Organization Roles

Publisher: Global.Church · Created: 2026-05-10 · 12 concepts

https://ontology.global.church/core#OrganizationRoleScheme

Minimal seed vocabulary for gc:organizationRole — the role an organization plays in a reified association (gc:OrganizationMembership, gc:ActivityParticipation, gc:CommitmentParticipation, gc:ResourceContribution, etc.). Three families: membership roles (founding-member / voting-member / affiliate-member / observer), participation roles (lead / partner / funder / implementer), resource contribution roles (author / translator / publisher / distributor / funder). Used on SHACL shapes via sh:class skos:Concept; richer per-shape sh:in constraints can be added when consumer queries demand them. Per-denomination / per-tradition role packs (Pastor/Elder/Deacon/etc.) belong in those orgs' namespaces under Principle 11, NOT here.

Code	Label	Definition
`ROLE-AM`	Affiliate Member	An affiliate organization in the host body — recognized association without full voting status.
`ROLE-AUT`	Author	The originating author / creator organization of a resource. For multi-author resources, multiple ResourceContribution instances may carry this role.
`ROLE-DIS`	Distributor	The distributing organization — handles ongoing distribution / fulfillment of the resource.
`ROLE-FM`	Founding Member	An organization that participated in founding the host body (coalition, network, denomination). Implies authorship of the founding documents or initial governance role.
`ROLE-FND`	Funder	A funding organization — provides financial support for the activity / commitment / resource. Used across participation classes (CommitmentParticipation, ActivityParticipation, ResourceContribution); disambiguation is by the parent association class.
`ROLE-IMP`	Implementer	An implementing organization — operates the on-the-ground execution of an activity or commitment, often distinct from the funding or leading party.
`ROLE-LED`	Lead	The leading / primary participating organization. The party with primary accountability for the activity, commitment, or assessment.
`ROLE-OBS`	Observer	An observer status — granted participation in convenings without voting rights, often as a step toward future affiliation.
`ROLE-PRT`	Partner	A partnering organization — collaborates on the activity / commitment without primary lead responsibility.
`ROLE-PUB`	Publisher	The publishing organization — issued / formally published the resource.
`ROLE-TRN`	Translator	The translator organization — produced the resource in a target language.
`ROLE-VM`	Voting Member	A member organization with full voting / governance rights in the host body.