As the Knowledge Commons team strives to keep our platform sustainable, we recognize that many individual members of our community would like both to do more to support us and to do more with the platform. We’re making available a trial run of a KC Champions program that we hope might serve some community needs as well as help keep the Commons available for all.
All of the core Commons functionality – KC Profiles, KC Sites, KC Groups, KCWorks, and more – are and always will be open and free of charge for any user. KC Champions receive a range of add-on benefits designed to help you increase the impact of your work.
| Tier | Cost | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | $5/month or $54/year | KC pens and stickers, your name on our supporting members list, a supporting member badge on your avatar, and a warm fuzzy feeling from knowing that you’re supporting a key piece of shared research infrastructure. |
| Silver | $10/month or $108/year | All Bronze benefits, plus one custom domain.* |
| Gold | $25/month or $270/year | All Silver benefits, plus a KC tote bag, a second custom domain,* and priority technical support. |
| Platinum | $50/month or $540/year | All Gold benefits, plus a KC mug, one more custom domain,* and invitations to special events for top supporters. |
| Diamond | $100/month or $1080/year | All Platinum benefits, plus a classic Humanities Commons stuffed platypus, one more custom domain,* and our eternal gratitude. |
*A custom domain enables you to host a KC Site at a top-level URL of your own choosing. You will be responsible for registering and renewing any custom domains and for updating the DNS entry as necessary to point to our server. (Don’t worry; we’ll provide instructions.) Please note: we reserve the right to refuse hosting to sites that violate our terms of service or community guidelines.
We’d love your feedback on these options! We also plan to add to these benefits in the future, so let us know what would be most meaningful to your experience.