# [DRAFT] Proposed Affiliation Models ## Rationale There might be cases when application to become a non-profit in a certain country is onerous or the effort/cost to become one outweighs the benefits of being a LC / operating as a registered org, or that there are no non-profit model in their country; therefore, OSMF has to improve Affiliation Models in OSM. ### Onerous non-profit registration Refer LCCWG 2020 survey ## Links - [Draft] Eligibility Criteria: https://hackmd.io/@XT6NX5TWRciQGzTGjBEnRQ/By59EyMVn - [Draft] Evaluation Guideline https://hackmd.io/@XT6NX5TWRciQGzTGjBEnRQ/S10Ki1MV3 - [Draft] Revised Local Chapters Page Text https://hackmd.io/@XT6NX5TWRciQGzTGjBEnRQ/SyBVoeMVn - DRAFT Handbook for Becoming a Local Chapter https://hackmd.io/4NfuVm7tSKi3HIB3FKFrNQ - Discussion in discourse: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/improving-the-affiliation-scheme-of-the-osmf/105288 to share with LCCWG as they have mandate : Improving the Local Chapters affiliation scheme https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters_and_Communities_Working_Group