Gift-Ecology: As understood and practiced by aKarma.life and its associates:

Gift-Ecology is a term that represents an approach for people to engage with one another in which any value offered by a giver is done so in the spirit of gifting without a specific, must-pay price. The receiver is invited to cultivate gratitude for the value received and is encouraged to be generous in offering his or her own value as a gift either to the giver or to anyone else.

Without associating a money-value (price) to one’s offering, the giver is free to fully focus on everything that affects the quality of the value offered and the needs of its receiver. Without a specific price to consider, the receiver of a gift is free to appraise and appreciate the gift and the service-intent of the giver.

Depending on the ability and constraints of the giver and the receiver, a gift-ecology approach can be embraced in multiple ways without compromising its essence:

1. The giver offers a value with no price tag and encourages the receiver to self-choose a price for the value received and pay-it-forward to someone else.
2. The giver offers a value with no price tag and invites the receiver to “pay what your heart feels like”.
3. The giver offers a value with no price tag and the receiver is given the opportunity to offer non-monetary gifts in any form
4. The giver offers a value with no price tag and the receiver is given the opportunity to volunteer his or her services
5. The giver offers a value with no price tag and invites the receiver to “pay what you can afford”.
6. The giver offers a value with a specific price; however, the giver promises the receiver that the same value will also be offered as a gift to one or more people who cannot afford it.
7. The giver offers a value with a “suggested minimum price” that represents a break-even value and invites the receiver to choose to pay any value at or above the suggested price.

aKarma.life and its associates and affiliates pledge to offer any products and services through any one or more of the gift-ecology based approaches mentioned above.