Stimpunks Foundation

Mutual Aid and Human-Centered Learning for Neurodivergent and Disabled People

BBB Standards Alignment (Accountability Crosswalk)

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▶ Table of Contents

  1. Governance & Oversight
    1. Board Oversight and Independence
    2. Conflict of Interest Policy
    3. Ethical and Safe Community Commitments
  2. Measuring Effectiveness
    1. Effectiveness Beyond Compliance Metrics
  3. Finances
    1. Financial Transparency
    2. Program Expense Responsibility
  4. Fundraising & Informational Materials
    1. Truthful, Respectful Fundraising
    2. Donor Clarity: Where Funds Go
    3. Donor Privacy
  5. Transparency Practices (Beyond BBB)
  6. Our Bottom Line
  7. Contact

Stimpunks is a radically inclusive project created by and for neurodivergent and disabled people. We build mutual aid, access infrastructure, and public education at the edges.

We also believe accountability is part of care.

Many donors and institutional funders use the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability as a baseline trust framework. While these standards were not written from a disability justice perspective, we treat them as one useful set of guardrails for transparency, governance, and responsible stewardship.

This page is our public crosswalk: how Stimpunks aligns with BBB standards, what we already do, and what we are actively building.

Accountability is not policing.
Accountability is infrastructure.

Governance & Oversight

Board Oversight and Independence

BBB expectation: An active governing board that provides oversight and includes independent members.

Our approach: Stimpunks is governed with community-first accountability and documented oversight.

What we do now:

  • Maintain an active board responsible for fiduciary and mission oversight
  • Use an advice process and restorative values in governance
  • Publish governance documents publicly when possible

In progress / next:

  • Publish a Board & Governance page with member list, meeting cadence, and decision processes

Conflict of Interest Policy

BBB expectation: Written conflict-of-interest policy with regular disclosure.

What we do now:

Ethical and Safe Community Commitments

BBB expectation: Organizational integrity and responsible conduct.

What we do now:

Measuring Effectiveness

Effectiveness Beyond Compliance Metrics

BBB expectation: Organizations assess effectiveness and communicate results.

Our approach: We reject harmful charity metrics that reduce human lives to simplistic numbers. We evaluate effectiveness through dignity, access, mutual aid, and real-world usability.

What we do now:

How we measure in practice:

  • Mutual aid delivered directly to individuals
  • Resources published and adopted
  • Community participation and contributor growth
  • Qualitative stories of reduced harm and increased access
  • Public infrastructure built (checklists, pathways, pattern languages)

In progress / next:

  • Publish an annual public impact + learning report (not a compliance scoreboard)

Finances

Financial Transparency

BBB expectation: Financial information is available and understandable.

What we do now:

In progress / next:

  • Continue refining our budget categories with updated accounting reports
  • Maintain clear program/admin/fundraising breakdowns

Program Expense Responsibility

BBB expectation: A substantial portion of spending supports program work.

Our approach: Stimpunks treats operations as access infrastructure, not overhead waste. Program work includes direct support, creator grants, public education, and open resources.

What we do now:

  • Prioritize direct support and community-serving infrastructure
  • Maintain a “Where the Money Goes” framing in fundraising

In progress / next:

  • Publish an annual expense allocation summary in plain language

Fundraising & Informational Materials

Truthful, Respectful Fundraising

BBB expectation: Appeals are accurate, not misleading, and respect donor intent.

What we do now:

Donor Clarity: Where Funds Go

BBB expectation: Donors can understand how contributions are used.

What we do now:

In progress / next:

  • Expand “Where the Money Goes” breakdowns across donation entry points

Donor Privacy

BBB expectation: Respect donor privacy and handle information responsibly.

In progress / next:

  • Publish a short Donor Privacy Policy (plain language, minimal data collection)

Transparency Practices (Beyond BBB)

Stimpunks also practices “default to open” transparency beyond traditional charity norms:

We believe disabled communities deserve institutions that are both radical and reliable.

Our Bottom Line

We align with BBB accountability standards because:

  • Disabled people deserve durable support systems
  • Donors deserve clarity and trust
  • Transparency is mutual aid for everyone involved
  • Accountability is not respectability politics — it is care infrastructure

We build at the edges.
We steward responsibly.
We default to open.

Contact

If you have questions about our governance, finances, or accountability practices, reach out: