Short Summary
2-3 sentences describing purpose & distinctive attributes of the particular commonsWebsite address: ____
Location (city, state/province, nation): ____
Identify key individuals/coordinators/leaders if they are named
Profile
- Description of its primary purpose, practices, participants, and achievements
- What does the commons do, how does it do it, and for whom?
- What does its commoning consist of?
- Scope of provisioning, impact, number of people participating
- Nature of its project or organizational culture
- Include formal mission statement and aspirations if specific enough and not vague boilerplate
- It's good to note complications or tensions that may affect its functioning as a commons, to show a critical distance, if reliable insights can be determined (e.g., market adversaries, money from the government, difficulties retaining participants)
- Insert third-party quotes if possible and illuminating
- Try to ensure that the bona fides of the project/organization/species of commoning are evident in the profile
- Insert videos, photos and/or logos here or elsewhere as appropriate
Governance (optional)
How does it govern itself, if that is knownProjects (optional)
_Friends & Partners
- What types of people and organizations does it work with?
- Any formal institutional partners or network of allies
Finances
Short description of some aspects of fundingOrigin Story
_See Also
- Other commons categories that are related to this one's, or specific similar examples
Sources
- 3-6 citations of other (seemingly) reliable commentary about the commons -- web profiles, Wikipedia entry, academic essays, books
Other notes:
- If a certain aspect of a commons deserves elaboration, or if there's an excerpt from a third-party source that's illuminating, you could include a link on the main panel for the group and provide a link to a sub-panel that you create, which could have the excerpt.