The Foundation

A neutral home for a public-good standard.

socops.org publishes the SOCOPS Standard and its public companions. It is neutral and non-commercial: a standard, not a product. Keeping it open, current, and independent takes ongoing work, funded by the people and organizations who benefit from it.

How it is stewarded

OWNS THE IP

Arrays Global

Holds the SOCOPS trademark and underlying intellectual property.

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HOSTS & SPONSORS

READS Foundation

Hosts and sponsors the initiative under a non-exclusive license.

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PUBLISHES

The open standard

For public benefit, on socops.org.

Governing principles

Neutral & vendor-agnostic

No product marketing, no vendor names. The standard belongs to everyone.

Non-commercial

No pricing, no upgrades, nothing to buy on socops.org.

Public & versioned

Reviewed through a moderated public comment process. This is v1.0.

Independence preserved

Advisory and implementation stay separate from independent attestation.

Support the standard

Contributions fund the public good and are kept separate from any commercial work.

What contributions support

Development and versioning of the open standard

Public research and analysis

Including validation findings

Open community programs

Working groups, public comment, reviewer recognition

Community-led events and local chapters

As they form

Documentation, accessibility, and translation

Of the standard

Contribute

A one-time contribution

Any amount supports the public-good standard and its community.

$100 · one-time · to the open standard

Secured by Stripe · cards & wallets

USE OF FUNDS

Contributions are stewarded by the READS Foundation and used solely for the public-good standard and its community. They are kept separate from any commercial implementation of SocOps.