Collaboration and Membership
Purpose
Section titled “Purpose”This page describes how organisations can collaborate with the foundation through membership, contributions, and projects.
The goal is to create a transparent model where partners can support the foundation’s long-term work while also gaining concrete value through ongoing dialogue and development.
What membership is
Section titled “What membership is”Membership is a business model for collaboration with the foundation.
Membership provides access to a structured collaboration process, professional sparring, shared learning, and prioritised access to laboratory capacity.
Membership also finances the shared infrastructure around method development, knowledge sharing, and the Community of Practice.
In practice, membership is designed as a way to support the laboratory: members help finance a shared Open Source roadmap, prioritisation of development work, and continuous maintenance of products for the benefit of members and the foundation’s purpose.
The Community of Practice is important for community, learning, and legitimacy, but is not intended as the primary source of income. Ongoing income is expected primarily to come from laboratory memberships, development work, projects, sponsorships, and event activities.
What membership is not
Section titled “What membership is not”Membership does not provide ownership in the foundation.
Membership does not provide voting rights in foundation governance or a right to instruct the board.
Membership does not automatically provide a seat in the Initiative Circle.
Governance rights follow statutes and governance documents, not commercial agreements.
Collaboration forms
Section titled “Collaboration forms”Collaboration can take place in three tracks.
- Membership with recurring fees and access to shared activities.
- Project agreements with specific deliverables, scope, and timeline.
- Combined tracks where membership and projects support each other.
Projects are always priced separately. Membership may provide better access, faster onboarding, and more continuous learning, but does not replace a concrete project agreement.
Indicative membership levels
Section titled “Indicative membership levels”The levels below are an initial draft. They are inspired by pricing models in comparable non-profit networks, professional communities, and foundations with partnership models in the Nordics.
All amounts are listed per year, excluding VAT.
DKK 12,000
Suitable for smaller organisations, startups, and public entities with limited budgets.
Includes:
- Access to open member sessions and selected professional formats.
- Quarterly strategic sparring, up to 2 hours per quarter.
- Early insight into method development and upcoming initiatives.
Partner
Section titled “Partner”DKK 36,000
Suitable for organisations with active development needs and a desire for closer collaboration.
Includes:
- Everything in Basic.
- Monthly sparring, up to 2 hours per month.
- Prioritised access to laboratory capacity planning.
- Possibility of co-creation tracks and small pilot initiatives.
Strategic Partner
Section titled “Strategic Partner”DKK 96,000
Suitable for organisations with multi-year collaboration and high shared ambition.
Includes:
- Everything in Partner.
- Quarterly leadership dialogue with executive management.
- Participation in annual learning synthesis on method and impact.
- Possibility of a reserved capacity window by separate agreement.
Projects and discount principle
Section titled “Projects and discount principle”Project work is charged under separate agreement.
As a main principle, membership may provide reduced project startup costs or access to better capacity terms, but not an automatic fixed discount on all deliveries.
The specific model is set by executive management within the board’s overall principles.
Roles and responsibilities
Section titled “Roles and responsibilities”The board sets the overall principles for ethics, conflict management, transparency, and risk boundaries in the collaboration model.
Executive management defines the specific commercial model, price points, contract terms, and capacity allocation.
Executive management reports at least annually to the board on the membership model, effects, risks, and any adjustments.
Annual evaluation and public transparency
Section titled “Annual evaluation and public transparency”The model is evaluated at least annually as part of the foundation’s annual cycle.
The foundation publishes overall principles for membership and collaboration, while specific contract terms and business-sensitive details are handled confidentially.
Prices and content may be adjusted as needed to keep the model fair, sustainable, and aligned with the foundation’s purpose.