Governance

Proposed governance documents for the Guild. Nothing here has been adopted; once a Board is seated, the Board will review, modify, and ratify these as appropriate.

Status

Document	Status	Last reviewed
Bylaws	Draft outline	—
Conflict of Interest Policy	Template	—
Whistleblower Policy	Template	—
Document Retention Policy	Template	—
Gift Acceptance Policy	Template	—
Code of Ethics	Draft	—
Code of Conduct (online community)	Draft	—

Folders

• policies/ — proposed policies, one per file
• ecosystem/ — how the Guild relates to affiliated entities (LLC, cooperative): domains, digital assets, cross-reference disclosures
• board-onboarding/ — packet for new directors
• minutes/ — board and committee meeting minutes
• bylaws.md — bylaws outline (to be replaced with adopted bylaws)

Cadence

Event	Frequency
Full board meeting	Bi-monthly (6×/yr)
Executive committee	Monthly
Annual general meeting (members)	Yearly
Bylaws review	Every 2 years
All policies review	Yearly
Board self-evaluation	Yearly
Conflict of interest disclosure	Yearly