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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.
Explore▾
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.
Trust▾
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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Community partner cohort

Grow cooperative impact in your community

Equip members to cooperate across moral disagreement through clear terms, private matching, and shared public goods.

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Upcoming sessions

Small-group walkthroughs for organizers and serious early users.

Weekly by request45 min

Start with one concrete action

Cohort members do not need a full trade on day one. Pick one low-risk action that creates a useful signal without overstating marketplace liquidity.

Browse worked examples

Inspect pledge swaps, donation offsets, and public-good commitments before drafting anything public.

Open worked examples

Request a private intro

Use broad previews and concierge review before exact wishes, identities, or contact details are shared.

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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

Start a public-good action

Coordinate around thresholded commitments and external evidence without platform custody claims.

Open public-good flow

What counts as progress

These are cohort operating metrics, not impact claims. They make early learning visible while the live marketplace is still intentionally narrow.

Activated accountOne first action

Clone an example, create a broad preview, log a public-good action, or send an invite.

Public proofReviewable artifact

A worked example clone, public preview, submitted offer, or external-evidence record.

Referral loopOne serious invite

Invite a counterparty, organizer, or donor who is plausibly open to voluntary cooperation.

Invite one serious counterparty

Invite a potential counterparty to your first public commitment.

Your referral link

Share this link with your community.

How it works

People who join with your link help grow the founding cohort. No public stats, scraping, or outreach happens without consent.

Founding progress

Live proposals0
Worked examples8
Public profiles2

Safety and privacy

Privacy-first matchingWe minimize what we collect and share.
No escrow or custody claimWe do not hold or transfer funds.
Explicit terms and reviewManual review before reliance.

This is a founding cohort. Numbers reflect true progress, not commitments or capital.

  • 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.