How Future Initiatives Will Be Documented
The International Pagan Society intends to document future initiatives with clear distinctions between proposed work, active work, verified outcomes, and archival records. This framework describes the information that should accompany an initiative before it is presented as established organizational activity.
- Framework
- In development
- Active program represented here
- No
- Verified outcomes published here
- No
- Funding request
- None
- Application or submission process
- Not currently open
This page does not announce an active program.No funding, partners, outcomes, beneficiaries, or geographic operations are being claimed here. Individual initiatives will require verification and appropriate approval before publication.
Status Definitions, Not Current Claims
These definitions describe how an initiative's status would be labeled as it moves through development. They are not a statement that IPS currently operates programs in each category.
Proposed
An idea has been described, but it has not been reviewed, approved, or resourced. Nothing is operating yet.
Under Review
The proposal is being evaluated for scope, safeguards, consent, and organizational capacity before any commitment is made.
Active
The initiative has been approved, resourced, and is currently operating within a defined and disclosed scope.
Completed
Planned work has concluded. Outcomes, limitations, and evidence supporting them should be documented at this stage.
Archived
The initiative is no longer active. Its record is retained for transparency and reference, with status clearly marked.
What a Future Initiative Page Should Disclose
A future initiative page should disclose the following, when applicable, before it is presented as active organizational work.
Purpose and Scope
What the initiative would do, why it would matter, and the boundaries of its intended work.
Responsible Steward
The organizational contact or approved steward accountable for the initiative, when one has been designated.
Communities or Traditions Affected
Which communities or traditions the work would touch, named accurately and without overstating scope.
Consent and Consultation
The consultation process followed, where relevant, before work involving a community or tradition begins.
Geographic Scope
Where the work would take place, described only to the extent that disclosure would not create risk.
Timeline and Status
Whether the initiative is proposed, under review, active, completed, or archived, and since when.
Funding Source and Budget
The approved funding source and budget, when applicable, stated only once verified.
Risks, Safeguards, and Ethical Review
Known risks, the safeguards in place to address them, and any ethical review the initiative would undergo.
Evidence Supporting Outcomes
The documentation or records that would support any outcome claims made about the initiative.
Archival and Privacy Restrictions
What may be published publicly versus what should remain restricted, private, or access-limited.
Documentation Should Respect Community Authority
Future initiative documentation should follow these principles. IPS does not currently maintain a dedicated consent board, ethics committee, ombudsman, field secretariat, or safeguarding office beyond what is described elsewhere on this site.
- Respect community autonomy rather than acting on a community's behalf
- Avoid presenting IPS as a spiritual authority over any tradition
- Avoid claiming representation of a community or tradition without authorization
- Distinguish public knowledge from restricted, private, sacred, or lineage-held material
- Obtain appropriate permission before publishing identifying information, cultural knowledge, or community testimony
- Avoid publishing sensitive locations or personal information where disclosure could create harm
Read more in ourCode of Ethics,Community Guidelines & Safety,Governance, andPartnershipspages.
What Future Funded Initiatives Should Disclose
No dollar amounts, donors, grants, or funds-raised figures exist for any initiative described on this page. This framework describes what future funded initiatives should disclose, once verified.
- Whether funding is proposed, committed, received, or spentNot yet applicable
- Restricted versus unrestricted use, where applicableNot yet applicable
- Approved budget categoriesNot yet applicable
- Material changes to scopeNot yet applicable
- Conflicts of interestNot yet applicable
- Verified reporting once records existNot yet applicable
This section complements the organization-wide reporting framework described on theAccountability & Reportspage.
How Outcomes Should Be Reported
No results currently exist for any initiative. These are the categories future outcome reporting should follow, once verified activity has taken place.
Activity Completed
What work was actually carried out, described plainly and without inflation.
People or Communities Reached
Reported only when it can be counted ethically and accurately, with consent where required.
Materials Preserved or Published
Documents, records, or resources produced or safeguarded, with appropriate attribution.
Participant or Community Feedback
Feedback gathered responsibly and represented accurately, including critical input.
Limitations and Incomplete Work
What was not accomplished, delayed, or left unresolved, stated alongside any successes.
Methods and Evidence
How outcomes were determined, and what records or documentation support the claim.
Date of Last Verification
When the reported information was last checked and confirmed accurate.
Naming Partners and Contributors Responsibly
Future pages should identify partners and contributors only after confirmation and permission, following these principles.
- Accurate attribution of roles and contributions
- Consent before naming individuals or communities
- Transparent description of each party's actual role
- No implied endorsement beyond what has been confirmed
- Acknowledgement of community ownership and custodianship, where applicable
Learn more on thePartnershipspage.
What Must Be Confirmed Before an Initiative Is Labeled Active
This is the intended publication standard for future initiative pages, not a description of an already-adopted formal policy.
- Organizational approval has been documented
- A responsible party has been identified
- Factual claims have been verified
- Permissions have been documented
- Funding status is accurately stated
- Safeguards have been reviewed
- Routes and contact methods are genuinely available
- Dates and status are current
- Unsupported claims have been removed
Explore Current Initiative Information
The Initiatives page contains the currently available high-level information. Future detail pages, like this one describes, will be added only when their claims can be verified.