501(c)3

We're a 501 (c)3. Yes, but we're different than most (that's what they all say, right?). But we are. We have an exit strategy. We have a plan to dismantle our non-profit. We're not looking for a ten-year plan or a plan of action for 2020.


We're looking for an exit strategy.


So, why? Because we're committed to sustainability.


The idea of sustainability in development is centered around the idea of meeting the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. That means enabling and supporting the community's ability to empower themselves, becoming agents of their own reality. That means that, if done correctly, our role as a non-profit becomes obsolete. And the sooner we become obsolete, the better.


It means we did it right.


So that's our plan- to not exist as soon as possible. But the end to our existence does not mean an end to Project:Darmang, it simply means an end to our 501(c)3 status and my title as President. It means that the agency is in the hands of the people of Darmang, to carry out the project in any way they see fit. It means that Julie or Nancy or even Michael can carry on the legacy of positive and progressive change. 


And Darmang will not be left without support. We will be supporting and loving towards the community of Darmang indefinitely because we are connected to them on the most intimate level. We will forever be in each others lives. 


But that's our plan, that's our commitment, and that's the way it should be.