As Brainwane says, go you for tenacity and perspicacity!
There's certainly value in inside-look summaries -- and hearing analyses of these complex interlocking systems from somebody who's really dived into them at the local level, and is approaching it from an intersectional perspective. It's certainly worth looking to see whether others are using Patreon successfully at that; if so, one question is how much of an audience and reputation did they have when they first started their Patreon?
> I'd like to have a circle of readers I can discuss them with
A newsletter could potentiall work for this -- perhaps a mix of free content and then adding paid subscriptions (from what I've heard, sites like substack make it fairly easy to do). Also, I've seen some people using Mighty Networks to build their own communities of experts; they also support a mix of free and paid content if you want to go that route. Also, people and organizations are often willing to pay for workshops or training courses. Is there an area you can focus on that will resonate?
In terms of grants (or other funding options like paid projects), one approach is to talk to some of the local groups you're volunteering with about what you're trying to do and ask them for some suggestions. Ideally you want to position what you're doing so that you're not competing with them for the same pool of grant money.
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There's certainly value in inside-look summaries -- and hearing analyses of these complex interlocking systems from somebody who's really dived into them at the local level, and is approaching it from an intersectional perspective. It's certainly worth looking to see whether others are using Patreon successfully at that; if so, one question is how much of an audience and reputation did they have when they first started their Patreon?
> I'd like to have a circle of readers I can discuss them with
A newsletter could potentiall work for this -- perhaps a mix of free content and then adding paid subscriptions (from what I've heard, sites like substack make it fairly easy to do). Also, I've seen some people using Mighty Networks to build their own communities of experts; they also support a mix of free and paid content if you want to go that route. Also, people and organizations are often willing to pay for workshops or training courses. Is there an area you can focus on that will resonate?
In terms of grants (or other funding options like paid projects), one approach is to talk to some of the local groups you're volunteering with about what you're trying to do and ask them for some suggestions. Ideally you want to position what you're doing so that you're not competing with them for the same pool of grant money.
Hope this helps!