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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 11 years ago 2012-09-03 20:34:51
bkuhn@ebb.org
Updates and corrections about how the evaluation process currently occurs.
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www/conservancy/static/members/apply/index.html
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{% extends "base_members.html" %}
 
{% block subtitle %}Member Project Services - {% endblock %}
 
{% block submenuselection %}Applying{% endblock %}
 
{% block content %}
 

	
 
<h1> Applying to Join Conservancy as a Member Project</h1>
 

	
 
<p>New applications for project membership with Conservancy are considered
 
  twice a year.  The deadlines for submission of application materials are
 
  1 February and 1 September each year.</p>
 
<p>Conservancy's Evaluation Committee considers  applications monthly on a
 
  rolling basis.</p>
 

	
 
<p>The application process is somewhat informal.  New applicants should
 
  write
 
  write an initial inquiry email
 
  to <a href="mailto:apply@sfconservancy.org">&lt;apply@sfconservancy.org&gt;</a>
 
  with a very brief description of their project and a URL to their
 
  project's website.  We'll send back initial questions if we have any,
 
  and after that, we'll send the full application materials.  Applications
 
  should be submitted in plain ASCII text via email.</p>
 

	
 
<p>Projects are reviewed by Conservancy's Evaluation Subcommittee (which
 
  is a subcommittee of Conservacy's Directors), and the subcommittee's
 
  recommendations are submitted to
 
  Conservancy's <a href="/about/board/">Board of Directors</a>, who make
 
  the final decision to offer membership.</p>
 
  project's website.  We'll send back initial questions (if any), and
 
  after those questions are answered, we'll send the full application
 
  materials.  Applications should be submitted in plain ASCII text via
 
  email.</p>
 

	
 
<p>Projects are reviewed by Conservancy's Evaluation Committee, which is
 
  chartered by Conservancy's <a href="/about/board/">Board of
 
  Directors</a>.</p>
 

	
 
<h1>Project Membership Application FAQs</h1>
 

	
 
<p>The following are various questions that we typically get from project
 
  leaders that wish to apply to Conservancy.</p>
 

	
 

	
 
<h2>What are the key criteria our project must meet to join?</h2>
 

	
 
<p>In order to join, projects need to meet certain criteria.  A rough
 
  outline of those criteria are as follows:</p>
 
<p>
 
<ul><li>The project must be a software development or documentation
 
    project.  Non-software projects to advance the cause of software
 
    freedom, while important and useful, are beyond the scope of
 
    Conservancy.</li>
 

	
 
    <li>The project must be exclusively devoted to the development and
 
    documentation of FLOSS.  The project's goals must be consistent with
 
    the Conservancy's tax-exempt purposes, and other requirements imposed
 
    on Conservancy by the IRS' 501(c)(3) rules.  Namely, the goal of the
 
    project must to develop and document the software in a not-for-profit
 
    way to advance the public good, and must develop the software in
 
    public.</li>
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