The Mutual Aid Fund - in full known as the "Harmony Mutual Aid Fund", in shortform the "Mutual Aid Fund", and by acronym, "HMAF" or “MAF” - shall source donations into a core fund, the use of which shall be mutual aid actions carried out by Harmony assemblies, as well as for funding those actions by non-members/participants which are democratically agreed by Harmony assemblies.
The broad goal of the fund shall be to improve, materially, conditions in communities across the country. The primary focus to achieve this goal will be mitigation of suffering; the bar for an action must be that suffering is alleviated by the action being undertaken.
If an action is deemed worthy but resources are unavailable, then the action must be considered only delayed, and it is the obligation of the Party and its assemblies to ensure the resources can be sourced to carry out the action deemed worthy.
The HMAF shall operate under dual oversight; decisions of "worthiness of action" belong to the Mutual Aid Society or whichever assembly may propose an action, but the decision to actually fund the action is the preserve of the Financial Working Group, operating with the advice of the Treasurer. The FWG and the Treasurer shall be responsible for all financial planning, and have responsibility for determining the appropriate processes thereto.
The Committee for Resolutions has final oversight on any disciplinary issues relating to the HMAF, and shall also have the role of meditation in the event of any dispute between the components of the HMAF.
To enable the Party to seek funding from as many sources as possible without falling afoul of the limitations of donations to political parties, individual donations must not exceed £500. Organisations based in the UK may donate more than £500 to the HMAF provided that the Financial Working Group, acting with the advice of the Treasurer, confirms acceptance of the donation; all such donations greater than £500 will be reported to the Electoral Commission by the Treasurer.
The principal method of seeking funding will be a single crowdfunder, utilising GoFundMe initially. Donations may also be made directly via the Treasurer, but should not be made indirectly via Party members, as this will make tracking actual donation totals by individuals difficult at best.
Should any legal issues arise relating to the HMAF, the Operational Working Group, overseen by the Committee for Resolutions, and with the advice of the Secretarial Committee, shall have responsibility for governing the Party response.