Welcome to the OpenCivics Consortium as a **Partner** - an aligned organization engaging in inter-organizational collaboration and coordination with the Consortium to advance shared open civic innovation mission. This document is the agreement for [[Partner]] role membership in the OpenCivics Consortium. - [[#Freedom to Participate]] - [[#Your Role]] - [[#Partnership Process]] - [[#Good Standing]] - [[#Network Participation]] - [[#Knowledge Commons Access]] - [[#Your Platform Access]] - [[#Departure]] - [[#Questions and Support]] - [[#About OpenCivics Consortium]] # Freedom to Participate Your organization is free to take any action that fulfills the [[Identity/Purpose|Purpose]] of the organization and the [[Structure/Roles/Roles Index|Roles Index]] that you hold — as long as you do not violate any [[Protocols/Protocols Index|Protocols Index]]; and you seek to uphold the [[Identity/Values|Values]] and intent of this Constitution. # Your Role ![[Partner]] --- # Partnership Process ## How Partnerships Are Formed ![[Protocols/Role Protocols/Partner Protocol#Process: Application|Partner Protocol]] ## Eligibility ![[Protocols/Role Protocols/Partner Protocol#Eligibility|Partner Protocol]] --- # Good Standing ![[Protocols/Role Protocols/Partner Protocol#Good Standing|Partner Protocol]] --- # Network Participation Your organization participates in the broader open civic innovation network. ## Network Assembly ![[Network Assembly Protocol#Session Structure]] ## Participation Guidelines ![[Network Assembly Protocol#Participation Guidelines]] --- # Knowledge Commons Access Your organization has access to the Knowledge Commons. ## Access & Usage Rights ![[Commons Indexing Protocol#Access & Usage Rights]] ## Submission Process ![[Commons Indexing Protocol#Submission Process]] --- # Your Platform Access ![[Platforms Protocol#Access by Role]] --- # Departure ## Voluntary Departure ![[Protocols/Role Protocols/Partner Protocol#Departure|Partner Protocol]] ## Removal ![[Protocols/Role Protocols/Partner Protocol#Removal|Partner Protocol]] --- # Questions and Support For questions about your organizational partnership or this agreement: - Review the complete [[Partner]] role definition - Consult [[Protocols/Role Protocols/Partner Protocol|Partner Protocol]] for partnership procedures - Contact [[Delegate Council]] for partnership support - Engage with [[Stewardship Council]] for strategic coordination --- # About OpenCivics Consortium These indexes contain the organizational DNA of the OpenCivics Consortium. Reading the identity section is encouraged; familiarity with structure is helpful; protocols and agreements can be referenced as needed for your participation. ## Identity ![[Identity/Identity Index|Identity Index]] ## Structure ![[Structure/Structure Index|Structure Index]] ## Protocols ![[Protocols/Protocols Index|Protocols Index]] ## Agreements ![[Agreements/Agreement Index|Agreement Index]]