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MEMBER BENEFITS |
| Benefit | Steering Community | Steering Business | Sponsor | Basic | Associate | Notes |
| Board of Directors Seat | Yes | Yes | Can form class with other sponsors to caucus for open board seats | No | No | |
| Working Group | Nominate, Approve, Chair, Participate, Vote | Nominate, Approve, Chair, Participate, Vote | Nominate, Chair, Participate, Vote, Determine basic member rights | Participate; other rights subject to WG chair | Participate, vote | |
| Display Logo for certified products/services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | (future) Certification program |
| Display Member Servicemark | Yes; Steering Member | Yes; Steering Member | Yes; Sponsor Member | Yes; | Yes | |
| Full Website Access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Workgroups optionally may limit access |
| Specifications | Yes | Yes | thru workgroups | thru workgroups | thru workgroups | Any specification work requires unanimous Board consent to initiate; see IPR Policy |
| Propose ICF Recommendations | Yes | Yes | thru workgroups | thru workgroups | thru workgroups | All ICF recommendations require 2/3 Board majority approval; see IPR Policy |
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Approve resolutions for membership vote
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Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Members may elect community members to Board |
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| Speak on behalf of ICF | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Exceptions per event per BoD approval |
| Promote your products/services on ICF website | Yes; full | Yes; full | Yes; full | one-line link | one-line link |