Support TCUS
Help good work survive its next decision.
The Chamber of Us is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building open methods, tools, and partnerships that help promising work move from evidence to responsible implementation.
EIN: 93-3759486 · TCUS is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Why support TCUS
Some of the most important work fails in the middle.
A pilot works, but does not spread. A research finding is credible, but does not reach the institution that can act on it. A volunteer wants to help, but cannot find the right work. A partner has a real need, but the pathway from evidence to implementation is unclear.
TCUS builds the connective infrastructure around those moments: Pathfinder, Libelle, field learning, research, case studies, and volunteer coordination systems.
Your support helps us make the next responsible commitment possible.
Ways to support
Choose the giving path that fits your intent.
Strategic funding
Underwrite Pathfinder, Libelle, and field learning.
Strategic gifts help TCUS build reusable infrastructure: methods, templates, software, research, documentation, and partner pathways.
- Pathfinder development
- Libelle MVP and volunteer coordination
- case studies and field documentation
- research on adoption pathways
- open-source infrastructure
Project support
Support trusted partner pathways.
TCUS has helped align funding for education infrastructure in Ethiopia, including classroom and library support connected to trusted partners.
- education infrastructure
- partner-led field projects
- matched funding opportunities
- documentation and learning
In-kind support
Contribute tools, expertise, or capacity.
TCUS also welcomes in-kind support from people and organizations who can help build, host, review, document, or strengthen the work.
- engineering or design support
- cloud, compute, or software credits
- research and evaluation help
- legal, governance, or nonprofit advice
What gifts support
Your contribution supports the infrastructure around impact.
Pathfinder
The methodology for managing adoption pathways under uncertainty, including Evidence Packs, Adoption Pathway Maps, Decision Ledgers, and Work Graphs.
Libelle
The people layer that helps match volunteers to meaningful work through skills, interests, availability, onboarding, and contribution tracking.
Field learning
Case studies, partner updates, education infrastructure pathways, and implementation learning from real projects.
Research
Evidence-first work on adoption pathways, construction innovation, climate and development systems, and responsible implementation.
Operations
The basic nonprofit infrastructure needed to coordinate volunteers, maintain tools, document work, and support partners responsibly.
Early proof
TCUS has already helped move real pathways forward.
In our first year, TCUS helped align more than $100,000 in education infrastructure support connected to trusted partners in Ethiopia.
$63k Azezo classroom project
TCUS helped close a $14,000 gap that unlocked a larger funding pathway for three classroom upgrades.
$70k Gendit library support
TCUS served as a U.S. 501(c)(3) bridge for a donor-advised fund gift supporting library construction and resourcing.
Libelle MVP
TCUS is building and using Libelle to coordinate volunteer talent and turn interest into useful contribution.
Giving note
We are still early, so clear intent helps.
TCUS is a young nonprofit. For now, larger gifts, restricted gifts, DAF transfers, in-kind support, and strategic partnerships should begin with a conversation so we can understand intent, restrictions, reporting needs, and fit.
We welcome both restricted and unrestricted support. Unrestricted gifts are especially valuable because they help fund the operating capacity that makes responsible work possible.
Every serious funding inquiry is reviewed by TCUS leadership.
Support the mission
Help build the pathways that move good work forward.
Bring funding, capacity, tools, or expertise. TCUS will help connect it to responsible implementation.