No Donations, Dues, Sponsorships, or Case Funds During Stage One
Question
Should OPCA accept money during the founding and consultation stage?
Problem
Money collected before legal structure, accounting, governance, banking, and controls exist can create personal liability, donor confusion, conflicts, and pressure to promise services.
Decision
OPCA will not accept donations, membership dues, sponsorship, event fees, case funds, legal funds, or any other money during Stage One.
Rationale
The first stage should prove purpose, discipline, and operating design without creating financial obligations or using the founder's personal accounts.
Alternatives considered
Founder crowdfunding; voluntary membership dues; sponsored listening sessions; case-specific contributions.
Risks
Some useful expenses may remain founder-funded or deferred. This is preferable to premature collection.
Scope impact
No payment or donation functionality appears on the website or official social channels.
Privacy and safeguarding impact
No donor or payment data is collected.
Owner and review
Owner: Founder. Review date: November 7, 2026.
Reconsideration trigger
A legally reviewed entity, bank account, financial policy, independent controls, and public approval exist.
Reversal path
A later decision may authorize a defined funding model after U.S. and Pakistan legal and accounting review.
History
Stage One baseline decision.