One implication would be that we are less formal about our procedures - probably do not have bylaws.

Here is a link to a very thorough essay by David Bollier about the "commons" concept. 

http://www.greattransition.org/document/the-commons-as-a-template-for-transformation

Does the UNA SF Bay COO want to think of itself as a "commons"?  One implication would be that we would be less formal about our procedures - probably do not have bylaws.  Instead of membership, participating organizations could just give us permission to post logo and mission statement.

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