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# Cosmolocal Foundation — One-Page Summary
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> *"What is heavy should be local, and what is light should be global and shared."*
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**The Cosmolocal Foundation** is the operational wing of the P2P Foundation, building coordination infrastructure that connects locally rooted regenerative communities into a global commons network. Founded by **Michel Bauwens**, who has spent 20 years researching and advising on commons-based economic transitions worldwide.
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**The problem:** Regenerative communities are everywhere but remain fragmented, underfunded, and disconnected. Values-aligned capital wants to support systemic transformation but lacks credible commons-level infrastructure to flow through.
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**Our solution:** We build the shared coordination layer — open knowledge commons, cosmolocal networking, commons-compatible finance, and participatory governance — so that locally rooted projects can learn from each other, share resources, and grow together without centralized control.
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**How it works:** Physical production and stewardship stay local. Knowledge, design patterns, and coordination tools are shared globally as a commons. We connect the dots through mapping, pilot programs, certification, and a Financing Facility that channels capital into communities via commitment pooling (vouchers backed by real goods/services — productive finance, not speculative).
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### The Ask: $10,000/month
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| $6K | $1.5K | $1.5K | $1K |
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| Core team (3-4 people) | Infrastructure | Pilot seed funding | Travel & convenings |
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No executive salaries. No overhead. Full transparency. Quarterly impact reports. Optional governance participation. 6-12 month commitments.
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**Team:** Michel Bauwens (Founder, P2P Foundation) | Jeff Emmett (Tech & Operations, token engineering) | Bryan (Editorial & Comms)
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**Partners:** Grassroots Economics | Commons Stack | GAIA Commons Trust | Crypto Commons Gathering
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**Contact:** hello@cosmolocal.world | [cosmolocal.world](https://cosmolocal.world)
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