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 {{KidsIntro|People who help others join WikiDeal can choose to get paid all at once, or a little each year for ten years, whatever helps them most.}}
+{{ExpertIntro|Revenue Spreading is a payout choice being explored for dialoguers (street fundraisers): take 100% in the first year, or a spread-out schedule of 20% across ten years. The long option intends to give workers in precarious situations a stable, durable income stream instead of a one-off payment.}}
-== Revenue Spreading ==
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-=== What is it? ===
+Fundraising work is often precarious: intense periods of income followed by nothing. This is not a matter of individual poor planning; it is how the ecosystem of short-term gig work is structured. Revenue Spreading starts from the worker's real need: some prefer money now, others prefer the security of knowing something will still arrive years later. The mechanism aims to leave that choice with the person, not the platform.
-Revenue Spreading lets dialoguers (street fundraisers) choose their payout model: receive 100% in the first year, or receive 20% distributed across ten years. The ten-year option is designed to provide long-term income stability for workers in precarious situations, smoothing earnings rather than front-loading them.
+{{ArticleSummary|
+* [[#the-need|The need: stability for precarious work]]
+* [[#how-it-works|How it is intended to work]]
+* [[#roles|Who does what]]
+* [[#why-it-matters|Why it matters for the ecosystem]]
+* [[#state-of-the-art|State of the art]]
+}}
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+<span id="the-need"></span>
+== The need: stability for precarious work ==
+Take Yasmin, a dialoguer who signs up new WikiDeal members on the street. In a classic model she would be paid once and then face uncertainty. With Revenue Spreading she could choose a smaller amount each year for ten years, turning a burst of work into a modest but reliable stream. Someone else in a different situation might prefer everything up front. Both choices are legitimate; flexibility is the point.
+<span id="how-it-works"></span>
+== How it is intended to work ==
+At the point of earning, the worker selects the payout schedule that best fits their needs: receive 100% in the first year, or receive 20% distributed across ten years. The spread-out option converts a one-time payment into a durable income stream. The detailed schedule mechanics and eligibility are being documented progressively as the platform evolves.
+<span id="roles"></span>
+== Who does what ==
+* '''Dialoguers''' choose their own payout model at the moment of earning.
+* '''The platform''' publishes the schedules transparently and executes them automatically.
+* '''The community''' can review and refine the mechanism through [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Calls]].
-=== How it works on WikiDeal ===
+<span id="why-it-matters"></span>
-At the point of earning, the worker selects the payout schedule that best fits their needs. The spread-out option converts a one-time payment into a durable income stream. The detailed schedule mechanics and eligibility are documented progressively as the platform evolves.
+== Why it matters for the ecosystem ==
+Revenue Spreading expresses two of WikiDeal's guiding aims in a very concrete way: flexibility (each worker picks the schedule that suits their life) and transparency (published, predictable schedules instead of discretionary bonuses). It also reflects a systemic view of precarity: rather than expecting individuals to absorb the volatility of gig work, the platform design itself can smooth it.
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+<span id="state-of-the-art"></span>
+== State of the art ==
+Better distributing fundraising revenue among the people who do the dialogue work relates to research on charitable giving, fundraising management and pay in platform-mediated work.
+* James Andreoni (1990), ''Impure Altruism and Donations to Public Goods: A Theory of Warm-Glow Giving'', The Economic Journal, 100(401): [https://doi.org/10.2307/2234133 doi:10.2307/2234133] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warm-glow_giving warm-glow giving on Wikipedia].
+* René Bekkers and Pamala Wiepking (2011), ''A Literature Review of Empirical Studies of Philanthropy: Eight Mechanisms That Drive Charitable Giving'', Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 40(5): [https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764010380927 doi:10.1177/0899764010380927].
+* Edward P. Lazear (2000), ''Performance Pay and Productivity'', American Economic Review, 90(5): [https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.90.5.1346 doi:10.1257/aer.90.5.1346].
+* Alex Rosenblat and Luke Stark (2016), ''Algorithmic Labor and Information Asymmetries: A Case Study of Uber's Drivers'', International Journal of Communication, 10: [https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/4892 open access article].
+* On the practice itself: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_fundraising street fundraising on Wikipedia].
 '''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main|All innovations]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main|R&D Portal]]
 [[Category:Migration June 2026]]
 [[Category:Innovation]]
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