hello Simbians! It can be hard to grapple with the scale of senseless suffering, waste, pollution, and hatred that war creates. Even so, most of us are watching from afar, or avoiding watching if we can help it, as we all hope for the best outcomes possible. …

Simbi Community Letter #7: What IS Simbi, really?

February 2022  Community Letter Hello Simbians! As February arrives and the days begin to get longer, most of us are still pretty much in hibernation mode. Simbi’s marketplace for mutual aid continues to grow organically, with remote deals comprising most member activity – take a look at the community’s recent stats …

Simbi Community Letter #6: It’s 2022! What will the year hold?

January 2022  Community Letter Hello Simbians! A new year is upon us all! Despite the overwhelming public health challenges we face as a society, and all the downstream effects on our economic and social lives, there’s also lots of reason for optimism that the tide may start to turn this year! …

Simbi Community Letter #4: Here come the holidays!

Simbi is here for you! November 2021  Community Letter  Hello Simbians! As Thanksgiving approaches in the US, we’re thankful to Simbi’s worldwide community of members, donors, and volunteers that keep us humming along on our mission to provide the best mutual aid platform ever! If you’re looking for holiday gift …

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