Purpose & Principles

To kick start the discussion, I am posting the Purpose & Principles statement from a group I founded in the past:

The Align IT Advisors
Shared commitment to our purpose and principles is a critical part of what binds the ALIGN IT ADVISORS community together. The ALIGN IT ADVISORS Commons is a community of individuals representing themselves, and/or a variety of organizational entities. Each individual and/or organizational entity is one of the following classes of stakeholders:

Membership types under consideration:
• Founding Member
• Owning Member
• Advisory Member
• Affiliate
Advisor (Member)

Subordinate Membership types:
• Associate Advisor
• Applicant
• Partner

Basic Precepts:
• Members of the ALIGN IT ADVISORS Commons agree to pioneer new ways to organize that are based on the power of collaborative networking.
• Collaborative networking is based on the conscious development of mutually interdependent and trusted relationships between individuals. This entails the equitable ownership and governance of the organization by its members and an equitable distribution of resources, authority and power throughout the organization.
• Members also agree to advance deeply shared purposes, and foster the common good of its members. In addition, ALIGN IT ADVISORS members agree to share in the governance of the commons and at all times to promote its well being as a community.

ALIGN IT ADVISORS – a purpose-centered and principle-based community
The ALIGN IT ADVISORS commons is purpose-centered and principle-based. The common purpose that all members share is:
• To realize the power of collaborative networking on an equitable basis for all its members
• To create and share economic, social and environmental capital

Rights and responsibilities of membership
Members of the ALIGN IT ADVISORS commons have:
1. The responsibility to manage and update your own profile and data.
2. The opportunity to observe, initiate or participate in the activities of the commons.
3. Access to the common properties of the commons.
4. Access to and participation in the community of owning members.
5. The right to use the commons’ marks.
6. The right to discounted products and services.
7. The right and responsibility to participate in the governance of the commons.

Principles of practice
Members observe the following principles when participating in activities of the commons:
1. All members agree to provide sufficient information about themselves to enable members to identify each other and to develop relationships with other members based on trust and reputation in order to advance their purpose for being a member.
2. All activities between members are voluntary unless and until a specific commercial agreement has been undertaken between a consenting group of members.
3. Freely and fully exchange information, knowledge, emotion, wisdom, referral, and transformational opportunities relevant to the purpose and principles unless doing so violates confidentiality or materially diminishes competitive position.
4. Be open to membership by any individual or institution subscribing to the purpose and principles in conducting activities of the ALIGN IT ADVISORS commons.
5. Have the right to self-organize at any time, on any scale, in any form, for any activity consistent with the purpose and principles.
6. Conduct deliberations and make decisions by bodies and methods that reasonably represent all relevant and affected parties and are dominated by none.
7. Vest authority, perform functions, and use resources in the smallest or most local part that includes all relevant and affected parties.
8. Work collaboratively, to the maximum degree possible.
9. Behave in a manner, which engenders sustainable, mutually interdependent and trusting relationships.
10. Work to ensure interdependent health and diversity of individuals, communities, institutions, cultures and other life forms.
11. Work to ensure that human capacities, technologies and organizations sustain and support, not systemically alter, degrade or destroy, the earth, its diversity of life or life support systems.
12. Resolve conflict creatively and cooperatively without physical, economic, psychological, social, or ecological violence.
13. Agree to not enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other party that would in any way conflict or interfere with these Principles or that would prevent any member from performing any duties in the interest of the commons.
14. Conduct themselves with utmost integrity and morality in all dealings with, or on behalf of the commons.
15. Respect the legal rights of all holders of copyright at all times.

Regards,
Paul

I'm on board with this setup. It seems fair and logical. There are no real red-flags for me.