Diversity Initiative Governance

Membership

Membership of Symfony's Diversity Initiative is open to any member of the

Symfony community; to avoid the risk of elitism or meritocracy, no requirement

is needed to be involved. All members, at any time, are invited to put forward

ideas and suggestions as a proposal for an actionable item.

Guidance

The project leader, Fabien Potencier, is responsible for publicly appointing

five (5) key players of the initiative to provide guidance and drive it forward,

but also retains the right to revoke any of the key players at any time. These

guiding key players should:

* Be committed to the initiative's cause and have joined because they want to

help the initiative to deliver its purpose most effectively for the

community's benefit.

* Recognize that meeting the initiative's purpose is an ongoing effort.

* Be committed to good governance and want to contribute to the initiative's

continued improvement.

Veto

The project leader (Fabien Potencier) will have the right to veto any actionable

item, regardless of the vote of the initiative's key players. The project leader

may, at their discretion, also appoint other people from among the initiative's

key players to also have the right to veto - in such a case these people are

expected to use appropriate judgement to know when to use a "no" vote or a veto.

Any single veto will reject an actionable item.

The purpose of having members with the right to veto is to prevent a "people's

majority" from overruling the core interests of the Symfony project. This will

encourage communication between proposing members, the initiative's key players

and the Core Team to create realistic proposals, and in return any veto will

come with a full explanation (not just a justification).

Advice Process

When a proposal on an actionable item is ready to be decided on, insight from

the community (advice, general consensus, or non-binding poll) should be

requested from the wider community - this will aim to include both those who

will be meaningfully affected and those with meaningful expertise in the matter

at hand.

This feedback will enable the key players to have the confidence to vote for the

best possible decision according to the information they have available, knowing

that the responsibility they accept for said vote is justified.

Voting

Key players have the right to vote on proposals for actionable items.

The quorum of "yes" or "no" votes required for a decision to be considered valid

is at least 75% of active, appointed key players - to abstain from voting means

that vote will not be counted towards the quorum.

For an actionable item to pass, approval from greater than 50% of the voting key

players is required. Use or management of finances/donations require at least a

two-thirds majority to pass.

Guidance Principles

Purpose

The initiative should be led by an effective team of key players that provide

strategic guidance in line with the initiative's aims and values, including a

shared understanding with fellow key players to ensure that these are being

delivered effectively and sustainably.

Integrity

Key players should act with integrity: adopting values which help achieve the

initiative's purposes, even where difficult or unpopular decisions are required.

Key players should undertake their duties, aware of the importance of confidence

and trust in the initiative from the wider community, and ultimately

acknowledges shared responsibility for the reputation of the Symfony project

like the Core Team.

Decision-making Effectiveness

Key players should work as an effective team, using the appropriate balance of

skills, experience, backgrounds and knowledge to make sure its decision-making

processes are informed and equitable. Risk assessment and management systems

should be set up and monitored.

Openness and Accountability

The behaviour and conduct of the initiative's key players sets the tone for the

rest of the community. Key players should lead by example to create a culture

that enables members to feel it is safe to suggest, question and challenge -

rather than avoid - difficult ideas and topics. Key players guide the initiative

in being transparent, accountable and open.

Adaptability

The initiative should establish processes that do not require any one person to

hold specific positions while being adaptable to accommodate unforeseen needs of

the community, especially as membership and involvement grows over time (changes

to key player appointment will have to be approved by the current system, which

is Fabien Potencier).

Diversity Initiative

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* **Diversity**

* :doc:`Governance </contributing/diversity/governance>`