Association Identity
Definition
An Association Identity is the public layer for a group, club, association, or member-based community that needs a collective name and purpose.
Account is private. Identity is public. Reputation belongs to the identity.
Purpose
To represent membership-based groups without forcing them into Business or Personal molds.
Why it exists
A club or association is not a person and often is not a commercial company. It still needs a public home for purpose, membership, and engagement.
Who it is for
- Clubs, associations, and member-based groups
Typical use cases
- Trade association
- Local club
- Member society
- Professional association
How it works
Managed under an Account. Bio and hubs explain membership, purpose, and how the public can engage.
Examples
- A local trade association page
- A community club with its own public identity
What belongs here
- Group purpose, membership narrative, association hubs and public links
What doesn’t belong here
- Individual members’ private posts as if they were the association
- Using Association when the entity is clearly a commercial Business
Relationship to other concepts
Association Identity is a type of Public Identity under Digital You, inside the Digital Chamber of Commerce. It is grouped with Organizations.
Position in the platform
- Digital Chamber of Commerce
- Digital You
- Public Identity
- Association Identity