Mental Health and Therapy in The Gift Economy
December 14, 2021
I built Prodana before knowing about the term The Gift Economy. Of course, the idea was all around me – inspired by the Buddhist concept of Dana, and expressed by
I built Prodana before knowing about the term The Gift Economy. Of course, the idea was all around me – inspired by the Buddhist concept of Dana, and expressed by
I am not one to often quote the Talmud, but there is one quote I really like that goes “A prisoner cannot free themselves from jail”, meaning, no matter how
Vince Horn is the founder of Buddhist Geeks, a non-profit focused on promoting meditation, specifically social and out-loud meditation. As Vince related in his annual report video, his program began
Some people have a tendency when they have a startup idea, to keep it under wraps lest someone steal it from them. I do relate to this fear, but I
I’m not a big believer in business plans or promises. They are speculative and based on assumptions that people often pull of thin air. Real life never plays out like
From my experience with therapists and healers, the majority of them are empathic, great with people, and have hearts of gold. Their primarily focus is on helping others, which supersedes
Prodana represents a creative and non-conventional way to fund your support for others. While it’s been anecdotally successful, it’s still an unfamiliar model for many people. Our mission is to
Prodana’s mission is to add to the pool of resources that are dedicated to improving people’s mental health. For many therapists who are booked solid and billing at their desired
At first glance, there are definitely similarities between Prodana and Patreon, the popular membership platform where artists and creators can build and maintain a relationship with their “patrons”, who financially
When I first had the idea for Prodana, one of the first things I did was research whether something like this already existed, and I looked up crowdfunding platforms for
