Patrons
The doctrine stays free because practitioners pay to keep it free.
The manifesto, the library, the playbooks, the glossary, the signing wall. All open, all free, all built without a certification mill funding them.
This is how that stays true. Patron contributions fund the work directly: research, writing, editorial, hosting, and the events that gather practitioners in person. No tier unlocks doctrine. No tier unlocks a certificate. The book is the only credential.
One-time
Reader's gift
$250
One-shot support from a practitioner who already paid for the book and read it on the floor.
One-time
Founding Patron
$1,000
A founding-tier gift. Named on the patrons page (with consent), dated, alongside the first practitioners who funded the doctrine in public.
Monthly · Recurring
Monthly Patron
$100/mo
Recurring monthly support. Named on the patrons page (with consent). Cancel anytime through the Stripe portal.
Floor Underwriter
$5,000+ annual.
For dealer groups, agencies, and larger benefactors who want to underwrite the doctrine for a full year. Invoiced; tax-receipted. Named in the annual patrons list and (with consent) credited at the annual gathering.
B2B sponsorship
Different ask.
If you're an org or vendor wanting brand pairing with the doctrine (roundtable hosting, workshop title pairing, premium banner on the annual report), that's a sponsorship, not a patron tier. Tight roster; one slot per cycle.
Where the money goes
- Editorial. Writing, copy editing, fact-checking, and research for new essays, playbooks, and the annual research report.
- Events. Underwriting roundtables and workshops in cities outside the obvious ones. Practitioners shouldn't have to live in San Francisco to sit in the room.
- Infrastructure. Hosting, domain, email, sign-flow verification, sitemap and feed generation, OG card rendering. The bill is small but real.
- Time. Author time on the doctrine, not on consulting the highest bidder. The book is the only credential, and the only way that stays true is if the author stays close to the work, not close to a sales pipeline.
Patron contributions are not tax-deductible. V3s Software is a for-profit publisher, not a 501(c)(3). They are a direct, dated commitment to keep the doctrine in public hands.