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Moral Trade
Understand▾
UnderstandStart with the idea, source, and safest first route.
Choose your pathRoute by intent: learn, test an example, donate, or join/build.What is Moral Trade?A plain-language primer for new visitors.How it worksA simple walkthrough from example to review.SourcesPrimary references and product-boundary notes.FAQCommon questions and operating limits.
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ExploreInspect what is live enough to read, clone, or donate through.
ProjectsWhat is live, illustrative, or upcoming.Worked examplesSeeded structures, not live offers.All offersLive offers and worked examples.Pledge swapsExchange bounded commitments.Donation offsetsRedirect matched opposed donations.Donate through a routeUse a vetted external donation handoff.
Join▾
JoinMove from examples into one supported pilot action.
Create bounded tradeDraft terms with baseline, exit, evidence, and review gates.Create donation offsetSet baseline, match, destination, surplus, and evidence rules.Create wish profileDescribe broad wishes before mutual disclosure.Founding cohortInvite one serious counterparty and start small.Private matchingConsent-gated counterparty discovery.Create accountUse member workflows after the public primer.
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TrustCheck status, review rules, safety boundaries, and recourse.
AboutWhat exists today, what does not, and what comes next.What you can rely onPrototype guarantees, review states, and non-guarantees.Pilot statusWhat is real, reviewed, or still prototype-stage.ValidationEvidence states, challenge windows, and review scopes.SafetyCoercion, fraud, and pressure boundaries.Anti-threat rulesBaseline integrity and externality checks.AccessibilityWCAG-oriented QA scope, limitations, and support route.MeasurementPrivacy-safe event taxonomy and performance baselines.TransparencyAggregate review, disclosure, report, appeal, and operator timing counts.Team and governanceOperator routes, reviewer roles, and public gaps.Pilot updatesPublic logs, governance updates, and case-study notes.ContactReach the pilot operators or report a support issue.
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Make voluntary trades across moral disagreement.

Start with one pledge swap, donation offset, or public-good commitment. Moral Trade keeps the terms, baselines, evidence rules, and manual review explicit before anyone relies on the result.

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Live offers0
Worked examples8
Public profiles2
Completed agreements0
Pilot stageNo custody or escrowManual review before reliancePrivacy-first matching0 completed agreements - transparency first
No surprise exposure. No autonomous outreach. No private-feed mining.Matching uses broad previews and consent-gated disclosure.

Find a worked example or live offer

Start with broad categories and inspect examples first. Live offers only count once they have public terms, baselines, and review states.

Global healthAnimal welfareClimateLong-run futurePublic healthFinancial support
Pledge swapsDonation offsetsPublic-good contributionsPrivate matching

Animated typology

Eight moral trade types, in motion

The suite turns Ord's pure, mixed, intrapersonal, bargaining, lottery, side-payment, and market mechanisms into short web-native motion diagrams with labels, shapes, and reduced-motion fallbacks.

Moral Trade

A pilot institution for cooperation under disagreement.

Moral Trade helps serious participants test small, reviewable commitments across moral disagreement. It does not provide legal, tax, escrow, or custody services.

Marketplace

  • Projects
  • Choose your path
  • Browse offers
  • Worked examples
  • Pledge swaps
  • Donation offsets
  • Donate through a route
  • Public Goods Fund
  • Private matching

Learn

  • About
  • What is moral trade?
  • How it works
  • Methodology
  • Measurement
  • Transparency report
  • Safety policy
  • Anti-threat rules
  • Validation
  • Accessibility
  • Moral Trade technical spec
  • Evidence standards
  • FAQ
  • Deferred paid offers
  • Sources

Community

  • Team and governance
  • People
  • Wish registry
  • Founding cohort
  • Pilot updates
  • Create account
  • Sign in

About

  • Contact
  • Pilot status
  • What you can rely on
  • Transparency report
Animal welfare
Global poverty
Victoriapoverty first
Paulanimals first
1% income
vegetarian
moral
moral
cost
cost

A. Reciprocal mixed trade

Two sacrifices become two moral gains

Victoria gives on income, Paul gives on diet, and each side sees the other action as worth more than their own cost.

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B. Moral-for-prudential trade

An incentive buys a behavior change

One participant pays for an act they value morally while the counterparty receives a prudential gain.

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Campaign ACampaign Bcancelshared aidparty Aparty B

C. Pure opposed-cause trade

Opposed efforts redirect into a shared good

Resources that would cancel each other move into a compromise destination both parties judge better.

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D. Intrapersonal trade

A divided self finds a better bundle

Prudential desire and moral concern reorganize into one action package that improves both internal ledgers.

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E. Bargained coordination

Repeated structure recovers blocked gains

A one-shot project is unacceptable to one side, but alternation across rounds can make cooperation feasible.

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F. Lottery-mediated trade

Chance creates a bridge certainty cannot

A probability marker slides along the arc between projects until the randomized option enters the win-win region.

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G. Side-payment trade

Compensation reshapes the feasible set

Side payments move the active deal point across the acceptability boundary without pretending values agree.

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H. Market-mediated trade

A clearing layer scales moral barter

Offers, ratios, receipts, and residual unmatched flows turn single trades into an auditable matching network.

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Choose the right first path

The pilot routes visitors by intent before exposing deeper marketplace mechanics: learn, test, donate, or join/build.

Read what exists today

See what the pilot supports, what it does not promise, and why review matters.

Read the plain-language primer

See a worked example

Inspect a complete, non-live example before drafting or relying on a real trade.

Open worked examples

Donate through a vetted route

Choose a cause, pay on Every.org, and use webhook import or reviewed fallback when MPGF needs evidence.

Open donation routes

Join or build

Enter the founding cohort, invite one serious counterparty, and start small.

Join the founding cohort

Start with one low-risk action

The founding cohort is designed for early users who want to learn by doing one small, reviewable thing before publishing a full offer.

Join a small cohort

Start with a group small enough for review, baseline checks, and human introductions.

Open the cohort guide

Clone a worked example

Prefill a low-risk case, adjust terms, and keep scores party-relative.

Choose a worked example

Invite one serious counterparty

The fastest early loop is one thoughtful invite, not a generic referral blast.

Draft a cohort invite

Submit one reviewable proof artifact

Use receipts, logs, attestations, or public statements before anyone relies on a claim.

Review evidence standards

Marketplace preview

Examples show the terms, evidence rules, and review states a real offer should expose before anyone relies on it.

Worked exampleAnnual receiptsManual review required

Personal pledge swap

Global poverty for Animal welfare

Victoria

Global poverty -> Animal welfare

Offered action
Donate 1% of my income to an evidence-backed poverty charity for 12 months.
Requested action
Adopt a vegetarian diet for 12 months.
Personal pledge swap12 monthsAnnual receiptsParticipant-stated importance 7/10Counterparty minimum acceptable importance 8/10Confidence: Medium

Not a platform moral ranking. This score reflects the participant's stated view, not Moral Trade's assessment of moral value.

Action evidenceReceipts, donation records, and an annual review checkpoint.
Baseline confidenceModerate
Externality reviewReview whether the trade creates third-party harms, bad incentives, or objections from moral views not present in the match.
Factor codes
human_review_requiredevidence_rule_namedbaseline_credibilityexternality_review_requiredno_global_moral_ranking

Next step: Attach or inspect one scoped artifact for each factual action claim before relying on the record.

Why this status: human review: a proof method is named, but the artifact still needs reviewer inspection before reliance.

Worked example. Manual review required before reliance.

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Worked exampleAnnual receiptsManual review required

Personal pledge swap

Animal welfare for Global poverty

Paul

Animal welfare -> Global poverty

Offered action
Go vegetarian for 12 months, with a yearly check-in and visible meal log.
Requested action
Donate 1% of income to an effective poverty fund for the same period.
Personal pledge swap12 monthsAnnual receiptsParticipant-stated importance 8/10Counterparty minimum acceptable importance 7/10Confidence: Medium

Not a platform moral ranking. This score reflects the participant's stated view, not Moral Trade's assessment of moral value.

Action evidenceReceipts, donation records, and an annual review checkpoint.
Baseline confidenceModerate
Externality reviewReview whether the trade creates third-party harms, bad incentives, or objections from moral views not present in the match.
Factor codes
human_review_requiredevidence_rule_namedbaseline_credibilityexternality_review_requiredno_global_moral_ranking

Next step: Attach or inspect one scoped artifact for each factual action claim before relying on the record.

Why this status: human review: a proof method is named, but the artifact still needs reviewer inspection before reliance.

Worked example. Manual review required before reliance.

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Worked examplePublic pledgeManual review required

Personal pledge swap

Climate for Public health

Nia

Climate -> Public health

Offered action
Replace two weekly car trips with transit and contribute monthly to a climate resilience fund.
Requested action
Volunteer four hours each month with a vaccination or clinic outreach effort.
Personal pledge swap6 monthsPublic pledgeParticipant-stated importance 7/10Counterparty minimum acceptable importance 6/10Confidence: Low

Not a platform moral ranking. This score reflects the participant's stated view, not Moral Trade's assessment of moral value.

Action evidenceA dated public pledge plus light follow-up evidence.
Baseline confidenceWeak
Externality reviewReview whether the trade creates third-party harms, bad incentives, or objections from moral views not present in the match.
Factor codes
human_review_requiredevidence_rule_namedbaseline_credibilityexternality_review_requiredno_global_moral_ranking

Next step: Attach or inspect one scoped artifact for each factual action claim before relying on the record.

Why this status: human review: a proof method is named, but the artifact still needs reviewer inspection before reliance.

Worked example. Manual review required before reliance.

View exampleCreate similar
Browse all worked examplesRead the cohort guide

Build the pilot through trust and review

Moral Trade is early. The strongest path is a founding cohort of effective givers, organizers, founders, and serious counterparties who can test low-risk examples and invite one relevant person at a time before the site tries to solve liquidity.

Join the founding cohortReview safety and baseline rulesResearch and governance
  • Research and governance
  • Reasoning Center
  • Allocation notes
  • Candidate pools

    • Legal

    • Privacy
    • Terms
    • Accessibility
    • Safety policy
    • Evidence review

    Reference points include Toby Ord's paper on moral trade and Forethought's discussion of convergence, compromise, threats, blockers, and moral public goods.