👥Overview

The credential that represents your relationship with Built By DAO—earned through contribution, not purchased.

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👥 Membership Architecture

🎫 Format	🎖️ Ranks	🗳️ Weight	📈 Progression
Soul-bound NFT	14 levels	1.00× to 1.25×	Evidence-based

🔐 Core Property: Your membership cannot be bought, sold, or transferred. It represents actual contribution.

📊 Contract: DAOMembershipNFT — Symbol: BLTBYMEMBER

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Why Soul-Bound Membership

Most DAOs let people buy their way in. This creates predictable problems:

Problem	What Happens	Our Solution
🛒 Vote buying	Purchase membership, acquire governance	Membership is non-transferable
👻 Sybil attacks	Split identity across wallets	One membership per person
📤 Credential farming	Build rank, sell account	Can't sell what can't transfer
💰 Pay-to-play	Money = status	Rank reflects actual work

Your membership NFT is proof of contribution, not proof of payment.

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Member Journey

flowchart TB
    subgraph Entry["🌱 Entry Phase"]
        JOIN["Join & Onboard"]
        SEEK["Seeker (1A)"]
        APPR["Apprentice (1B)"]
    end

    subgraph Build["⚙️ Building Phase"]
        CONT["Contributor (2)"]
        OPER["Operator (3A)"]
        SPEC["Specialist (3B)"]
    end

    subgraph Lead["👔 Leadership Phase"]
        CREW["Crew Lead (4)"]
        PROJ["Project Lead (5)"]
        GUID["Guide (6)"]
        COMM["Community Lead (7)"]
    end

    subgraph Senior["🏆 Senior Phase"]
        direction LR
        ANCH["Anchor (8A)"]
        PLAT["Platform Lead (8B)"]
        GUAR["Guardian (9A)"]
        STRT["Strategist (9B)"]
        STEW["Steward (10)"]
    end

    JOIN --> SEEK
    SEEK -->|"Learn basics"| APPR
    APPR -->|"Prove reliability"| CONT

    CONT -->|"Own workstream"| OPER
    CONT -->|"Deep expertise"| SPEC

    OPER --> CREW
    SPEC --> CREW
    CREW -->|"Multi-team"| PROJ
    PROJ -->|"Mentorship"| GUID
    GUID -->|"Community scope"| COMM

    COMM --> ANCH
    COMM --> PLAT
    ANCH --> GUAR
    PLAT --> STRT
    GUAR --> STEW
    STRT --> STEW

Advancement is earned: Each level requires demonstrating specific competencies, not just logging time. See Progression System.

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🎖️ The 14 Ranks

🎖️ Rank Progression

Built By DAO uses a 14-level system from new member to organizational steward.

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Tier Overview

Tier	Levels	Focus
🌱 Entry	1A → 2	Learning, contributing, proving reliability
⚙️ Individual	3A → 3B	Ownership, expertise, independent work
👔 Leadership	4 → 7	Leading teams, projects, communities
🏆 Senior	8 → 10	Organizational stewardship

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Complete Rank Table

Level	Rank	Voting Weight
1A	🌱 Seeker	1.00×
1B	🌿 Apprentice	1.00×
2	🔧 Contributor	1.02×
3A	⚙️ Operator	1.05×
3B	🎯 Specialist	1.05×
4	👥 Crew Lead	1.08×
5	📋 Project Lead	1.10×
6	🧭 Guide	1.12×
7	🏘️ Community Lead	1.15×
8A	⚓ Anchor	1.18×
8B	🖥️ Platform Lead	1.18×
9A	🛡️ Guardian	1.22×
9B	📊 Strategist	1.22×
10	🏛️ Steward	1.25×

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What Each Tier Unlocks

Tier	Governance	Leadership	Scope
🌱 Entry	Observe, learn	None	Individual tasks
⚙️ Individual	Full voting, proposals	Mentoring	Own workstream
👔 Leadership	Sponsor proposals	Team/project lead	Cross-team
🏆 Senior	Review high-impact	Division/org	Multi-team

See Full Rank Details for complete permissions.

📈 Progression

🗳️ Governance Power

👥 Guilds & Teams

🔐 Technical

🚀 Getting Started

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📋 Permissions by Level

Entry Tier (1A-2)

Permission	Seeker	Apprentice	Contributor
View proposals	✅	✅	✅
Vote on proposals	❌	❌	✅
Submit proposals	❌	❌	✅ (small)
Join working groups	Limited	✅	✅
Mentor others	❌	❌	Optional

Individual Tier (3A-3B)

Permission	Operator	Specialist
Full governance	✅	✅
File proposals	✅	✅
Mentor apprentices	✅	✅
Own workstream	✅	✅

Leadership Tier (4+)

See Rank Details for complete permissions.

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🔍 Checking Your Membership

On-Chain

const isMember = await membershipNFT.isMember(yourAddress);
const rank = await membershipNFT.getRank(yourAddress);

In the App

Navigate to My Profile → Membership to see:

• Current rank and level

• Time at current level

• Promotion progress

• Contribution history

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🔗 Membership Resources

Topic	Documentation
🎖️ All 14 Ranks	Rank Details
👋 Join	Onboarding Process
🗳️ Governance	Voting Power
💎 Earning	EQTBLT Token

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🔗 Related Pages

All Ranks🎯Member OnboardingVoting PowerEQTBLT Token