Updated on August 21, 2017
Meeting people now on Trustroots
You can now meet people on Trustroots even if you don’t need hosting or cannot host. This is probably the biggest change in Trustroots since our launch two years ago!
As our community is already 27,000 members strong, we wanted to make Trustroots useful not only for those who can host or who are travelling. Our mission is to connect likeminded people together and while hosting is one of the best ways to do so, simply getting people to meet is very much part of our mission, too.
Meets are visible on the map just like hosting offers and removed automatically after some time — currently one month after any updates to it. Members can have multiple meet offers on the map at the same time.
We didn’t want to guide too strongly what “meet” exactly means: it might be you’re travelling in that location, it might mean you’re organising a dinner party at home or it might mean a bigger Hitchgathering type event. We will follow how people start using the feature and do adjustments while we learn more about possibilities. Do send us all the feedback and ideas as well! We’re all ears.
New Tribes!
Thank you so much for sending us so many new tribe suggestions! We’re amazed by so many different communities, hobbies and skill practitioners on Trustroots.
We just published some of the most requested tribes and will probably follow up with a few more in near future. Keep sending us ideas! Know that in future everyone will be able to create tribes, but until that we don’t want to spread the community too thin as finding likeminded folks would become more difficult.
Go Join new Tribes and happy rest of the summer!
Updated on July 10, 2017
Introducing the Trustroots shop
We have just launched a shop for Trustroots t-shirts and apparel — something our members have been asking for a while now.
We want a world that encourages trust, adventure and intercultural connections. This is another way to show you are part of Trustroots family and promote that the willingness to help each other is universal, where ever we go.
About designs
Currently there are just some basic designs available. We will be adding more little by little. If you have a great design or sketch, feel free to send us your designs so we could increase the variety!
At the shop you can use “create” feature to play with designs and create your unique t-shirt. You could add a gathering name or a message to keep great memories of Trustroots events. Check it out! Note that it might cost a little extra.
About prices
The Trustroots Foundation receives no income from any transaction, so you just pay exactly the cost of each item. Just growing Community.
The shop is hosted on Spreadshirt a worldwide respected custom merchandise printer.
There is 15% discount on all items for the next 10 days.
Maker’s gonna make their own!
You can totally do this on your own as well! Grab our logo design or poster and check instructions how to print your own t-shirts:
Thanks for all the love and support!
Don’t forget to take pics of you wearing it and tag us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
Updated on March 26, 2017
Trustroots goes invitation only
From today, new members can only join Trustroots by invitation.
Why?
Trustroots is growing, we’ve just passed 25’000 members. We recently issued our first member ban. Until now Trustroots has been focused around the hitchhiking community. As we grow, we want to manage the transition to a wider audience carefully.
Right now we simply don’t have the features to support a diverse audience of people with differing values. We want to build on the tribes feature, and add a whole lot more to help with this. But for the time being, we feel that it’s better to keep our growth more focused.
FAQ
How does the invitation system work?
Members can get invitation codes on the new “invite friends” page. You can send the code to friends who you think are a good fit for the spirit of Trustroots. Please be conscious about who you invite.
How many invites can I send?
There is currently no fixed limit. We’ll see how this model works and update it over time.
How long will this last?
The whole idea is an experiment. As we develop features to better support a wider range of value systems, we’ll open things up.
Won’t that slow growth?
Yes,it might. We think that growing more carefully, even if more slowly, makes more sense than growing too fast and potentially diluting trust within the community.
Help us
We’re ambitious. We want to build the world’s largest digital trust network and to make this happen we need help. We’re looking for people with a practical hands on approach. Read more.