Fed Wiki Panel Template

Short Summary

2-3 sentences describing purpose & distinctive attributes of the particular commons

Website 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

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 known

Projects (optional)

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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 funding

Origin Story

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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