Fall 2022 Community Letter Hello Simbians! For most people, most of the time, our daily lives are pretty much what we assume they will be. Of course, weather, relationships, politics, economic opportunities and every other aspect our lives change over time. But, on a daily basis, most of us usually know …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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! …
The holidays are here! But the world is very clearly, if gradually, falling apart. It’s a strange place to be, isn’t it? Simbi exists to help us get through it all, together.
Yesterday was #GivingTuesday…
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 …
