Input Equity

Separate from outcome attribution, engage.re tracks what each participant contributes to an initiative - enabling fair recognition and equity distribution.

Two Different Questions

Outcome Attribution

"Who helped produce this change in the world?"

Tracked via contribution stories. Flows up hierarchies. Compares strategies.

See: Attribution

Input Equity

"What has each member put in?"

Tracked via contribution ledger. Internal to initiatives. Enables fair distribution.

The internal engine of fairness.

Six Capital Types

Participants can contribute different types of resources:

Time

Hours worked on tasks

Money

Funds invested

Knowledge

Ideas, documents, IP

Connections

Referrals, introductions

Reputation

Public endorsements

Assets

Equipment, space

How Equity Is Calculated

User Slices = Σ (value × multiplier)

Equity Share = User Slices ÷ Total Slices

Example: Community Garden Team

A local team is building a community garden. Each member contributes what they can:

Contributor	Contribution	Slices
Maya	30 hours of gardening work	30
James	£200 for seeds and tools	20
Priya	Garden design and planting plan	25
Sam	Introduced 3 key volunteers	15
Local nursery	Donated greenhouse space	10
Total Pool		100

When the garden produces value - whether that's harvest shares, grant funding, or recognition - it can be distributed proportionally. Maya's 30% reflects her significant time investment. James' financial contribution, Priya's expertise, Sam's network, and the nursery's assets all count fairly.

Foundation The equity tracking infrastructure is in place - the data model, APIs, and some display dashboards are built. As we continue building the contribution logging features and interfaces, projects and teams will be able to set equity frameworks and track who puts what in and distribute recognition fairly.

How Contributions Are Recorded

Provenance	How Recorded
System Tracked	Automatic from task completion, payments, etc.
Peer Assessed	Other team members rate contributions
Self-Declared	Contributor logs their own input

Inspiration

The equity tracking system is inspired by:

Slicing Pie

Mike Moyer's dynamic equity model for startups

Coordinape

Decentralized peer-based contribution allocation

Value Network Analysis

Verna Allee's work on tracking value flows