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1Your platformsChoose the platforms you would commit towards as a member.
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    2Who you are
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    3Where you could serveWe are currently accepting candidates for all our bodies. If you have run a community, written certification exams or training, or are an expert on a platform, we want to talk.
    Alliance Governing Boards & Committees
    External Advisory Board3, growing to 5 seats

    People who have built bodies like this before. Advises the Board, and appoints it. Sits on nothing else.

    Seats open
    DOAP Board5 seats

    Final decision on everything: mission, budget, opening platforms, approving standards. Appointed by the External Advisory Board. Seated before launch.

    Seats open
    Certification CommitteeDedicated

    Owns the exam framework, scoring, integrity and renewal. Approves platform question banks; writes none itself.

    Seats open
    Community & Content CommitteeUncapped

    Moderation, code-of-conduct first response, the editorial calendar, events programming. Where a new volunteer starts.

    Seats open
    Platform Governing Committees and Groups
    Platform Steering Committee3 per platform

    Everything specific to one platform. Reports to the Board.

    Seats open
    Platform Certification Working GroupPer platform

    The deep experts. Drafts platform-specific questions and scoring for the Committee to approve.

    Seats open
    Platform Ops Working GroupUncapped

    Content and moderation within the platform’s community.

    Seats open
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    What would you expect a membership to cost, per year?

    Individuals: for yourself. Organizations: per seat. Platforms, agencies and vendors: for your organization. This sets pricing; nothing is charged now.