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Gov model TLDR

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• The Open Coop performs socially-oriented pro-bono and paid work.
• Pro-bono work creates relationships and social capital which (can) lead to paid work.
• Both forms of work are tallied into credits.
• Net earned income is distributed to fulfil members' shares, allocated as: Paid (75%) and Pro-bono (25%).
• Client prices are on a sliding scale but members’ credits accrued are stable.
• Higher (client) prices lead to surpluses, used to accelerate pro-bono credit payment.
• There are and responsibilities (in ascending order of participation) three levels of participation: Casual/unpaid (commons-based peer production); Dating/partly paid (Commons/coop onboarding process); and Committed/paid (Commons and Coop full membership).
• Casual members have are the contributor's responsibilities? And the collective's to the contributors? no responsibilities and Committed members review their work for inclusion, or not
• Dating members have ongoing responsibilities (pro-bono and care work) during a nine month trial period before mutual decisions are made about becoming Committed. They are peer mentored by the collective and continually evaluated.
• Committed members have Evaluation Criteria and Basic Responsibilities ongoing responsibilities (pro-bono and care work), evaluated quarterly. Members unable to maintain these are downgraded from the Coop.
• Care and reproductive work is valued as highly as productive work. "Care" means caring for the health of the collective and also caring for its individual members.
• Care work is [Commons-Oriented_Open_Cooperative_Governance_Model_V_2.0#Carework_Value valued in time and entrusted selectively] by committed members.
• Process Decision making is made by consent. Committed members' votes are binding.
• Reproductive care work and productive pro-bono and paid work affecteach member's standing in the coop, as seen in their total credits over time.