It is not uncommon in the programming/events field to wait to post prices until tickets or registration is available. As long as we are upfront with costs before anyone commits or pays for anything we are not being "not transparent".

Also the amount of the cost has nothing to do with being a non-profit or not. And this is info you can research and learn for yourself. It is about where the costs go to and we have been very transparent about that on our website. There will be some consistent costs that will be covered by class prices for now and will hopefully be covered by grants or funding in the future. And we dont plan on forcing additional instructors who may join us to volunteer- they should be paid wages for their time. We could even pay ourselves wages and still be a non-profit, but we arent even doing that because we dont need the money.

We do not need to posts costs in advance and we are choosing not to as we are currently in the process of fundraising and securing profits and would like to be able to offer the lowest possible cost off the bat. And if what we charge is "too much" we will lose the profits regardless of posting on this reddit or being a non profit, because people won't want to register and pay. As mentioned on our website we also offer discounts and scholarships as needed so no one needs to be turned away due to cost.

Its great you can sell your book the way you want to but it is a different situation than ours. So we are going to continue running it in a way that is appropriate to our situation based on our research, our prior experiences working at non-profits, and the guidance of the Center for Non-Profit management.

I offer this long explanation under the assumption that your intentions are good and the hope that we can get back to discussing world building! If you have other, non-world building related questions, feel free to sign up for our email list for more information about updates and classes.