Welcome! This guide is for organizations that are new to LF Networking or are looking to get more out of their participation. Whether you are joining as a Member, contributing without membership, or simply trying to understand how to track your organization's engagement, this guide will walk you through the key steps and tools available to you.

For individuals getting started, see the Getting Started With LFN guide.

Joining LF Networking as a Member

Membership in LF Networking comes with a host of benefits including representation on the Governing Board (for eligible tiers), logo placement on the LFN website, access to LF Research, event engagement opportunities, and more.

Steps to Join

To become a Member, use the automated Member Enrollment portal:

https://enrollment.lfx.linuxfoundation.org/?project=lfn

You will be asked to provide:

• Your organization's logo in .svg format

• Your Key Contacts (Legal, Voting, Marketing, etc.)

• Your Billing Details for Membership

• Selection of Membership Tier (Premier, General, or Associate)

Invoices are typically issued within one week of the membership record being created.

What Happens After Enrollment

• The Project Notification Group is emailed automatically

• Your logo, if provided, will be automatically added to the LFN website via our Landscape tool on the day your membership becomes active (refer to your Terms of Agreement)

• Your Key Contacts will receive access to the MyOrg Dashboard to manage your membership record

If you have any questions during the enrollment process, please reach out to support@lfnetworking.org.

The MyOrg Dashboard

The MyOrg Dashboard is your organization's central hub for managing your LFN membership and tracking your community engagement.

Access: The MyOrg Dashboard is currently accessible to designated Key Contacts for your organization's membership record. If you are not sure who your organization's Key Contacts are, or if they need to be updated, please contact support@lfnetworking.org.

Learn more about the MyOrg Dashboard here.

What You Can Do in MyOrg

Membership Management

• View and manage your current membership tier and status

• Renew or update your membership

• Review and update Key Contacts (Legal, Voting, Marketing, etc.)

• Access legal agreements and signed documents

Landscape & Public Profile

• Update your organization's company description as it appears on the LFN Landscape

• Upload or update your organization's logo

• Keep your public-facing member profile current -- this is what the community and prospective partners see when they look up your organization on the LFN website

Legal & Compliance

• View and manage your organization's EasyCLA (Contributor License Agreement) status

• Access your CCLA (Corporate Contributor License Agreement) records

• View the list of employees who have been authorized as contributors

Project Participation & Engagement

• Track your organization's participation by project -- see which LFN projects your employees are actively engaged in

• View event engagements and registrations across the LFN portfolio

• Track Training and Certification credits available to your employees

• Access LF Research reports available as part of your membership benefits

Tracking Your Organization's Contributions with LFX Insights

LFX Insights gives your organization broader visibility into how your employees are contributing across LFN projects -- including code commits, issue activity, mailing list participation, and more.

LFN-wide Insights: https://insights.linuxfoundation.org/collection/details/lfn

Each LFN project also has its own dedicated Insights page with more detailed metrics. Links to project-specific Insights pages can be found on each project's wiki.

Important: Employee Affiliation Must Be Set Correctly

Insights attribution is only as accurate as your employees' profile data. For your organization's contributions to be correctly attributed, each contributing employee must set their "Current Organization" in their Individual Dashboard.

Employees can update this at: https://openprofile.dev/edit/profile

For employees with a diverse contribution history across multiple organizations or time periods, they can also sync their LinkedIn account or manually add work history dates at: https://openprofile.dev/my-work-history

If contribution data still appears incorrect after profiles are updated, employees can open a support ticket at https://support.linuxfoundation.org.

Participating in LFN Governance

The Governing Board

Participation in the LFN Governing Board is open to Member organizations. Information about the Governing Board structure and voting membership can be found in the LFN Agreement & Funding Charter.

The Directed Fund is composed of Platinum Members, Gold Members, Silver Members, and Associate Members. All Members must be current members of the LF (at any level) in good standing to participate.

There is a maximum of 26 Platinum Members (the "Platinum Cap"), which can be raised by vote of the Governing Board.

Project Governance

Each LFN project governs itself through a Technical Steering Committee (TSC) or equivalent body. Participation in project governance is open to active contributors regardless of membership status. Review the LFN Lifecycle States & Guidelines for an overview of how LFN projects are structured and what is expected at each lifecycle stage.

Logo Display

Logo display on the LFN website requires active membership. Logos are added automatically via our Landscape tool on the day membership becomes active.

Member organizations can update their logo and company description at any time via the MyOrg Dashboard.

Organizations that are active contributors but are not Members are not eligible for logo display at this time. If your organization is interested in becoming a Member, please see the enrollment steps above.

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