Equity Pricing
Equity Pricing is one way to play an active role in economic justice efforts, and to make my groups, workshops, and trainings accessible to all socio-economic backgrounds. It isn’t a perfect way to correct for the unfair, harmful economic system we live in, but it’s a start.
When you are able to pay on the higher end of the scale, your payment helps others gain access who might have a more challenging financial situation. It also supports me to continue doing this work.
The chart below is intended as a suggestion. This is not meant as punitive towards dominant cultures. It is a map, inviting each person to take inventory of their financial resources and to take a deeper look at systemic barriers and access to resources.
Equity pricing based on work from Accountability Mapping and Equity Solutions
Consider paying more if you…
are White
Have few or no dependents
Own your home or rent by choice
Able to miss work and still be able to pay your bills
Pay other practitioners full rate
Have access to family money and/or resources in times of need
Have a savings account, retirement accounts or other inherited money
Travel recreationally
Have earning power with ability to get and do high-paid jobs
Consider paying less if you…
are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color)
Have dependents
Receive public assistance
Have a chronic illness or disability that inhibits your ability to earn income
Are unable to access healthcare
Have significant debt affecting your day to day life
You are a student with no income and actively acquiring great debt.
Are an unpaid community organizer (without family wealth or networks to support you)
Have immigration related expenses
Formerly incarcerated