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 == Becoming an Official Hive Community or Network==
+As a model for ways to organize local stakeholders and seed local innovations, Hive models and practices have been adapted to a number of different communities. While local facilitators and community organizers are welcome to use Hive models and practices as a way to organize and convene local stakeholders. Local communities that would like to become official Hive Learning Communities are admitted through a review process of the Hive Global stewarding body. Hive Learning Communities are distinct in that they are not required to seed innovations through a grantmaking apparatus but do provide a sustainable mechanism for convening their community and providing equitable, participatory, Existing communities who would like to become full-fledged networks are admitted through a review process of the Hive Global stewarding body, MacArthur, Mozilla and a panel of independent stakeholders.
+The minimum requirements for Hive Learning Networks are:
+* Demonstrated alignment and programmatic commitment to connected learning values and principles
+* At least one dedicated, full-time staff member
+* An operational budget of at least $150K/year
+* A grantmaking apparatus that seeds no less than $15K into the local ecosystem
+* Participation in Hive Global stewardship beyond home city
+Specific characteristics of the networks include:
+* Demonstrated commitment to providing equitable, accessible connected learning and web literacy opportunities to youth
+* A laboratory-approach
+* Portfolio of funded partnerships
+* Cross-disciplinary collaboration
+* Incubation of inter-connected learning experiences for youth
 == Funding and Sustaining a Hive ==