Community & EconomyOperating

Benefit fund w/ citizen governance

Establishes a community-benefit fund governed by a citizen board that decides how proceeds are spent.

Open planner →Cost bandLowIllustrative Example

Where it applies

Applicability of Benefit fund w/ citizen governance across climate, water stress, land context, and community scale.
ClimateColdapplicableTemperateapplicableAridapplicableTropicalapplicable
Water stressLowapplicableMediumapplicableHighapplicable
Land contextGreenfieldapplicableDegradedapplicableBrownfieldapplicableUrbanapplicable
Community scaleRuralapplicableTownapplicableMetroapplicable

Five Capitals contribution

  • Natural0
  • Human1
  • Social4
  • Built0
  • Financial3

0–5 illustrative weighting of how this intervention builds each capital. Illustrative Example.

PrecedentOperating

Verified operating project(s), externally cited.

CBA funds; NAACP template governance

Case studies1

Citizen-governed benefit fund

Operating

Various CBAs · US

FigureValueSource
Governancecitizen board controlmedium conf.CBA template (citation)

Benefit funds governed by citizen boards, following NAACP template language, are established CBA practice.

How it maps hereOPERATING; SYN-COMMUNITY-POWER member; Social + Financial.

Sources

  • NAACP community-benefits templateNAACP

These compoundSYN-COMMUNITY-POWER

Running these together in the Place Planner unlocks a synergy multiplier — each strengthens the others.

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