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1-1) Partners commit to contribute core contributor time (which excludes work funded by Axim) at a level equal to:

1. 5%

2. 10%

3. 15%

4. 20%

5. None of the aboveother options. Instead, use a tiering system similar to conferences, with gold/silver/bronze members. Each company would be assigned to a tier based on the absolute number of CC employees and contributions.

6. None of the other options. Instead, set areas of ownership, which is another way to build long-lasting expertise in the community. (eg. mobile, i18n, xblocks, MFEs, Tutor and others)

1-2) The % If the criteria is a %, it is based on:

1. the annual income derived from Open edX projects

2. the workforce hours which is affected to Open edX projects

3. n/a (select this if you picked the tiering system above)

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Part 2 - How it is contributed

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One of the main benefits of the partner program is to ensure that our businesses can rely on a well-supported and maintained project.

4-1) Additionally, being a partner should also bring the following benefits: (also ranked voting - we would focus on or implement the first few or half?)

1. Ability to advertise being an “Open edX Partner” to clients and publicly

2. Advertised as an Open edX Partner on the Open edX website

3. Leads forwarded from the requests sent on the Open edX website, or when talking with stakeholders from different organizations

4. Transparency report for lead distribution, sharing aggregated numbers of leads allocated per region or vendor.

5. Leads allocated with an area-specific system, ensuring contributors in various regions receive equitable opportunities (defined transparently)

6. Leads allocated by categories, such as pricing structure, company size, market size, or geographic focus (defined transparently)

7. Renewed focus on the referral program to increase conversion rates and address market-specific challenges, such as pricing or regional demand disparities.

8. Being consulted on decisions that affect the partners, before they are taken, by convening the present assembly of Open edX partners (and/or a shared mailing-list, depending on the importance of the decision).

9. Priority access to beta features, roadmap discussions, or technical support to give them a competitive edge in their service offerings

10. Priority access to market insights aggregated and managed by Axim, for example estimations of the total size of the OE market per year, split by hosting, development services, instructional design services, etc.

11. Opportunities to join collaborative marketing campaigns and being included in Open edX's global outreach efforts, to help gain visibility and leads

12. Exclusive training resources for their teams, helping them stay up-to-date with Open edX features and best practices.

13. More visibility into Axim’s partnerships with other organizations, to encourage more companies to get involved and work together

14. Provide more transparency regarding decisions being taken internally at Axim, by holding all discussions related to Open edX publicly, or at least open to Open edX partners.

15. A plan to remove most of the edX-specific code and especially reduce the MFE maintenance burden to make the platform economical to maintain

16. To foster an ecosystem of smaller companies, their contributions would be highlighted in the official Open edX marketing channels, including the blog, YouTube channel, etc.

4-2) Should partners contributing above the baseline (e.g., 15% or 20%) qualify for additional benefits? (yes/no answer)

4-3) If partners contributing above the baseline were to qualify for additional benefits, what should those benefits be? (ranked voting)

1. Priority access to beta features or roadmap discussions

2. Increased visibility on the Open edX website or marketing materials

3. Additional recognition in the community

4. Access to large deal-sized customer contracts

Part 5 - Marketing

For the Open edX product and community to thrive, we have to build visibility on the market for Open edX platform. It’s important for growing, building credibility and ensuring that Open edX platform remains competitive. There is no way to do it without partners, so we would establish a consistent amount of promotion-related activities. (The following could be yes/no votes:)

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For the requirements that require client approval, like logos or testimonials, an exception is granted if the clients refuse - but the other items would remain required, at least on an anonymous basis for the client.

Part 6 - Commitment Mechanism

With whatever agreement we come to with effort level and reporting, I think it is fair to tie benefits to that reporting. In other words, the commitment from Axim is dependent on the commitment from Partners. If a partner doesn’t meet their contributions (maintenance, reporting, marketing…), then Axim starts pulling benefits. Perhaps a progression system like this:

• First Warning: Private Warning

• Second Warning: Privately stopping referrals to that partner

• Third Warning: Public removal from partner list and benefits.

This progression would be “reset” once the partner comes into good standing.