How We Want To Keep BeWelcome
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Please Keep BeWelcome ...
About Real Life Connections
BeWelcome is a real life phenomenon. All features and content on the site, and all organizational practices, should lead to real human connection and ultimately to connection in the real world. Whatever's on the internet, on television, or other media, is only a gateway to that vast part of BeWelcome and hospitality which is in real life. New features shouldn't be added unless they lead to real life!
About Giving to Strangers
BeWelcome is a kind of gift economy. We believe, for one reason or another, that acts of kindness, directed towards people who aren't already in our circles, are a powerful force for good in the world. We commit to continue to involve strangers outside of our circles and to continue to be about giving and offering, rather than transacting. (There should be no compulsory member fees or service taxes. Neither should the term of "hospitality exchange" be mistaken as a barter trade.)
A place where people can learn by exchange
Many members are driven by curiousity and this curiousity is something BeVolunteer must use to teach people who by exchanging they views with the various provided tools (first of them being the hospitality exchange facility). It is expected that people using BeWelcome will learn from each others and that for this BeVolunteer will try to provide additional communication tools.
Accessible and International
The BeVolunteer organization and BeWelcome website should be as simple and intuitive to all nationalities, age ranges, and technical levels as is possible. The organizational structure should be as transparent and accessible as possible. The functionality should be low entry.
Our primary language of communication is English but we strive to translate all important parts into as many languages as possible and we allow people to contribute in other languages besides English.
Free, and a Volunteer Organization
Every contribution to the site/community, e.g. in hosting, development, promotion... is up to every single member's own decision. Things happen if people make them happen. Everybody can get involved with the things that they particularly care about and with the talents, ideas, time and means they can share. There should be no upper limit, but no lower neither.
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