Tips for budget planning: 

• Try to organize sprints. Gather many people at the same time and/or location.
• Announce sprints at typo3.org and social media, to get more people involved.
• Public reports are essential! Write about your work in order to make it visible and entice more people to your team or project.
• You are allowed to use your budget to attend events, if you use this event to make your project public and invite people to contribute.
• Report early to the Budget Team, if you need less or more budget.

Art. 1 Name, legal form 

Under the name TYPO3 Association there exists an Association as stipulated in Art. 60 ff. of the Swiss Civil Code.

Art. 2 Registered office 

The TYPO3 Association has its registered office in Baar (ZG) Switzerland.

Art. 3 Purpose 

The TYPO3 Association promotes the TYPO3 Project, which has the particular purpose of making free software available by issuing open source licenses. The Board reviews the permissible licenses on an annual basis. The TYPO3 Association serves the TYPO3 community. The TYPO3 Association does not strive to make a profit. It supports development of software and makes software products of third parties available to the public. To support further development, the Association charges membership fees and collects donations for development projects.

In addition, the Association is entitled to found subsidiaries and to invest in companies that further the purposes of the Association.

The Association shall be entitled to pursue all commercial, financial and other activities in connection with the purposes of the Association or management of the Association's funds. In particular, the Association shall be entitled to grant loans, guarantees, and other types of financing and assurance for affiliated and related companies in Switzerland and abroad.

The TYPO3 Association is non-partisan and denominationally neutral.

Art. 4 Tasks 

In particular the TYPO3 Association has the following tasks:

1. Organising events that provide information and continuing education courses
2. Providing internal and external communication for the dissemination of information and skills for use of the system;
3. Sustainable, in particular, long-term further development of the TYPO3 software project.
4. Securing trademark rights in the interests of the TYPO3 community.

Art. 5 Acceptance 

On written request, new members shall be accepted through decision of the Association Board via immediate provisional acceptance. Definitive acceptance shall occur through the General Assembly.

If the Association refuses to grant acceptance, then the applicant can contest the decision within 30 days after the application is received by the Association Board for the attention of the General Assembly.

The Association Board and the General Assembly shall decide concerning the acceptance request at their own discretion. They shall not be obligated to provided the reasons for a rejection.

Art. 6 Member categories 

Members shall be authorised to use the Association logo, to demonstrate their membership and their support for TYPO3. Except for this limited purpose, use of the logo shall not be permitted.

Art. 7 Leaving the Association 

A member shall be entitled to leave the Association at the end of a memberships year by giving two months notice. The intent to leave the Association board must be declared in writing. The obligations to the Association for the current year of membership must fulfilled.

Moreover, membership shall end upon dissolution of the legal person or death of the member.

Art. 8 Exclusion 

Members, who violate statutes, regulations, resolutions, or otherwise act in a manner that is seriously contrary to the interests of the TYPO3 Association, or, who if after two months from the sending of the second written warning indicating exclusion, are still in arrears with payment of the membership fees, can be excluded by the Association Board with specification of the grounds for exclusion.

Before the resolution is passed the Association Board shall give the member an opportunity to state his position. The excluded member shall be entitled to dispute the decision of the Association Board within 30 days after receipt of the excluded member's disputation claim addressed to the General Assembly. In this case the decision of the General Assembly shall be definitive.

Art. 9 Governing bodies 

A. General Assembly B. The Association Board (Board) C. Auditors D. Business Control Committee E. Committees

Art. 10 Ordinary General Assembly 

The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the Association. It is convened by the Association Board and takes place in the first half of every year. The Association Board invites the members in writing at the latest 30 days before the meeting (also via email), with specification of the agenda items. The notification period shall begin on the day following the sending of the letter of invitation. The letter of invitation shall be considered as delivered to the member, if it is sent to the most recent address or email address specified in writing by the member to the TYPO3 Association.

The Chair of the meeting shall announce supplementation of the agenda items to the General Assembly at the beginning of the meeting. The General Assembly shall definitively decide concerning requests to supplement the agenda items.

Art. 11 Extraordinary General Assembly 

The Association Board shall be entitled to convene an extraordinary General Assembly at any time. One fifth of the members shall be entitled to request the convening of an extraordinary General Assembly in writing or electronically, with specification of the purpose and the reasons. In this case the Association Board shall be obligated to hold the extraordinary General Assembly within 3 months of the request.

Art. 12 Requests of the members 

Requests addressed to the General Assembly shall be submitted in writing and substantiated to the President at least 14 days before the General Assembly.

Art. 13 Business of the General Assembly 

The tasks and competencies of the General Assembly are as follows:

1. Approval of the minutes of the last General Assembly
2. Acceptance of the annual report drawn up by the Association Board
3. Acceptance of the annual financial statements and the reports of the Auditors, as well as of the Business Control Committee
4. Granting of discharge to the Association Board, Expert Advisory Board, Treasurer, Auditors, Business Control Committee and committees
5. Definitive acceptance of members
6. Review of the budget for the current year
7. Acceptance fee and annual fee of the members for the current membership year;

8. Election of

   1. the Board
   2. the Auditors
   3. the members of the Business Control Committee

9. Processing of applications

   1. of the Association Board
   2. of the members

10. The activity program
11. Statute changes
12. Appointment of honorary members
13. Complaints against executive bodies, passing resolutions concerning the appeal against an exclusion decision or rejection of a current acceptance decision on the part of the Association Board.

Art. 14 Quorum, voting procedure, appeal 

Each General Assembly convened in accordance with the statutes shall constitute a quorum. It shall act by simple majority of the voting members present, if nothing to the contrary is stipulated in the statutes.

Participation in the General Assembly shall also possible without physical presence, via electronic transmission ("Internet General Assembly"). With the invitation to the General Assembly the Association Board shall specify whether this type of participation will be offered. A member's request to participate electronically must be received by the Association Board 20 days before the meeting, at the latest. At the meeting location the Association Board shall ensure technically that the votes of the member can be transmitted simultaneously via word and image. Electronic participation in the meeting shall only apply as valid, if the member can be clearly identified. Votes submitted electronically shall be shown separately in the meeting minutes.

Instead of a meeting as a gathering, on request of the Association Board an exclusively electronic meeting can be conducted ("virtual General Assembly"). The same provisions shall apply mutatis mutandi that apply for the General Assembly.

Instead of a meeting by gathering, ballot votes (written majority decisions concerning factual issues) shall also be permitted. For determination of the respectively required quorum, in this case only the valid votes submitted will be evaluated. Electronic voting shall be permitted as long as clear identification of the voting parties is ensured.

For votes of the Auditors and of the Business Control Committee, in a first ballot the absolute majority, in the second ballot the relative majority of the voting members shall apply.

The General Assembly shall decide by open ballot in all cases, unless the General Assembly decides to conduct the vote by secret ballot. On request of a voting member this can be decided with two-thirds majority of the voting members present. In the case of an Internet General Assembly or virtual General Assembly, the Association Board shall ensure that the secret ballot procedure can occur electronically.

Each member shall be entitled to contest decisions that violate the law or the statutes, within 30 days after knowledge of such decisions is obtained.

Art. 15 Voting power, final ballot of the Chair, decisions by lot 

Each member shall have one vote in the General Assembly. Another member can be authorised in writing to exercise the voting right. The authorisation shall be granted separately for each General Assembly; however one member shall not represent more than the votes of 3 other members. In the case of a tied vote, for property transactions the Chair of the meeting (President, Vice President, or selected Chair for that day shall cast the deciding vote; elections shall be decided by lot.

Art. 16 Passive eligibility 

Double functions on the Association Board and Business Control Committee shall be excluded. Per legal person a maximum of only one person can take a place on the Association Board or on the Business Control Committee. Persons who execute paid orders of the Association shall be excluded from passive eligibility.

Art. 17 Make up of Association Board 

The association’s board consists of the president, vice president, actuary, treasurer and at least two other board members (at least 6 members in total).

Art. 18 Election procedure and term of office 

The term of office for the association’s board is three years according to the financial year or calendar year. Only members of the association can be elected as members of the board. Re-election is permitted. The board has a maximum of 9 members.

At the end of the term of office, elections for the association’s board are held during the general assembly. The first time the board is elected, the elected members select 4 board members whose term of office is only one year in order to ensure continuity in the board (meaning new elections are held each year).

Every association member may nominate themselves or another board candidate for election; nominees have to confirm their candidacy in advance. Written notice of proposed board candidates must be submitted to the board no later than during the general assembly. The association’s board may also be elected prior to the general assembly by online voting. In this case, the members must be granted a reasonable advance term for the announcement of board candidates.

The outcome of the election is decided by counting the votes received by the candidates (in case of tie votes for excess candidates, there shall be a second ballot; in case of another tie vote, the decision is made by lot). The election and assignment of functions (president, vice president, actuary and treasurer) are performed during the general assembly before the start of a new term of office by a simple majority of the attending board members.

The candidate for the office of president must have been a member of the association’s board for at least one year, otherwise the term of office is limited to one year.

The termination of association membership also terminates the office of an association board member.

In case of by-elections during the term of office, the newly elected association board member completes the predecessor’s term of office. Instead of by-elections, the association’s board may also ask the next ranking candidate from the previous election whether they want to move up. If more than three association board members step down during a term of office, new elections are held for all resigned positions during an extraordinary general assembly.

The association’s board can call new elections for the entire board by a simple majority of the entire board.

Art. 19 Business of the Association Board 

The Association Board shall be responsible for arranging the Association's affairs. In particular, the Association Board shall be responsible for

1. External representation of the TYPO3 Association;
2. Preparation of the business of the General Assembly
3. Execution of the decisions of the General Assembly
4. Deployment of committees and individual persons without decision-making authority for special tasks
5. Budget submission to the Expert Advisory Board
6. Drawing up the annual financial statement
7. Deciding on provisional acceptance and exclusion of members
8. Deciding on other matters of particular significance at the request of the Association Board.
9. Strategy of the TYPO3 Association
10. Election of the Association Board and staffing of the Association Board duties
11. Budget of the TYPO3 Association Negotiation (with due consideration of the member survey), preparation, substantiation and resolution
12. Review of the annual financial statement
13. Execution of the decisions of the General Assembly
14. Definition of the application procedure for project contributions
15. Review of the content of the project applications
16. Verification of the approved projects
17. The Association Board shall issue Rules of Procedure and shall regulate its tasks and division of responsibility therein. Each year the Association Board shall prepare an annual report concerning its activity.

Art. 20 Convocation, minutes 

Meetings shall be convened by the President of the Association Board, as often as business matters so require. Each member of the Association Board shall be entitled to request a meeting. In this case the meeting must be held within three weeks. The Association Board shall keep minutes of resolutions. By order of the President or on request of a member of the Association Board, votes that have been taken shall be summarised and recorded in the minutes.

Art. 21 Quorum, decision of the President, circular resolution, consulting and resolution 

The Association Board shall constitute a quorum if at least four of the members of Association Board are present. The Chair can execute circular resolutions. A circular resolution shall only be valid with unanimity of all members of the Association Board.

The Association Board shall strive for consensus in its decisions. The Association Board shall decide through majority vote of the members of the Association Board present. If the vote is tied the President shall cast the deciding vote. On request of a member of the Association Board a vote by secret ballot shall be conducted. Each member of the Association Board shall be authorised to provide a minority opinion to be included in the minutes.

Art. 22 Signature policy 

A joint signature of two members of the Association Board shall be required. The President or, in the event that he is hindered, the Vice President together with an additional member of the Association Board, shall sign in each case.

Art. 23 President 

Usually the President presides over the meeting of the Association, and chairs the Association Board. He monitors the TYPO3 Association activity within the framework of the resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Association Board.

Art. 24 Treasurer 

The Treasurer ensures the entire accounting and manages the TYPO3 Association's assets. As part of his activity he signs jointly with the President, with the Vice President or with another member of the Association Board.

Art. 25 Make-up, term of office 

The General Assembly shall elect for a term of office of one year, a recognised trust agency as auditing authority, which has been approved in accordance with the regulations of the Swiss Audit Supervision Act of 12/16/2005. Even without legal obligation, the Association shall commission the audit authority to conduct an unrestricted audit in accordance with provisions of Art. 729-729c OR. Through resolution of the General Assembly, the General Assembly can dispense with an unrestricted audit of the following Association year.

The audit authority shall audit the bookkeeping, and shall report in writing to the General Assembly and refuse or grant discharge relative to the Treasurer and the Association Board.

Art. 26 Make-up, term of office 

The Business Control Committee shall consist of 4 members.

The term of office of the Business Control Committee shall be two years. Election shall occur through the General Assembly. Re-election is permitted. Only members of the Association can be elected to serve as members of the Business Control Committee. With termination of membership in the Association the office of a member of the Business Control Committee shall also be terminated. In the case of by-elections during the term of office, the newly elected member of the Business Control Committee shall complete the term of office of the predecessor. In even years the first half of the members of the Business Control Committee shall be elected, in odd years the second half of the members shall be elected.

The Business Control Committee shall be entitled to review all project loans for expenditure agreement with the loan application, achievement of the cited objectives and cost-efficient project fulfillment. It shall report to the Expert Advisory Board and to the Association Board quarterly and shall report to the General Assembly annually in writing.

The Business Control Committee shall issue Rules of Procedure and shall regulate its tasks and division of responsibility therein.

Art. 27 Committees 

The Expert Advisory Board and the Association Board shall be entitled to utilise advisory committees or individual persons without decision-making authority for special tasks.

Art. 28 Fiscal year and membership year 

The calendar year shall apply as the fiscal year.

The membership year deviates from the fiscal year. The membership year shall apply individually for each individual member. It shall start with the decision of the Association Board concerning the written membership application.

Art. 29 Association funds 

The TYPO3 Association procures its funds from:

• Acceptance fees of the members
• Annual fees of the members
• Proceeds from events
• Interest
• Donations and other revenues

The acceptance fees, as well as the annual fees, are specified by the General Assembly. Increases in fees shall apply effective immediately for all invoices starting from the time of the increase. In exceptional cases, the Association Board shall be entitled to waive fees in whole or in part or defer fees.

At any time, members and third parties shall be entitled to inject funds that Association can freely dispose of for achievement of the Association's objectives (in particular via fund-raising activities).

The Association's expenditures shall be specified with the budget. The budget shall show the appropriated amounts per legal transaction. The budget shall be prepared and decided on by the Expert Advisory Board. Prior to preparing the budget a survey of the members shall be conducted (also possible via electronic means) concerning the project applications. Budget applications shall be formally reviewed by the Treasurer.

Art. 30 Competence credit of the Association Board 

In exceptional cases, the Association Board can decide on budget excesses of a maximum of 5% of the total budget amount.

Art. 31 Compensation 

A compensation can be granted to the members of the Association Board of the Expert Advisory Board and of the Business Control Committee. This must be specified in the budget.

Art. 32 Exclusive liability of the Association assets 

For liabilities on the part of the TYPO3 Association, Association assets shall be exclusively liable. The individual member shall only be obligated to pay the acceptance fee as well as the membership fee.

Art. 33 Claims to assets 

Members who leave the Association or are excluded from the Association shall lose any claim to the Association assets.

Art. 34 Statutory obligation 

Each member shall be given a copy of the statutes. With admission to the club, a member shall acknowledge these statutes and shall be obligated to comply with and honour the resolutions and directives of the responsible governing bodies of the Association.

Art. 35 Statute amendment 

Amendment of the applicable statutes can be decided by the General Assembly or by an extraordinary General Assembly. Such resolutions shall require the approval of the two thirds of the members present.

Art. 36 Dissolution of the association 

For dissolution of the Association, two thirds of the voting members of the TYPO3 Association must be present at an extraordinary General Assembly convened for this purpose. The dissolution shall be effected if three fourths of the voting members present shall approve.

If two thirds of the voting members of the TYPO3 Association are not present, then after 30 days a second extraordinary General Assembly shall be convened. The dissolution shall be effected if four fifths of the voting members present shall approve.

If nothing to the contrary is decided by the extraordinary General Assembly, the Chairman and the Treasurer jointly shall be authorised liquidators. The assets remaining after liquidation is concluded shall be donated to a charitable organization that shall be determined by the extraordinary General Assembly. The provisions above shall apply accordingly if the Association is dissolved for a different reason or loses its legal capacity.

Mergers shall not apply as dissolution of the Association.

Art. 37 Place of jurisdiction 

The place of jurisdiction for all disputes affecting the membership shall be the court responsible for the registered office of the Association.

Art. 38 Effective date 

The bylaws were approved by the regular general assembly on 11 April 2018 and come into force on the date of the regular general assembly in 2019. They replace the bylaws dated 20 November 2016.

Art. 1 Name, Rechtsform 

Unter dem Namen TYPO3 Association besteht ein Verein im Sinne von Art. 60 ff. des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches.

Art. 2 Sitz 

Die TYPO3 Association hat ihren Sitz in Baar (ZG) Schweiz.

Art. 3 Zweck 

Die TYPO3 Association fördert das Projekt TYPO3, welches insbesondere die Zurverfügungstellung freier Software unter Vergabe von Open Source Lizenzen bezweckt. Der Vorstand überprüft jährlich die zulässigen Lizenzen. Sie dient der TYPO3 Community. Die TYPO3 Association erstrebt keinen Gewinn. Sie unterstützt die Entwicklung von Software und stellt der Öffentlichkeit Softwareprodukte Dritter zur Verfügung. Um die Weiterentwicklung zu finanzieren erhebt der Verein Mitgliedsbeiträge und sammelt Spenden für Entwicklungsprojekte.

Ferner kann der Verein Tochtergesellschaften gründen und sich an Unternehmen beteiligen, die dem Vereinszweck dienen.

Der Verein kann alle kommerziellen, finanziellen und anderen Tätigkeiten ausüben, welche mit dem Vereinszweck im Zusammenhang stehen oder der Verwaltung des Vereinsvermögens dienen. Insbesondere kann der Verein Darlehen, Garantien und andere Arten der Finanzierung und Sicherstellung für verbundene und nahestehende Gesellschaften im In- und Ausland gewähren.

Die TYPO3 Association ist parteipolitisch und konfessionell neutral.

Art. 4 Aufgaben 

Die TYPO3 Association hat insbesondere folgende Aufgaben:

1. Veranstaltungen zwecks Information und Weiterbildungen;
2. Kommunikation nach innen und aussen zur Verbreitung von Wissen und Können zur Nutzung des Systems;
3. Nachhaltige, insbesondere langfristige Weiterentwicklung des Softwareprojekts TYPO3;
4. Sichern von Markenrechten im Sinne der TYPO3 Community.

Art. 5 Aufnahme 

Neumitglieder werden auf schriftliches Gesuch hin durch Entscheid des Vereinsvorstands per sofort vorläufig aufgenommen. Die definitive Aufnahme erfolgt durch die Generalversammlung.

Verweigert der Vereinsvorstand die vorläufige Aufnahme, so kann der Antragsteller den Entscheid innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach Zugang beim Vereinsvorstand zuhanden der Generalversammlung anfechten.

Der Vereinsvorstand und die Generalversammlung entscheiden über das Aufnahmegesuch nach freiem Ermessen. Sie sind nicht verpflichtet, die Gründe einer Ablehnung mitzuteilen.

Art. 6 Mitgliederkategorien 

Mitglieder sind berechtigt, das Vereinslogo zu führen, um ihre Mitgliedschaft und ihre Unterstützung für TYPO3 zu demonstrieren. Ausserhalb dieses begrenzten Zwecks ist eine Nutzung des Vereinslogos nicht gestattet.

Art. 7 Austritt 

Der Austritt kann auf Ende eines Mitgliedsjahres mit einer Kündigungsfrist von zwei Monaten erfolgen. Der Austritt ist schriftlich an den Vereinsvorstand zu erklären. Die Verpflichtungen gegenüber dem Verein für das laufende Mitgliedsjahr sind zu erfüllen.

Die Mitgliedschaft endet im Weiteren durch Auflösung der juristischen Person bzw. Ableben des Mitglieds.

Art. 8 Ausschluss 

Mitglieder, welche Statuten, Reglemente, Beschlüsse verletzen oder sonst den Interessen der TYPO3 Association in schwerwiegender Weise zuwiderhandeln, oder wenn sie nach Ablauf von zwei Monaten nach der Absendung der zweiten schriftlichen Mahnung unter Androhung des Ausschlusses mit der Zahlung von Mitgliedsbeiträgen weiterhin im Rückstand sind, können vom Vereinsvorstand unter Angabe der Gründe ausgeschlossen werden.

Vor der Beschlussfassung muss der Vereinsvorstand dem Mitglied Gelegenheit zur Stellungnahme geben. Das ausgeschlossene Mitglied kann den Entscheid des Vereinsvorstands innert 30 Tagen seit Zustellung beim Vereinsvorstand zuhanden der Generalversammlung anfechten. Über den Ausschluss entscheidet diesfalls die Generalversammlung endgültig.

Art. 9 Organe 

1. Generalversammlung

2. Vereinsvorstand (Board)

100. Rechnungsrevisoren
101. Geschäftsprüfungskommission (Business Control Comittee)

5. Ausschüsse (Comittees)

Art. 10 Ordentliche Generalversammlung 

Die Generalversammlung bildet das oberste Organ des Vereins. Sie wird vom Vereinsvorstand einberufen und findet jeweils im ersten Halbjahr statt. Der Vereinsvorstand lädt die Mitglieder spätestens 30 Tage vor der Versammlung schriftlich (auch per eMail) und unter Angabe der Traktanden ein. Die Frist beginnt mit dem auf die Absendung des Einladungsschreibens folgenden Tag. Das Einladungsschreiben gilt dem Mitglied als zugestellt, wenn es an die letzte vom Mitglied der TYPO3 Association schriftlich bekannt gegebene Adresse oder eMail-Adresse gerichtet ist.

Der Versammlungsleiter hat zu Beginn der Generalversammlung die Ergänzung der Traktanden bekannt zu geben. Über Anträge auf Ergänzung der Traktanden, die in Generalversammlungen gestellt werden, beschliesst die Versammlung endgültig.

Art. 11 Ausserordentliche Generalversammlung 

Der Vereinsvorstand kann jederzeit eine a.o. Generalversammlung einberufen. Ein Fünftel der Mitglieder können die Einberufung einer a.o. Generalversammlung schriftlich oder elektronisch unter Angabe des Zwecks und der Gründe verlangen. Diesfalls hat der Vereinsvorstand die a.o. Generalversammlung innert 3 Monaten nach Eingang des Begehrens durchzuführen.

Art. 12 Anträge der Mitglieder 

Anträge zuhanden der Generalversammlung sind dem Präsidenten mindestens 14 Tage vor der Generalversammlung schriftlich und begründet einzureichen.

Art. 13 Geschäfte der Generalversammlung 

Die Aufgaben und Kompetenzen der Generalversammlung sind Folgende:

1. Genehmigung des Protokolls der letzten Generalversammlung;
2. Abnahme des Jahresberichts des Vereinsvorstandes;
3. Abnahme der Jahresrechnung und der Berichte der Rechnungsrevisoren sowie der Geschäftsprüfungskommission;
4. Déchargeerteilung an Vereinsvorstand, Rechnungsrevisoren, Geschäftsprüfungskommission und Ausschüsse;
5. Definitive Aufnahme von Mitgliedern;
6. Kenntnisnahme des Budgets für das laufende Jahr;
7. Aufnahmebeitrag und Jahresbeitrag der Mitglieder für das laufende Mitgliedsjahr;

8. Wahlen

   1. des Sachverständigenrats des Vorstandes
   2. der Rechnungsrevisoren
   3. der Mitglieder der Geschäftsprüfungskommission

9. Behandlung von Anträgen

   1. des Vereinsvorstands
   2. der Mitglieder

10. Tätigkeitsprogramm;
11. 1. Statutenänderungen;

Ernennung von Ehrenmitgliedern; #. Beschwerde gegen geschäftsführende Organe, Beschlussfassung über die Berufung gegen einen Ausschliessungsbeschluss oder Ablehnung eines vorläufigen Aufnahmebeschlusses des Vereinsvorstands.

Art. 14 Beschlussfähigkeit, Abstimmungsverfahren, Anfechtung 

Jede statutengemäss einberufene Generalversammlung ist beschlussfähig. Sie beschliesst mit einfacher Mehrheit der anwesenden stimmberechtigten Mitglieder, sofern die Statuten nichts anderes bestimmen.

Die Teilnahme an der Generalversammlung kann auch ohne physische Präsenz durch elektronische Übertragung erfolgen ("Internet-Generalversammlung"). Der Vereinsvorstand legt mit der Einladung zur Generalversammlung fest, ob diese Art der Teilnahme angeboten wird. Ein Antrag eines Mitglieds auf elektronische Teilnahme hat spätestens 20 Tage vor der Versammlung beim Vereinsvorstand einzugehen. Der Vereinsvorstand hat am Versammlungsort technisch sicherzustellen, dass die Voten des Mitglieds mittels Wort und Bild simultan übertragen werden können. Die elektronische Teilnahme an der Versammlung gilt nur dann als gültig erfolgt, wenn das Mitglied eindeutig identifiziert werden kann. Elektronisch abgegebene Voten werden im Versammlungsprotokoll separat ausgewiesen.

Anstelle einer Präsenzversammlung kann auf Antrag des Vereinsvorstands auch eine ausschliesslich elektronische Versammlung durchgeführt werden ("Virtuelle Generalversammlung"). Es gelten sinngemäss dieselben Vorschriften wie bei der Internet-Generalversammlung.

Anstelle einer Präsenzversammlung sind auch Urabstimmungen (schriftliche Mehrheitsbeschlüsse zu Sachfragen) zulässig. Zur Ermittlung des jeweils notwendigen Quorums werden diesfalls nur die abgegebenen gültigen Stimmen ausgewertet. Elektronische Stimmabgabe ist zulässig, sofern die eindeutige Identifikation des oder der Stimmenden gewährleistet ist.

Bei Wahlen der Rechnungsrevisoren und in die Geschäftsprüfungskommission gilt im ersten Wahlgang das absolute, im zweiten Wahlgang das relative Mehr der anwesenden stimmberechtigten Mitglieder.

Die Generalversammlung entscheidet in allen Fällen in offener Abstimmung, sofern sie nicht beschliesst, diese geheim durchzuführen. Auf Antrag eines stimmberechtigten Mitgliedes kann dies mit Drittelmehrheit der anwesenden stimmberechtigten Mitglieder beschlossen werden. Im Falle einer Internet-Generalversammlung oder virtuellen Generalversammlung hat der Vereinsvorstand sicherzustellen, dass die geheime Stimmabgabe auf elektronischem Weg erfolgen kann.

Jedes Mitglied kann Beschlüsse, die das Gesetz oder die Statuten verletzen innert 30 Tagen, nachdem es von ihnen Kenntnis erhalten hat, gerichtlich anfechten.

Art. 15 Stimmkraft, Stichentscheid des Vorsitzenden, Losentscheid bei Wahlen 

Jedes Mitglied hat an der Generalversammlung eine Stimme. Zur Ausübung des Stimmrechts kann ein anderes Mitglied schriftlich bevollmächtigt werden. Die Bevollmächtigung ist für jede Generalversammlung gesondert zu erteilen; ein Mitglied darf jedoch nicht mehr als 3 fremde Stimmen vertreten. Bei Stimmengleichheit entscheidet bei Sachgeschäften die Stimme des Versammlungsleiters (Präsident, Vize-Präsident oder gewählter Tagesvorsitzender), bei Wahlen das Los.

Art. 16 Passive Wahlfähigkeit 

Doppelfunktionen in Vereinsvorstand, Rechnungsrevisoren und Geschäftsprüfungskommission sind ausgeschlossen. Pro juristischer Person kann maximal nur je eine natürliche Person im Vereinsvorstand oder Geschäftsprüfungskommission Einsitz nehmen. Von der passiven Wahlfähigkeit ausgeschlossen sind Personen, die bezahlte Aufträge des Vereins ausführen.

Art. 17 Vereinsvorstandschargen 

Der Vereinsvorstand besteht aus dem Präsidenten, dem Vize-Präsidenten, dem Aktuar, dem Kassier und mindestens zwei weiteren Vorstandsmitgliedern (insgesamt mindestens 6 Mitglieder).

Art. 18 Wahlverfahren und Amtsdauer 

Die Amtsdauer des Vereinsvorstands beträgt drei Jahre und richtet sich nach dem Geschäfts- bzw. Kalenderjahr. Zu Vereinsvorstandsmitgliedern können nur Mitglieder des Vereins gewählt werden. Wiederwahl ist zulässig. Der Vorstand besteht aus maximal 9 Mitgliedern.

Nach Ablauf der Amtsdauer wird der Vereinsvorstand anlässlich der Generalversammlung neu gewählt. In jedem Jahr werden bis zu drei Vereinsvorstandsmitgliedern neu gewählt.

Jedes Vereinsmitglied kann sich selbst zur Wahl anbieten oder einen Vorstandskandidaten vorschlagen, welcher seine Kandidatur vorgängig bestätigen muss. Die Wahlvorschläge bzw. Vorstandskandidaten sind spätestens sechs Wochen vor der Generalversammlung dem Vorstand schriftlich bekanntzugeben. Der Vereinsvorstand kann auch vor der Generalversammlung per Online-Voting gewählt werden, wobei den Mitgliedern diesfalls eine angemessene Frist für die vorgängige Bekanntgabe der Vorstandskandidaten einzuräumen ist.

Die Wahl der Kandidaten wird durch die Rangfolge der erhaltenen Stimmen bestimmt. Ein Kandidat ist gewählt, wenn er mindestens 50 % der abgegebenen Stimmen erhält. Erreichen Kandidaten diese Mehrheit im ersten Wahlgang nicht, folgen weitere Wahlgänge, bis die erforderliche Mehrheit erreicht ist. Bei Stimmengleichheit überzähliger Kandidaten wird ein weiterer Wahlgang zwischen diesen durchgeführt; bei erneuter Stimmengleichheit entscheidet das Los.

Die Wahl und die Zuteilung der Funktion (Präsident, Vize-Präsident, Aktuar und Kassier) wird anlässlich der Hauptversammlung vor Beginn einer neuen Amtsperiode mit einfacher Mehrheit der anwesenden Vorstandsmitglieder bestimmt.

Der Kandidat für das Amt des Präsidenten muss mindestens ein Jahr dem Vereinsvorstand angehört haben, ansonsten seine erste Amtsperiode auf ein Jahr limitiert ist.

Mit der Beendigung der Mitgliedschaft im Verein endet auch das Amt eines Vereinsvorstandsmitglieds.

Bei Ersatzwahlen während der Amtsdauer vollendet das neu gewählte Vereinsvorstandsmitglied die Amtsdauer des Vorgängers. Anstelle von Ersatzwahlen kann der Vereinsvorstand den nächst platzierten Kandidaten aus der letzten Wahl fragen, ob er nachrücken möchte. Wenn mehr als drei Vereinsvorstandsmitglieder in einer Amtsperiode zurücktreten, werden Neuwahlen für alle zurückgetretenen Positionen in einer außerordentlichen Generalversammlung abgehalten.

Der Vereinsvorstand kann mit einer einfachen Mehrheit des vollständigen Vorstands Neuwahlen für den gesamten Vorstand ausrufen.

Art. 19 Geschäfte des Vereinsvorstands 

Der Vereinsvorstand ist im Rahmen von Gesetz und Statuten für die Besorgung der Vereinsangelegenheiten zuständig. Dem Vereinsvorstand obliegt insbesondere

1. Vertretung der TYPO3 Association nach aussen;
2. Vorbereitung der Geschäfte der Generalversammlung;
3. Durchführung der Beschlüsse der Generalversammlung;
4. Einsetzung von Ausschüssen und Einzelpersonen ohne Entscheidungsbefugnisse für besondere Aufgaben;
5. Budgetantrag an den Sachverständigenrat;
6. Erstellen der Jahresrechnung;
7. Beschlussfassung über vorläufige Aufnahme und Ausschluss von Mitgliedern;
8. Beschlussfassung in sonstigen Angelegenheiten von besonderer Bedeutung auf Antrag des Vereinsvorstands.
9. Strategie der TYPO3 Association;
10. Budget der TYPO3 Association: Verhandlung (unter Berücksichtigung der Mitgliederbefragung), Erstellung, Begründung und Beschluss;
11. Durchführung der Beschlüsse der Generalversammlung;
12. Definition des Antragsverfahrens für Projektbeiträge;
13. Inhaltliche Prüfung der Projektanträge;
14. Kontrolle der genehmigten Projekte;

Der Vereinsvorstand erlässt eine Geschäftsordnung und regelt darin seine Aufgaben sowie die Aufgabenteilung. Der Vereinsvorstand verfasst jährlich einen Jahresbericht über seine Tätigkeit.

Art. 20 Einberufung, Protokoll 

Sitzungen werden durch den Präsidenten des Vereinsvorstands einberufen, so oft es die Geschäfte erfordern, mindestens jedoch einmal jährlich vor Ablauf der Amtsdauer (Hauptversammlung). Jedes Vereinsvorstandsmitglied kann die Einberufung einer Sitzung verlangen. Diesfalls ist die Sitzung innert drei Wochen durchzuführen. Der Vereinsvorstand führt ein Beschluss-Protokoll. Auf Anordnung des Präsidenten oder auf Verlangen eines Vereinsvorstandsmitgliedes werden gefallene Voten zusammengefasst protokolliert.

Art. 21 Beschlussfähigkeit, Entscheid des Präsidenten, Zirkularverfahren, Beratung und Beschluss 

Der Vereinsvorstand ist beschlussfähig, wenn mindestens vier Vereinsvorstandsmitglieder anwesend sind. Der Vorsitzende kann das Zirkularverfahren durchführen. Ein Zirkularbeschluss ist nur bei Einstimmigkeit aller Vereinsvorstandsmitglieder gültig.

Der Vereinsvorstand strebt bei seinen Entscheidungen den Konsens an. Der Vereinsvorstand entscheidet durch Stimmenmehrheit der anwesenden Vereinsvorstandsmitglieder. Bei Stimmengleichheit hat der Präsident den Stichentscheid. Auf Verlangen eines Mitgliedes des Vereinsvorstands muss eine Abstimmung geheim durchgeführt werden. Jedes Vereinsvorstandsmitglied ist berechtigt, eine Minderheitsmeinung zu Protokoll zu geben.

Art. 22 Unterschriftsregelung 

Die Vereinsvorstandsmitglieder führen die rechtsverbindliche Kollektivunterschrift zu Zweien. Es zeichnet jeweils der Präsident oder im Verhinderungsfall der Vize-Präsident, zusammen mit einem weiteren Mitglied des Vereinsvorstands.

Art. 23 Präsidium 

Der Präsident leitet üblicherweise die Versammlung des Vereins sowie des Vereinsvorstands. Er überwacht die TYPO3 Association Tätigkeit im Rahmen der Beschlüsse der Generalversammlung und des Vereinsvorstands.

Art. 24 Kassier 

Der Kassier besorgt das gesamte Rechnungswesen und verwaltet das TYPO3 Association Vermögen. Im Rahmen seiner Tätigkeit führt er Kollektivunterschrift mit dem Präsidenten, dem Vize-Präsidenten oder einem anderen Mitglied des Vereinsvorstands.

Art. 25 Bestand, Amtsdauer 

Die Generalversammlung wählt jeweils auf eine Amtsdauer von einem Jahr eine anerkannte Treuhandstelle als Revisionsstelle, welche nach den Vorschriften des Revisionsaufsichtsgesetzes vom 16.12.2005 zugelassen ist. Der Verein beauftragt die Revisionsstelle auch ohne gesetzliche Pflicht mit der Durchführung einer eingeschränkten Revision nach den Vorschriften von Art. 729-729c OR. Durch Beschluss der Generalversammlung kann auf die Durchführung einer eingeschränkten Revision des folgenden Vereinsjahres verzichtet werden.

Die Revisionsstelle prüft die Buchführung und erstattet der Generalversammlung schriftlich Bericht und stellt der Generalversammlung Antrag auf Erteilung oder Verweigerung der Décharge gegenüber dem Kassier und dem Vorstand.

Art. 26 Bestand, Amtsdauer 

Die Geschäftsprüfungskommission besteht aus 4 Mitgliedern.

Die Amtsdauer der Geschäftsprüfungskommission beträgt zwei Jahre. Die Wahl erfolgt durch die Generalversammlung. Wiederwahl ist zulässig. Zu Mitgliedern der Geschäftsprüfungskommission können nur Mitglieder des Vereins gewählt werden. Mit der Beendigung der Mitgliedschaft im Verein endet auch das Amt eines Mitglieds der Geschäftsprüfungskommission. Bei Ersatzwahlen während der Amtsdauer vollendet das neu gewählte Mitglied der Geschäftsprüfungskommission die Amtsdauer des Vorgängers. Bei gerader Jahreszahl wird jeweils die erste Hälfte der Mitglieder der Geschäftsprüfungskommission, bei ungerader Jahreszahl jeweils die zweite Hälfte gewählt.

Die Geschäftsprüfungskommission kann alle Projektkredite prüfen auf Ausgabenübereinstimmung mit dem Kreditantrag, erreichen der aufgeführten Ziele und kosteneffiziente Projekterfüllung. Sie erstattet vierteljährlich dem Vereinsvorstand sowie jährlich der Generalversammlung schriftlichen Bericht.

Die Geschäftsprüfungskommission erlässt eine Geschäftsordnung und regelt darin ihre Aufgaben sowie die Aufgabenteilung.

Art. 27 Ausschüsse 

Der Vereinsvorstand kann für besondere Aufgaben beratende Ausschüsse oder Einzelpersonen ohne Entscheidungsbefugnisse einsetzen.

Art. 28 Geschäftsjahr und Mitgliedsjahr 

Als Geschäftsjahr gilt das Kalenderjahr.

Abweichend davon ist das Mitgliedsjahr. Dieses gilt individuell für jedes einzelne Mitglied. Es beginnt mit dem Entscheid des Vereinsvorstands über die Annahme des schriftlichen Mitgliedschaftsgesuchs.

Art. 29 Vereinsmittel 

Die TYPO3 Association beschafft ihre finanziellen Mittel aus:

• Aufnahmegebühren der Mitglieder
• Jahresbeiträgen der Mitglieder
• Erträgen aus Veranstaltungen
• Zinsen
• Schenkungen und anderen Einnahmen

Die Aufnahmegebühren sowie die Jahresbeiträge werden von der Generalversammlung festgelegt. Erhöhungen von Gebühren und Beiträgen gelten ab sofort für alle Rechnungen die ab dem Zeitpunkt der Erhöhung gestellt werden. Der Vereinsvorstand kann in ausserordentlichen Fällen Beiträge ganz oder teilweise erlassen oder stunden.

Mitglieder und Dritte können jederzeit zur freien Verfügung des Vereins finanzielle Mittel zur Erreichung des Vereinszwecks einschiessen (insbesondere über Fundraising- bzw. Spendenaktionen).

Die Vereinsausgaben werden mit dem Budget festgelegt. Das Budget weist die zweckgebundenen Beträge pro Rechtsgeschäft aus. Das Budget wird durch den Vereinsvorstand erstellt und beschlossen. Vorgängig findet eine Befragung (auch auf elektronischem Wege möglich) der Mitglieder zu den Projektanträgen statt. Budgetanträge werden formal vom Kassier geprüft.

Art. 30 Kompetenzkredit des Vereinsvorstands 

Der Vereinsvorstand kann in Ausnahmefällen in eigener Kompetenz Budgetüberschreitungen von maximal 5% der Gesamtbudgetsumme beschliessen.

Art. 31 Entschädigung 

Den Mitgliedern des Vereinsvorstands und der Geschäftsprüfungskommission kann eine Entschädigung zugesprochen werden. Diese ist im Budget festzulegen.

Art. 32 Ausschliessliche Haftung des Vereinsvermögens 

Für Verbindlichkeiten der TYPO3 Association haftet ausschliesslich das Vereinsvermögen. Das einzelne Mitglied ist nur zur Bezahlung der Aufnahmegebühr sowie des Mitgliederbeitrages verpflichtet.

Art. 33 Vermögensanspruch 

Mitglieder, die austreten oder ausgeschlossen werden, verlieren jeden Anspruch auf das Vereinsvermögen.

Art. 34 Statutarische Bindung 

Die Statuten sind jedem Mitglied abzugeben. Mit dem Eintritt in den Verein anerkennt ein Mitglied diese Statuten und verpflichtet sich, den Beschlüssen und Weisungen der zuständigen Vereinsorgane nachzukommen.

Art. 35 Statutenänderung 

Abänderung der geltenden Statuten können durch die Generalversammlung oder einer a.o. Generalversammlung beschlossen werden. Solchen Beschlüssen müssen zwei Drittel der anwesenden Mitglieder zustimmen.

Art. 36 Vereinsauflösung 

Zur Auflösung des Vereins müssen zwei Drittel der stimmberechtigten Mitglieder der TYPO3 Association an einer zu diesem Zweck einberufenen ausserordentlichen Generalversammlung anwesend sein. Die Auflösung kommt zustande, wenn drei Viertel der anwesenden Stimmberechtigten zustimmen.

Sollten nicht zwei Drittel der stimmberechtigten Mitglieder der TYPO3 Association anwesend sein, so ist nach 30 Tagen eine zweite ausserordentliche Generalversammlung einzuberufen. Die Auflösung kommt zustande, wenn vier Fünftel der anwesenden Stimmberechtigten zustimmen.

Falls die ausserordentliche Generalversammlung nichts anderes beschliesst, sind der Vorsitzende und der Kassierer gemeinsam vertretungsberechtigte Liquidatoren. Das nach Beendigung der Liquidation vorhandene Vermögen fällt zu Gunsten einer gemeinnützigen Organisation, die von der ausserordentlichen Generalversammlung zu bestimmen ist. Die vorstehenden Bestimmungen gelten entsprechend, wenn der Verein aus einem anderen Grund aufgelöst wird oder seine Rechtsfähigkeit verliert.

Fusionen gelten nicht als Auflösung des Vereins.

Art. 37 Gerichtsstand 

Der Gerichtsstand bezüglich sämtlicher Streitigkeiten betreffend die Mitgliedschaft ist am Sitz des Vereins.

Art. 38 Inkrafttreten 

Die Statuten wurden von der ordentlichen Generalversammlung vom 11.4.2018 genehmigt und treten per Datum der ordentlichen Generalversammlung 2019 in Kraft. Sie ersetzen die Statuten vom 20.11.2016.

Sensitive Processes 

Sensitive processes are processes whose conflict of interest would be harmful to the interests of the TYPO3 community. These processes are: Purchasing, sales, investments, accounting, and human resources management. This list is not exhaustive and will be updated regularly.

Critical Positions 

Critical positions include: TYPO3 Association Board and BCC members, TYPO3 Company Supervisory Board members, TYPO3 Company CEO, CTO and CFO, TYPO3 CMS product owner, project leader and co-leader. This list is not exhaustive and will be updated regularly.

At-Risk Operations 

Some operations inherent in the life of the TYPO3 project (prospecting, finding new markets, external growth, lobbying, lending or borrowing money, etc.) are more exposed to the corruption risk. Preventing conflicts of interest that may arise during these operations is likely to reduce the corruption risk.

Benefits for Official Teams 

• The leader and any other active team member can receive a typo3.org e-mail address. The address will be retained until the role ends (12 months of no activity in any team).
• A team can maintain a team page at typo3.org.
• A team member is allowed to call himself “Member of the TYPO3 [team name] Team“ as long as the member is active in the team.
• A team can be assigned a budget (funding) by the Association or TYPO3 GmbH.

What is Expected of an Official Team? 

• A single leader (primary contact person) and one co-leader
• At least three members when founded
• The founding of a new team must be announced to the Team Leader Group

• To become an official team, a team must have existed for longer than 6 months and fulfill all the requirements. This list makes up the requirements:

  • A mission statement is required: What are the team’s general tasks, what do we want to achieve, which services do we offer, maintain, or answer for.
  • Four reports per year (news article at typo3.org) about what was achieved and what is planned.
  • An annual written report must be given at the General Assembly, containing an overview of the team’s activities during the last 12 months and plans for the coming year.
  • A clear definition of the team's tasks, responsibilities, and goals.
  • The team decides whether or not to allow new members. Entry requirements should exist in writing and be publicly available at typo3.org (community section) . New team members should be brought in based on a fair and equal process.
  • The Leader of the Team (or a representative) should attend Team Leader Meeting regularly.

• The team defines itself and the roles within it.
• In case of a dysfunctional team, any team member can escalate the topic to the TYPO3 Association or the Team Leader Group via an ombudsperson or through an official request to one of the board members.

What is Expected of an Official Committee? 

• Committees are the direct responsibility of the Association. The Association takes responsibility that the committee exists and is active.
• The TYPO3 Association aims to have one committee for each type of membership (for example, agencies, universities, partners) to have representatives of those groups.
• The expectations for Official Teams also apply to Committees.
• A member of the Board must be a member of each committee (but does not have to be the leader).

Benefits 

Committees enjoy the same benefits as official teams.

It Is the Members’ Money 

The TYPO3 Association is a not-for-profit organization funded by our members. We reimburse expenses and work time as a way to enable our community to do great things for TYPO3. If your expenses can be covered through other means, such as by your employer, we ask that you pursue such possibilities.

Budgets and Budget Owners 

Each year, the TYPO3 Association’s money is divided into budgets for teams and projects, based on input from the members. Each budget has a single Budget Owner. This is the person to contact if you have questions. It is also the person who accepts (or rejects) your reimbursement requests. List of budgets and their owners

Reimbursement Process 

You should start the reimbursement process early, before you have had any expenses or done any work.

Travel, Lodging, and Food 

Given the budget owner’s approval, the TYPO3 Association reimburses travel and lodging expenses, for real and practical participation in a TYPO3-related activity. The expenses should cover travel with the best price/time ratio, on the most environmentally friendly means of transportation, in the lowest service class, from a person’s home to their destination, and back.

Flying distances shorter than 300 km one way is a big “no”. Using your private car is allowed at EUR 0.30/km, maximum EUR 220. More private car rules in section 2.g.

Hotel rooms are reimbursed at maximum EUR 130/night. To save money, some teams do group bookings and share rooms. Don’t book hotel rooms in Düsseldorf, Germany. TYPO3 has special rates there, so contact your budget owner instead. Further details in section 2.k.

Food is only reimbursed if it’s an inclusive hotel breakfast or a reasonably-priced group meal at a sprint. See section 2.l.

Work Time 

If you reimburse work time, you have to keep a log of hours worked. It has to show the total number of hours worked per day, as well as either individual time entries or summarized time per task per day. You can work a maximum of 6 hours/day for a maximum of EUR 55/hour. See section 3 for details and this time log example.

Invoices 

If you’re a business or freelancer, you can invoice the TYPO3 Association and submit the invoice as a part of the reimbursement request. Remember to write the budget number on the invoice. Most invoicing applications will generate invoices that comply with the minimum requirements in section 4.d. Remember that you’re invoicing a Swiss association, so you should only apply VAT if you are invoicing from Switzerland.

Although you’re invoicing, you still have to include all of the paperwork that documents your expenses or work time. The invoice must be due at least 20 days into the future when you submit it. See section 4 for detailed requirements and this example invoice.

Definitions 

1. General 

2. Travel, Lodging, and Food 

3. Work time 

4. Invoicing 

5. Documentation 

The Right Way 

• "TYPO3 CMS"
• "TYPO3 CMS 8 LTS"
• "We use TYPO3 CMS for all our sites."
• "We use TYPO3 for all our sites." (Informal only.)

The Wrong Way 

• "Typo3 is great" (Correct: "TYPO3 is great")
• "I use typo3" (Correct: "I use TYPO3")
• "TYPO 3" (Correct: "TYPO3")
• "Type03" (Correct "TYPO3")

Always Lowercase 

• "www.typo3.domain"
• "typo3.domain"
• "Visit typo3.domain"

Never Mixed Case 

• "Go to this page at Typo3.domain" (Correct: "Go to this page at typo3.domain")
• "TYPO3.domain" (Correct: "typo3.domain")
• "www.Typo3.domain" (Correct: "www.typo3.domain")
• "www.TYPO3.domain" (Correct: www.typo3.domain")
• "WWW.TYPO3.DOMAIN" (Correct: www.typo3.domain")

Descriptive Use 

You may use the TYPO3 wordmark descriptively to refer to the TYPO3 CMS in a factual manner. Examples include:

• "We offer TYPO3 development services."
• "Our team specializes in TYPO3 integrations."

Conditions:

• Do not imply endorsement or partnership with the TYPO3 Association.
• Do not use the wordmark as part of your company name, product name, or domain.

Membership Badges 

Members of the TYPO3 Association are permitted to use membership badges corresponding to their membership level, provided that:

• All membership dues are current.
• Usage complies with our trademark guidelines.

Badges are available for download at TYPO3 Association Membership Badges.

Advertising 

Only Gold and Platinum members of the TYPO3 Association are permitted to use the TYPO3 wordmark in paid advertising, including but not limited to:

• Google Ads
• Facebook Ads
• LinkedIn Sponsored Content

Non-members and members below the Gold level are not permitted to use the TYPO3 wordmark in any form of paid advertising.

Not sure? Contact Us. 

For questions or to request permission for specific uses not covered in these guidelines, please contact us at trademark@typo3.org.

Note: This policy is subject to change. Please refer to this document for the most current version.

1.1 — TL;DR 

Having a strategy for TYPO3 is essential for providing direction, creating a competitive advantage, optimizing resource allocation, fostering adaptability, promoting alignment, facilitating decision-making, and engaging stakeholders. The strategy acts as a roadmap for the success of the TYPO3 Association and helps us navigate the complexities of the business landscape.

It helps us build trust, engage employees and community members, attract investors and partners, and gain support from customers and the community.

The strategy will continue to be revisited as an iterative process to ensure it continues to meet our needs.

1.2 — Having a Strategy Is Crucial 

Having a strategy for the TYPO3 Association is crucial for several reasons. Here are some key benefits of having a well-defined strategy:

1. Direction and Focus: A strategy provides a clear sense of direction for the TYPO3 Association and its activities. It outlines our long-term goals and objectives, and maps the path we need to take to achieve them. It helps us prioritize initiatives, allocate resources effectively, and ensures that everyone in the TYPO3 Association, the TYPO3 GmbH and the Community is working towards a common goal. Without a strategy, we will lack focus and wander aimlessly.
2. Competitive Advantage: A well-crafted strategy helps us identify and leverage our competitive advantages. It involves understanding our market, competitors, and customers to differentiate our offerings and position our organization uniquely. By defining our unique value proposition and strategic positioning, we can attract customers and community members, create barriers to entry for closed-source competitors, and ultimately gain a competitive edge.
3. Resource Allocation: Strategy helps us make informed decisions about allocating our resources, such as financial capital, human resources, and time. It ensures that resources are used efficiently and effectively to achieve our goals. By aligning resources with our strategic priorities, we can avoid wasteful spending and optimize our operations.
4. Adaptability and Resilience: In a dynamic business environment, having a strategy enables us to adapt to changes and overcome challenges. A well-designed strategy considers potential risks, market shifts, and emerging trends, allowing us to anticipate and respond to them proactively. It helps the TYPO3 Project remain agile, resilient, and better equipped to navigate uncertainties.
5. Alignment and Coordination: A strategy facilitates alignment and coordination within our organizations. It provides a common framework and shared understanding of the TYPO3 Association’s goals, values, and expectations — even among people from the outside or those remotely connected to the TYPO3 Association or the TYPO3 Community. This alignment helps employees, volunteers and members work together towards common objectives, fosters teamwork, and improves overall organizational performance.
6. Decision-making Framework: A strategy serves as a decision-making framework. It provides guidelines and principles that guide choices at various levels, from day-to-day operational decisions to strategic investment choices. It helps us evaluate opportunities, assess risks, and make informed decisions that align with our long-term vision.
7. Communication and Stakeholder Engagement: A clear strategy allows us to effectively communicate our vision, goals, and progress to internal and external stakeholders. It helps build trust, engage employees and community members, attract investors and partners, and gain support from customers and the community. A well-communicated strategy creates a sense of purpose and builds credibility for the TYPO3 Association.

2.1 — We Have Come a Long Way 

The last few years in the TYPO3 Association were marked by the professionalization of the services around TYPO3, but now it is time to focus on our main product.

The TYPO3 GmbH often acted as a pure service agency for infrastructural tasks or as a “rescue mission” for subprojects and events in need, that could not be carried out by the TYPO3 Association Board, the BCC, or community teams on a voluntary basis.

While the surrounding market was clearly developing in the direction of SaaS, subscription models, no-code/low-code offerings, and cloud-based solutions, neither the TYPO3 Association nor TYPO3 GmbH acted on these market opportunities and threats in a targeted manner, to counter them, or even to develop their business models around a strong product, TYPO3 CMS.

The desire for a strong, leading, and guiding TYPO3 Association came both from the bodies of the Association itself and from the extended TYPO3 community. This resulted in the strategy process for the TYPO3 Association, GmbH, and Project.

3.1 — Vision 

Empower :ref:`* <vmp-faq-vision-question1>` to unlock their potential, creating opportunities through content.

We believe that every person can bring something unique to the table. Content is fundamental to empowering people today to share knowledge, unlock possibilities, and achieve their potential regardless of who they are, what they believe, or where they come from. Our people, software, and services will empower content for everyone.

3.2 — Mission 

Enable :ref:`freedom <vmp-faq-mission-question1>`, :ref:`interconnection <vmp-faq-mission-question2>`, and collaboration through sustainable, world-class, open content management software.

Our mission is to make a better world for everyone by building and maintaining sustainable, affordable, accessible, easy-to-use, open-source software, offering professional services, and creating an open and welcoming community.

3.3 — Purpose 

:ref:`Equalize opportunities <vmp-faq-purpose-question1>` through Open Source.

Our purpose is to equalize opportunities by making our world-class open source software available to anyone, free to download and use. We offer our supporting services at :ref:`prices adjusted to local circumstances <vmp-faq-purpose-question2>. Our products strengthen collaboration, empower independent businesses, educational and government institutions, and civil society worldwide.

4.1 — Trust, Respect, Openness, and Sharing 

Since the beginning, TYPO3 has been more than just a piece of software. TYPO3 is a community. Our values are there to guide our work and make sure the community is a great place for everyone.

These core values also apply to the TYPO3 Association.

4.2 — Trust and Respect 

Trust and respect each person and their work. Remember to give the trust and respect you expect to receive from others. To be trusted and respected, you need to be reliable. The concept of trust, respect, and reliability are not valid only for the people involved in the community, but are extended to the products as well. By being a reliable member and by doing reliable and respected work, the outcome should automatically translate into great products that everyone can trust.

4.3 — Openness 

The TYPO3 Community defines itself as inclusive. Not exclusive, but open and without barriers of any type. The openness that characterizes the community is directed at people and their backgrounds, opinions within the community and outside, the outside world, other teams and groups, and the market and its changes. Openness also relates to communication. Remember that open communication fosters the community's growth and health in an environment where everyone knows what's happening and what will happen.

4.4 — Sharing 

An open source environment is characterized by collaboration. The TYPO3 Project sees collaboration as the sharing of knowledge, work, and support within teams and between teams, among people, and to the outside world. Sharing is improving, and collaboration enhances the efficient use of resources, knowledge, and ideas. Whenever possible, work with others and support them. Work transparently.

4.5 — Additional Values of the TYPO3 Association 

The Association is a part of the TYPO3 Project, and we have defined additional values that we think are mandatory in the whole TYPO3 Community.

Of those values, we think the following are lived by today:

• Empathy & Understanding — The ability to put oneself in the perspective of others and to understand their needs and points of view facilitates cooperation. Especially if a person is going through hard times, we try to be helpful and supportive and have an understanding of their situation.
• Freedom — Everybody should be able to choose where and how to contribute to the various TYPO3 projects or teams.
• Patience — As not every contributor is on the same knowledge level, we help people to rise above their impediments and patiently try to teach, where knowledge is missing.
• Exchange — We support the open exchange of knowledge and opinions in the TYPO3 Community. As a good starting point, we encourage everyone to participate in discussions on talk.typo3.org.
• Tolerance — We value and promote tolerance and diversity in the TYPO3 community. We are the point of contact for disagreements and possible conflicts that counteract this in the community.
• Community — The Community is one of the biggest assets of TYPO3 and its stakeholders and users. We foster the growth of the Community to ensure that it endures and grows vital and vibrant.

The following values need to be developed further:

• Engagement — We want to foster continuous engagement in the various community projects. While one-time contributions are also welcome, securing continued engagement, especially from younger community members, is a challenge we must address.
• Reliability — If somebody would like to contribute to the various TYPO3 projects, they are free to do so. However, all community members should be aware of the need for reliability inherent in their chosen tasks. Other people from the community, or even from the TYPO3 Association, may be relying on them. We need to make sure that promises made are also kept.
• Focus — In the past, especially in areas of product development around TYPO3, many well-intentioned side projects were created that did not necessarily focus on the core product and services. Often, these side projects have been inherited by other community members, who had to take care of them. The goals set by the TYPO3 strategy should be the primary focus — side quests should only be considered after close examination.
• Agility — The web development market is rapidly changing. The TYPO3 Association should support the community in adapting to the constantly changing requirements in an agile manner and in implementing these in community projects. Possible ways to do this could be to organize short courses on certification, talks on current project management methods, or requirements engineering techniques.
• Humility — When dealing with others, we should remember that all people in the community are equal. Nobody is better than the other. Arrogance and haughtiness does not belong in the TYPO3 Community. Be kind and humble, or, to quote Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, “Be humble, be hungry, and always be the hardest worker in the room.”
• Innovation — We want to embrace innovation. As we mentioned in the goals of the strategy, we are just getting started.

These are some action items and ideas for how to develop these values. How these will be carried out is yet to be determined.

• Diversity talks or presentations
• Leadership trainings
• A community contract
• Non-violent communication trainings
• Strategy follow-up sessions
• Accountability processes

We are open to additional suggestions from the TYPO3 Community.

5.1 — Enable Independence and Growth Through Long-Term Strategic Fundraising 

Fundraising will enable the TYPO3 Association to innovate and expand the user base in the face of changing market conditions and developing demands on the TYPO3 product.

The funding for TYPO3 is divided into three goals (with sub-goals):

• Funding from the increase of TYPO3 Association memberships

• Funding from participation in government and international funding programs

  • Form strategic alliances
  • Link with product development process and strategy process
  • Project management and delivery structures

• Funding for the development of public-private-partnerships, independent business, and local communities around TYPO3 in the Global South.

  • Define projects that can gain funding
  • Create a Common Interest Group

In order to guarantee our goal of long-term independence in the spirit of open source, the TYPO3 Association does not seek to generate a budget through venture capital.

5.2 — Improving Governance 

The implementation and improvement of governance best practices is another important goal of the strategy for the TYPO3 Association.

A strong community has developed around the TYPO3 software product. It has formed through collaboration and shared experiences, often at events. This TYPO3 community, characterized by friendship, has managed to pursue common interests even among competing market participants (agencies, freelancers, universities, corporates and governmental institutions). They have continuously developed the product and associated services together and established them on the market.

In order to successfully strengthen the market for TYPO3 and related services in the future, we see that a reliance only on friendship is not sufficient to create a foundation for further professionalization.

Unpopular decisions are sometimes necessary, but they must be made, communicated, and implemented by the TYPO3 Association in a professional manner. This requires an improvement in governance.

The following goals have been defined to improve governance:

• Introduce a governance model for official bodies (teams, committees, board, etc.) that includes:

  • Consensus-driven decisions, professional communication, and consequence management.
  • Documented processes.
  • Establishing and educating about values and leadership principles in the community.
  • Establishing clear differentiation between teams, groups, committees, and other bodies.
  • Establishing a decision culture.
  • Educating about our Code of Conduct.

• Introduce a transparent communication model through:

  • Trust-building and compliance with clear and unbiased regulations.
  • Addressing and answering difficult questions.
  • Better, formalized decision documentation.

• Establish a risk, fraud, bribery, and corruption aversion process.
• Establish governance onboarding including models and methods.

As a special objective, we see the need for a standardized process for whistleblowing in order to be able to take action at an early stage in the event of deviations, irregularities, breaches of the law, compliance violations, or discrimination.

5.3 — Protecting the Trademark and Enforcing the Brand 

TYPO3 has been a registered trademark for many years, but we are seeing an increasing number of attempts at exploiting it (see: General Assembly 2023). The TYPO3 Association is continuing to enforce its trademark rights.

Some of the TYPO3 community is using the brand as a springboard for the marketing of their own services — often without regard to their membership status in the TYPO3 Association.

Competitors offering other systems and services misuse the TYPO3 brand in negative brand communication (e.g. “TYPO3 killer”) and misrepresented statements (e.g. “TYPO3 has a bad UI”).

The TYPO3 Association therefore considers the following goals for the TYPO3 brand to be indispensable:

• Protect the TYPO3 trademark by:

  • Actively going after the misuse of TYPO3 membership badges
  • Actively invest in and register domains (eg. typo3.berlin) and/or top-level domains (xyz.typo3).
  • Establish trademark and brand training.
  • Map and manage brand and trademark risks.

• Raise brand awareness by:

  • Defining a brand strategy.
  • Finding metrics to measure brand awareness.
  • Strengthening the trademark and brand policy.

As an example of a possible measure to secure and strengthen the TYPO3 brand, a compulsory training or webinar for TYPO3 Association members is being considered.

5.4 — Strengthening the Innovation Process and Product Ownership 

Historically, the further development of TYPO3 was often driven by a developer's vision and, as Kasper Skårhøj has said it: “[to] scratch your own itch”. As a result, some past development tasks were carried out multiple times and were not prioritized in a way that was comprehensible to end users. Developer happiness seemed to be the primary goal.

TYPO3 has a great opportunity to become more welcoming and beginner-friendly.

Therefore, the TYPO3 Association board sees the need to open up a transparent innovation process.

5.5 — Enabling Informed Decisions 

Long-term transfer of expertise to customers, users, and decision makers will be an important topic for the TYPO3 Association and its members. It is also important beyond our community.

In a best-case scenario, we should be able to work preemptively on educating non-technical users — especially decision makers — about the importance of open source and related benefits, such as digital sovereignty. We see that large tech companies have a strong influence on how personal data and content is created, used, and distributed across the web and that they tailor it to fit their commercial interests.

As an example, the Cyber Resilience Act (September 2022) in the EU is primarily intended to increase security in the use of software and hardware to seal them off from cyberattacks. Here, it is immediately necessary to familiarize the legislative and executive bodies with the open-source theory and practice, its importance for the internet, and its possibilities and limitations.

We see the opportunity to lead, learn from, and collaborate with other organizations (e.g. other FOSS CMSs, eco Association, Open Source Initiative, OpenForum Europe, etc.) Working with them will benefit open source software in general, and thus also TYPO3.

We will intensify our efforts to reach out and connect with organizations in the free and open source (FOSS) community at large. We see every TYPO3 Association board member actively reaching out. Additional roles might arise in the future, and will be assigned in the TYPO3 Association board.

5.6 — Principles 

• Professional work and collaboration
• Always aimed at reaching the goals
• Balancing

During the strategy development process we want to expand these principles for TYPO3 CMS, related services and the TYPO3 association with additional principles:

• Agile principles: We want to prioritize individuals and interactions, working software, team collaboration, and responding to change over rigid processes and comprehensive documentation, enabling iterative and flexible developments of all kinds.
• JTBD theory: The Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) theory is a framework that focuses on understanding the underlying motivations and needs of customers, emphasizing that people “hire” products or services to get a job done, rather than solely focusing on product features or customer demographics.

TYPO3 Association Membership 

TYPO3 Association memberships can be acquired by natural or legal persons by payment of a membership fee. For the duration of the payment period, the respective title may be used by the natural or legal person that is the actual contracting party.

This means that membership titles of natural persons may not be used by legal entities, this natural person is working for. Conversely, natural persons may not use the membership titles of legal entities they are working for.

• TYPO3 Community Membership: The Community Membership may only be acquired by natural persons.
• TYPO3 Bronze Membership: The Bronze Membership may only be acquired by natural persons.
• TYPO3 Silver Membership: The Silver Membership may be acquired by natural or legal persons.
• TYPO3 Gold Membership: The Gold Membership may be acquired by natural or legal persons.
• TYPO3 Platinum Membership: The Platinum Membership may be acquired by natural or legal persons.
• TYPO3 Academic Membership: Academic Memberships may be acquired by universities, colleges, or comparable educational institutions.

TYPO3 GmbH Partner 

This is a special agreement with TYPO3 GmbH. Please refer to the specific contractual rules that apply for your partnership.

Not ok (email signature): 

Max Muster

Former member of the TYPO3 Content Team

OK - Usage in a CV 

2019 - 2019 Member in the TYPO3 Content Team

Recommended Timetable 

• -84 days (-3 month): First announcement of the election
• -56 days (-2 month): Start of the online nomination
• -28 days (-1 month): End of nomination
• -28 days (-1 month): Set up a discussion platform
• -21 days (-3 weeks): Second announcement of the election
• -14 days (-2 weeks) at 0:00 (CET): latest start of the online voting
• -1 day at 23:59 (CET): End of the online voting
• -0 days: General Assembly which approves the result of the online voting

In case of extraordinary elections, the timetable is shortened:

• -49 days (-7 weeks): Announcement of the election
• -42 days (-6 weeks): Start of the online nomination

Announcement 

The Voting Committee of the TYPO3 Association announces the election via the member mailing list and a news post on typo3.org. The announcement describes, for which positions people can apply. It also reminds all members to check their membership profiles and update their email addresses, because the voting tokens are sent to that address. The second announcement is a reminder for the members.

The first announcement is sent 84 days before the General Assembly (49 days in case of an extraordinary Assembly). The second announcement will be sent 21 days before the General Assembly.

Nomination 

Any individual can apply for positions in the TYPO3 Association. The nomination must be received via the nomination form (https://voting.typo3.org) within the period of the nomination phase.

The minimum data required are:

• Firstname
• Last Name
• Gender
• Email
• Image
• A comment for which election/position the application is

• An explanation of

  • The motivation & goals to achieve, should be added to each nomination
  • The relationship to the TYPO3 project

Each nomination can be done only for one election. In case of a nomination for more than one election (e.g. Board and BCC), the nomination form has to be submitted separately for each election.

The nomination phase starts 56 days (49 days in case of an extraordinary election) before the General Assembly and lasts for 28 days.

The nomination can be refused by the Board of TYPO3 Association, if the nominee can not prove a relationship to the TYPO3 project or if the nominee did harm to the project or the Association. Further nominations are not allowed if the result of an election could lead to a situation where two employees of the same company would be part of one body.

Discussion platform 

The members can discuss with all nominees. A platform is provided by the TYPO3 Association. The discussion phase starts 28 days before the General Assembly and lasts for 14 days.

Eligible Voter 

The Voting Committee of the TYPO3 Association sends an invitation for the online voting to each member. The due date for the start of the online voting is latest -14 days at 0:00 before the General Assembly and earliest -28 days before the General Assembly. To be an eligible voter the admission fee has to be paid by the member and the membership must be signed until two weeks before the beginning of the online voting.

Online Voting 

Each voter has as many votes, as positions in the body are to vote.

E.g. three members of the Board have to be elected, so the voter has three votes for this voting. It is not possible to accumulate or to cross-vote.

Order of the elections 

1. Board
2. members of the business control committee (BCC)

If a nominee has applied for more than one body and is elected in more than one body, he is elected for that body, which is elected first.

Budget Polling 

The Budget Polling is not an official election. It is a tool of the Board, to ask the members for their preferences regarding the next budget. For the polling, the voting is used, but it has no official character.

Discontinuation and step back of positions 

If a member of a body does not want to continue his job, he should inform the respective body 6 months before the ending of his mandate.

Stefan Busemann, Member of the Board of the TYPO3 Association, typo3.org

Basic Rules 

We hold these rules to be self-evident:

1. Treat all community members with respect, regardless of race, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, national origin, ethnicity, beliefs, religion, etc.
2. Respect bodily integrity and refrain from physically intrusive behavior.
3. Do not start, continue, or encourage personal attacks, flame wars, and trolling.
4. We do not tolerate harassment, personal attacks, or demeaning behavior. This includes intrusive photography or recording, unwanted sexual attention, and deliberate stalking or following.
5. Do not disrupt talks and other organized events.
6. Use valid contact information (e.g. Slack, e-mail, etc.) to which direct responses can be made.

General Advice 

Try to …

1. Give credit when it is deserved.
2. Ask for help when you are unsure.
3. Get outside help if you are stuck in a disagreement.
4. Be respectful of people’s volunteer time.
5. Be positive and give constructive feedback.
6. Be aware that language can be difficult—sarcasm and irony is not understood by everyone.

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German 

Hindi 

Indonesian 

Italian 

Norwegian (Bokmål) 

Norwegian (Nynorsk) 

Portuguese (Brazil) 

Spanish 

Swiss German 

Urdu 

Welsh 

Contact in Case of Presumed Code of Conduct Violations 

In case of a presumed Code violation, please contact the event staff, or a TYPO3 Association ombudsperson. The ombudspersons can always be contacted at `ombudsperson@typo3.org <mailto:ombudsperson@typo3.org>`__.

Due Process and Right to Appeal 

Reported cases are reviewed, without undue delay, by at least two TYPO3 Association ombudspersons. The review process should not usually take longer than two weeks.

In case of a suspected violation, all parties have a right to be heard during the review process. The ombudspersons may interview additional witnesses at their own discretion.

Event organizers or platform admins may limit a person’s access to the event or platform while a case is being reviewed. Any right to refund of event fees, etc. must be specified in the event’s refund policy.

All decisions made by the ombudspersons can be appealed to the TYPO3 Association Board. The Board’s decisions are final.

Reactions to Violations 

Reactions to a breach of this Code depend on the type, seriousness, and context of the violation. Typical reactions are defined and published by the TYPO3 Association Board and might span from a formal warning to a time-limited exclusion from some or all platforms.

Basic rule #1: Treat all community members with respect … 

Treat all community members with respect, regardless of race, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, national origin, ethnicity, beliefs, religion, etc.

Basic rule #2: Respect bodily integrity … 

Respect bodily integrity and refrain from physically intrusive behavior.

Basic rule #3: Do not start, continue, or encourage … 

Do not start, continue, or encourage personal attacks, flame wars, and trolling.

Basic rule #4: We do not tolerate … 

We do not tolerate harassment, personal attacks, or demeaning behavior. This includes intrusive photography or recording, unwanted sexual attention, and deliberate stalking or following.

Basic rule #5: Do not disrupt … 

Do not disrupt talks and other organized events.

No frequently asked questions available.

Basic rule #6: Use valid contact information … 

Use valid contact information (e.g. Slack, e-mail, etc.) to which direct responses can be made.

General advice #1: Give credit … 

Give credit when it is deserved.

General advice #2: Ask for help … 

Ask for help when you are unsure.

General advice #3: Get outside help … 

Get outside help if you are stuck in a disagreement.

General advice #4: Be respectful … 

Be respectful of people’s volunteer time.

General advice #5: Be positive … 

Be positive and give constructive feedback

General advice #6: Be aware that language … 

Be aware that language can be difficult—sarcasm and irony is not understood by everyone.

The Short Version 

Preface 

Basic rule #1: Behave respectfully … 

Basic Rule #2: Respect bodily integrity … 

Basic rule #4: We don’t condone … 

General advice #4: Be respectful … 

General advice #5: Be positive … 

Handling violations 

Teams 

Teams are responsible for a certain part of the community, indefinitely or for a longer period of time.

Committees 

Committees are established by the TYPO3 Association Board as defined in the TYPO3 Association’s bylaws.

Team Leader Group 

Every Team and Committee sends the Leader (or a representative) to the Team Leader Group. The Group is appointed by the Board of the TYPO3 Association and a representative of the Board chairs the group.

Initiatives 

An initiative consists of people with a common interest to make long-term improvements to a specific area of TYPO3, including strategic plans, goals, and monitoring of progress. An Initiative is instanced by Team, Committee or the TYPO3 Association.

It’s important that initiatives maintain focus on achieving their defined goals. When the goals have been reached, the initiative is dissolved.

Examples of initiatives:

• Migrating all Forge issues to GitHub.
• Migrating content from wiki.typo3.org to docs.typo3.org.

Do 

• Use it for all community related communications (mailinglists, newsgroups, events, committees).
• Use it for all T3A-official communications (e.g. with suppliers, partners, members).
• Use a proper signature, stating your position "within" the TYPO3 universe (see below).

Don’t 

• Don't use it for your business contacts (use your company-mail instead).
• Don't use it to be recognized as a T3A-official if you're not.
• Don't mix up with your business.

General 

1. Please check is a channel matching your topic already exists.
2. Add a description about your channel, so others can easily identify the purpose of your channel.

Naming conventions 

1.1 Official Profiles 

The TYPO3 Association and the TYPO3 project manages official profiles on a number of social media platforms. Some teams and committees are also managing their own profiles. The Association Board keeps a list of official profiles. The creation of new official profiles should be discussed with the Association Board.

1.2 Private Profiles 

You are encouraged to talk about TYPO3 and your work for the TYPO3 Association and TYPO3 project on your private social media profiles. While your private profiles and posts are not official TYPO3 communiques per se, you may still represent or be perceived to represent an official body or team.

2. Social Media Values 

Your behavior has an impact on how TYPO3 and the TYPO3 Association are perceived. By upholding our values, you strengthen the organization and what we represent. The TYPO3 Association believes in the following values:

• You should use the same common sense online that you use offline.
• You should play nice, and not offend, attack, or censor.
• You should give credit where due and respect copyright.
• You must get your facts right.
• You must remain impartial.
• You must respect people's right to an opinion.
• When attacked, stay calm and stick to the facts. If you cannot handle the attack anymore, ask for help from your team through internal channels.

3.1 What We Write About on Our Official Profiles 

The official TYPO3 social media profiles are used for the following purposes:

• Official announcements of the TYPO3 Project and TYPO3 Association.
• • Reactions: Answers to external questions and comments.
• Communicate important products-related news. Example: A new release.
• Reminders to the TYPO3 Association members Examples: Events, deadlines, and sponsoring possibilities.
• Share success stories related to the TYPO3 project. Examples: New platinum members, case studies, and prizes.

3.2 What Not to Write on Official Profiles 

The TYPO3 Project official social media profiles are not used for the following purposes:

• Attacks on people, products, and competitors
• Engaging in discussion that damage the public's perception of TYPO3 or the Association

If someone looks like they want to pick a fight, ignore that person. Discussions should take place on other platforms like telephone and email.

Market Share 

It's not new information to mention the decline in market share trends for old classics CMSs. TYPO3 is no exception to this trend, and is following the same curve. TYPO3 has seen an increase in migrations from TYPO3 to less technically complex systems. The TYPO3 Ecosystem is still too developer-oriented and is not talking enough about customers' pains and gains. Our challenge is to ensure that TYPO3 is also designed for a non-technical audience, even though it's a powerful, feature-rich tool.

International Growth 

Around 85% of all TYPO3 instances are from the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). The German market is a strong user and backer of TYPO3. The markets in the USA, Great Britain, and Canada are showing significant growth potential for TYPO3, with a proportion of new sites that already exceed the global average. We'll focus our efforts on expanding TYPO3 and its user community to all continents, including emerging markets.

Costs and Profits 

Decision makers evaluate costs over the long term, and may consider a cost to be an investment, provided that profits can be expected. We have identified a number of long-term cost reduction opportunities, such as less manual work (automation), lower cost of managing content and design, cheaper infrastructure, regulation compliance, etc. The cost of keeping software up-to-date and secure is a major topic, and we observed that customers are slow to upgrade to new versions. As a result, the feedback loop between releasing new TYPO3 features and getting end customers’ opinion is too long, and we want to reduce it. Finally, marketing features directly linked to tracking user profits must be easily integrated.

Public Sector 

Many national and local governments, their agencies, and public institutions are using the platform today. TYPO3 is recognized in this sector as a reliable, regulatory-compliant tool. This is an important strength that we must continue to consolidate. Public organizations in European countries are particularly sensitive to these topics, and represent a high-potential market.

Product Development Governance 

Currently, there are many people engaged in product development on a regular basis (in core development and official teams). Most of the effort is voluntary, and the work of some people is sponsored by agencies. The structure of the teams is the result of a gradual, volunteer-based process, and it is therefore not based on the required, but on the available expertise. Teams need to restructure and address their missing resources to cover the entire product innovation cycle.

Goal 1 — Target Customer Groups 

“We want to focus our development efforts on the public sector and small to medium enterprises (SME).”

Based on the results from the jobs-to-be-done interviews and recent market developments, the group concluded that TYPO3’s focus for the upcoming years has to be on the public sector and small to medium enterprises. This does not mean that all other TYPO3 customers and end-user groups will be excluded from our efforts, but that the main focus will be put on meeting the needs of these two representative customer sectors.

Goal 2 — Reducing Complexity 

“We want to reduce complexity in order to enable more people to use TYPO3 CMS efficiently without the need for training.”

In order to better support end users with their daily tasks, TYPO3 should offer a modern and consistent user interface, self-explanatory workflows, and clear and unified best practices. Getting TYPO3 up and running has to be super-fast, easy, and bulletproof for newcomers.

Goal 3 — Enabling Better Content 

“We want to help you deliver better content and better communication.”

TYPO3 should enhance the editors’ content creation experience by providing feedback and suggestions, promoting best practices and streamline task completion. For administrators, TYPO3 should assist in system management and health monitoring by providing feedback and suggestions within the user interface.

Additionally, TYPO3 should efficiently integrate with external tools, offer task automation, and use the built-in dashboard to enhance editors’ understanding of website health, trends, and content performance across multiple sites.

Goal 4 — Improve Customer-Oriented Communication 

“We want to improve solution/use case communication and customer-oriented communication.”

Customers and end users should obtain better backend user experience through clear best practices and in-system support. This includes the creation and maintenance of several official solution-oriented cookbooks, how-tos, and overarching marketing and communication for use cases and business needs.

Goal 5 — Establish Governance 

“We want to establish good Governance around product development, quality assurance, and cybersecurity.”

The TYPO3 Product Team can innovate more efficiently if all activities and other interrelated or interacting elements are managed as one system. The TYPO3 product development process should help the Product Team identify opportunities, create and validate concepts, and develop and deploy the best solutions. The process should include quality measurement KPIs, ideation, innovation mechanisms, and security and quality assurance by design.

Goal 6 — Make Fact-Based Decisions 

“We want to make fact-based decisions, and provide facts — also to our community.”

Enhance decision-making processes by grounding them in factual data and a better understanding of the market and user dynamics.

This goal aims to optimize product development and market positioning for TYPO3. It underscores the commitment to making informed, data-driven decisions to ensure that technical and organizational strategies align with real-world usage and market demands.

Goal 7 — Improve Interconnectivity 

“We want to be more interconnected.”

We aim to position TYPO3 as a highly connected and adaptable solution in the digital landscape by expanding TYPO3's integration capabilities and allow effortless connections with popular systems. This involves user-friendly integration processes, ensuring that TYPO3 can seamlessly interchange data with external systems, and improving the communication about such capabilities both internally and externally.

The efforts to establish official collaboration with external vendors should be strengthened. Official integrations with listings on vendors’ websites can enhance TYPO3's credibility and expand the Ecosystem.

Goal 8 — Give Customers High ROI Through Long-Term Support and Easy Maintenance 

“We want to make updates and maintenance easier.”

To deliver a high return on investment, TYPO3 should deliver customer value by offering long-term support and straightforward maintenance and updates. TYPO3 should promote the importance of keeping software up-to-date and secure, while also being accessible and less costly to maintain over time.

Goal 9 — Support Customer and Agency Success 

“We want to increase the end user’s success (lead generation/conversions/content delivery).”

TYPO3 should have clearly defined communication and feedback channels in order to build transparency and trust. Consistent storytelling and joint marketing efforts should be undertaken in order to leverage the increased visibility and reach. The Project needs to offer official and central marketing and sales support assets to help agencies succeed in selling and marketing TYPO3 CMS.

This goal also includes the definition, implementation, integration, and connection of success metrics as well as the establishment of official, centralized lead generation.

Goal 10 — Improve Scalability 

“We want to make the CMS more scalable.”

SMEs can profit from both scaling up and down, and thus spending their IT resources more efficiently.

The public sector needs high content availability and the ability to scale up on demand in response to increased request load. They also require efficient, distributed caches (CDN) and huge amounts of file resources (cloud storage).

TYPO3 should be refined for cloud hosting, incorporating a test chain to evaluate key functions, and ensuring horizontal scalability, e.g. the ability to scale down to zero. There is an opportunity in exploring push-based principles for frontend operations to align with modern cloud architectures and making TYPO3's performance in the cloud measurable.

TYPO3's compatibility with diverse cloud, on-premise and shared-hosting environments should be enhanced to optimize the operational efficiency. Different operational modes should be explored, including serverless models, standalone application servers, and asynchronous PHP solutions.

Vision 

Mission 

Purpose