A Quest for 100 Advocate Creators

Building a Digital Economy for Advocates — In Public

Is it possible to build a marketplace where advocates earn supplemental income as digital product creators — without leaving the work they love?

Our Ambitious Goal

Our Goal

DVE is helping advocates and survivor-leaders earn supplemental income while staying in the mission-driven jobs they love.

We help advocates sell products on the first-ever trauma-informed, survivor-centered, and advocate-centered marketplace.

We help advocates and survivor-leaders become mentors to an advocate in a different state, territory, or tribe who could use strategies to handle a problem they've already solved.

100 Advocate Creators by

December 31, 2026

Advocate by Advocate Ventures scoreboard 4 of 100 advocate creators on the APA Marketplace

What's at Stake?

  • Advocates across the country are among the most skilled, dedicated professionals in any field — yet the Chronicle of Philanthropy has consistently reported that nonprofit wages remain significantly below comparable roles in other sectors. Many advocates are searching for additional income sources but want to stay in mission-driven work.

  • Retirement options are often limited, and the financial infrastructure rarely matches the depth of expertise these professionals bring every day.

  • Grant funding is uncertain, and programs are constantly fundraising to meet survivor needs.

  • Unrestricted income and improved financial well-being for advocates are critical to sustaining the future of the movement to end violence against women, children, and people.

  • The knowledge advocates carry — safety planning strategies, training curricula, program models, peer support frameworks — represents decades of expertise dedicated to survivor safety, responsive systems, and comprehensive policies. Preserving that knowledge ensures the next generation of advocates can build on what came before, not start over.

A Historic Opportunity

Advocates Paying Advocates Marketplace survivor-centered advocate-centered digital marketplace

The Advocates Paying Advocates Marketplace creates a pathway for advocates to organize their expertise into digital products that generate supplemental income while making their knowledge accessible to colleagues across the country.

We help advocates and survivor-leaders become mentors to an advocate in a different state, territory, or tribe who could use strategies to handle a problem they've already solved.

Advocate by Advocate Ventures documents this journey in public — real numbers, real progress, and honest reflection.

Because building a communal economy where advocates support advocates deserves transparency from the start.

The APA Marketplace — By the Numbers

Advocates Paying Advocates Marketplace survivor-centered advocate-centered digital marketplace is open for business
  • 530 Unique Visitors

  • 4 Advocate Creators

  • 16 Registered Customers

  • 28 Orders

Advocate by Advocate Ventures

Episodes

Episode 1: Day One — Can I Help Advocates Build a Digital Economy?

Episode 2: What Happens When the Field Starts to Notice?

Episode 3: What Happens When Allies Use Their Platform for the Movement

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