How does ARC
Association work?
All About Our Story
ARCA is organized as a nonprofit association so it has no owners, only members. Because it is important to show that you are agreeing to be a member, there also is a membership agreement that incorporates that ELA mentioned above.
The Registry operates in a decentralized manner, where no one single point of failure or control can exist over the ARCids, thus preserving those identifiers' integrity.
How to become a member
1
Payment of a membership fee
2
Signing the Membership Agreement
3
Agreeing to the ARCA Articles of Association
4
Validation of physical identity
5
Issuance of an ARCid
How to become a member
First, pay a small membership fee
Next, review and sign the membership agreement.
Part of that membership agreement includes agreeing to the Articles of Association.
Almost there: then we verify your physical identity
Success! Once validation is complete, we issue your ARCid.
Welcome to ARCA!
ARCA Membership Activities
Voting
For a local chapter’s representative who can vote as part of ARCA's General Assembly.
Proposing
Ideas for initiatives or governance changes that ARCA’s Board of Directors should consider.
Educating
Providing a way for anyone in the world to have agency and integrity regarding their digital identity
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Because exercising one’s digital human rights should not have a barrier to entry, the Association will be raising funds dedicated to covering the membership fee for anyone who cannot afford it. Our charitable purpose works hand in hand with our mission. Our technical infrastructure, the Registry, is what makes that happen.
Spread awareness and educate the public about digital identity independence to raise funds and help make that independence a global reality for anyone in the world.
Find members, board members, and volunteers for chapters and affiliates.
Engage with creative people around the world to integrate digital identity independence with all creative work online.
Look for node operators to become part of the ARCid Network to replicate the private blockchain that is the Registry.
When you become an ARCA member you join a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about digital identity independence and ownership, including the mission to open our doors wide to anyone who wants an ARCid.