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TL;DR

A book of markdown chapters describing a philanthropic fellowship program's philosophy on community, shared power, and giving.

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  root((50 Shades of Green))
    What it does
      Book on philanthropy
      Fellowship philosophy
      Community guidance
    Tech stack
      Markdown
    Use cases
      Read fellowship philosophy
      Use appendix templates
      Study funding challenge
    Audience
      General readers
      Nonprofit leaders
    Setup
      No install needed
      Read chapters on GitHub

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Read the full text of a book about reimagining philanthropy through community and shared power.

REASON 2

Reference specific chapters, like the appendix application form or agreement letter, for a fellowship program.

REASON 3

Study the structure of a real fellowship funding challenge described in the funding chapter.

REASON 4

Use the appendix guidelines as a starting template for organizing an open community gathering.

What's in the stack?

Markdown

How it stacks up

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Stars111
LanguageTypeScriptSolidity
Setup difficultyeasyhardhard
Complexity1/54/55/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
No license is stated in the README, so reuse terms for the writing are unclear.

Wtf does this do

This repository is a book, not software. Titled 50 Shades of Green, it is organized as a set of markdown chapter files that together tell the story and philosophy of a philanthropic fellowship program, covering how the organization thinks about giving, community, and openness. The book is split into an introduction, followed by sections that each build on the last: reconsidering how philanthropy is normally done, moving towards shared power between funders and the people they support, what true fellowship looks like, how to nurture an ongoing community of fellows, and a chapter on funding the future that describes a specific five million dollar challenge. It closes with an epilogue and an appendix containing practical materials, including an application form, an agreement letter template, and guidelines for open participation, gatherings, and sustainable scaling. Each numbered chapter is its own markdown file, linked from the table of contents at the top of the README, so a reader can jump straight to any section instead of reading start to finish. Chapter titles like Sharing Power, Culture of Community, and Taking the Long View suggest the book leans on real experience running a fellowship rather than abstract theory. There is no code, no build process, and nothing to install. This is a document meant to be read directly on GitHub or downloaded as text, and it also includes cover images at the top of the README. The README does not state a license for the writing, so the terms under which the content can be reused, copied, or redistributed are not specified. The repository appears to exist mainly to publish and share the book's text openly rather than to distribute software.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Summarize the main philosophy behind 50 Shades of Green in a few sentences.
Prompt 2
Explain what 'shared power' means according to this book's chapters.
Prompt 3
Walk me through the appendix materials, like the application form and agreement letter, in this repository.
Prompt 4
What does this book suggest for running an open and sustainable fellowship community?

Frequently asked questions

wtf is reimaginingphilanthropy?

A book of markdown chapters describing a philanthropic fellowship program's philosophy on community, shared power, and giving.

What license does reimaginingphilanthropy use?

No license is stated in the README, so reuse terms for the writing are unclear.

How hard is reimaginingphilanthropy to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is reimaginingphilanthropy for?

Mainly general.

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