Member commitments
2.1. Actively promote and contribute to People Powered’s mission: To expand people’s power to make government decisions, by supporting organizations and governments that are building participatory democracy around the world. Members will contribute to at least one project, work team, event, or other People Powered activity each year.
2.2. Strive to practice People Powered’s values: inclusion, collaboration, problem-solving, equity, and learning.
2.3. Conduct collaborative work ethically and respectfully. Reach agreement on consent, confidentiality, credit for contributors, and access to benefits. Treat participants in work sponsored by People Powered with respect and
professionalism.
2.4. Positively and constructively engage with other members, and external stakeholders such as governments, the media, and other relevant actors at
local, national, regional and international levels.
2.5. Ensure participant safety. Make every effort to anticipate, plan for, and minimize or prevent personal risks to people involved in People Powered activities, including protecting individuals’ personal information. If this is
not possible, ensure full awareness and consent of those taking risks.
2.6. Share knowledge. Contribute to People Powered’s knowledge sharing and communications efforts, such as newsletters, blogs, workshops, and social media. Share relevant materials, resources, learning, news, and opportunities with People Powered and other members. We only expect members to freely share resources that are already available for free, not paid resources or products.
2.7. Promote People Powered’s work. Share People Powered announcements, opportunities, and requests with your network. Publicize your People Powered membership on your website and communications channels.
2.8. Respond to inquiries. Provide guidance and information in response to relevant questions from People Powered and other member organizations.
2.9. Provide appropriate attribution for people’s work. All members involved in the production of collaborative research or work must ensure attribution for
contributors. Discuss and agree to attribution before sharing work publicly.
2.10. Follow Creative Commons licensing permissions for using and sharing work undertaken through People Powered. The default license for work produced or sponsored by People Powered is the Creative Commons
NonCommercial Share Alike, which allows other parties to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) or adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material) under the following terms:
2.10.1. Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
2.10.2. NonCommercial: You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
2.10.3. ShareAlike: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
2.11. Disclose legal obligations. Bring to the attention of People Powered any laws or other rules set by members’ own government or employer that could impact their involvement in collaborative work.
