There’s No Buy Nothing Group in My Area — Can One Be Built?
Overview
In some areas, there may not yet be an established Buy Nothing Facebook group. How a community forms depends on the platform being used.
How Buy Nothing Communities Are Created
Facebook Groups
On Facebook, Buy Nothing groups are created and managed by local volunteers. A group exists only when someone in the community chooses to step forward to start and administer it.
The Buy Nothing App
The Buy Nothing web and mobile platform was designed differently. A local volunteer is not required to begin participating in a hyper-local gift economy.
The Buy Nothing Project app allows individuals to participate immediately, regardless of whether a Facebook group exists.
The Easiest Way to Start Gifting
The Buy Nothing app is available worldwide and enables participation without waiting for a group to be created.
How the App Supports New Communities
Immediate Access
Anyone can join and begin Giving, Asking, and sharing Gratitude right away.
Participant-Controlled Radius
Each person sets their own sharing radius, determining how local or broad their community is.
Organic Growth
As more people in an area join and participate, a local gift economy naturally forms and grows.
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Summary
If there is no Buy Nothing group in an area, participation can begin immediately through the Buy Nothing app. Unlike Facebook groups, the app does not require a local volunteer to launch a community and allows individuals to build a hyper-local gift economy from the moment they join.