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FTI Rules define this category of (non-voting) membership thus:
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE RULES ARE UNDERGOING SIGNIFIFICANT REVISION IN THE LIGHT OF THE FTI CONFERENCE OF MUMBAI OF FEBRUARY 2010 where the Rs.100 fee was revoked.
3.4.1 A Freedom Partner is a formal supporter of FTI’s work; a helper. The Freedom Partner is someone whom FTI members can make contact with to seek ground level or other support for their work.
3.4.2 To become a Freedom Partner the first step is to become a member of the FTI Supporters Google Group http://groups.google.com/group/fti-supporters [This group is currently defunct] or the FTI Facebook group, or FTI’s Orkut or Plaxo group. These will be supporters and will not be officially affiliated with FTI, nor FTI obliged to communicate with them about its annual report. [THIS CLAUSE TO BE CHANGED]
3.4.3 Members of these and other groups (or anyone in general) will be offered the opportunity from 1 January 2010 to become Freedom Partners, and thus the formal affiliates of FTI on payment of a flat fee of Rs.100 per annum, valid for the calendar years of joining. In other words, if a Partner joins on 29 December, that will require the payment of Rs. 100 up to 31 December. This system is designed to minimize transaction costs of managing this category of membership. This system will be reviewed at the end of one year. The annual fee cannot be paid in advance and is non-refundable. Amounts paid by anyone above this will be deemed as a donation to FTI. [NOTE: THIS CLAUSE TO BE REMOVED]
3.4.4 The FTIBGG shall create processes by which Freedom Partners can provide their basic data to FTI, including name and address, phone number, email ID, upon which they can choose to become members of the Freedom Partners Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/freedom-partners [THIS CLAUSE TO BE SIMPLIFIED; NO BASIC DATA OF FPs is NEEDED]
3.4.5 Becoming a Freedom Partner will be deemed to be a personal commitment to actively support and participate in FTI in its activities. FTI will therefore endeavour to offer opportunities for active involvement and leadership development to these partners. FTI will also endeavour to establish structures across India for FTI Partners to provide them with opportunities to actively get involved in the work of FTI or its affiliates.
3.4.6 The FTIBGG shall issue one reminder by email for Freedom Partnership annual fee due 1 January each year, and if the fee is not paid by 30 January, that Freedom Partner’s name shall be removed from the Freedom Partners Google Group. [THIS CLAUSE TO BE REMOVED]
3.4.7 Freedom Partners can elect to make donations to FTI over and above their membership fee but these donations will not be set off against the annual membership fee. [THIS CLAUSE WILL BE REMOVED]
3.4.8 To keep the costs of operations low, Freedom Partners who do not sign up to the FTI Partners Google group will not receive the FTI’s annual report or other formal reports by email, and will need to keep abreast with FTI’s activities directly from its website. [CLAUSE TO BE REMOVED]
