# Organization and Governance **URL:** https://gov.vitadao.com/c/faq/organization-and-governance/17.md [Latest](https://gov.vitadao.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://gov.vitadao.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Organization and Governance category](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/about-the-organization-and-governance-category/93)
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--- ## [What are partners and service providers?](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/what-are-partners-and-service-providers/99)
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Service providers and partners are legal entities, contracted by the DAO and tasked with a project or an ongoing role, such as lab work or software development. They contribute valuable resources to the DAO, such as thei… --- ## [What are VitaDAO’s modes of collaboration and how do we communicate?](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/what-are-vitadao-s-modes-of-collaboration-and-how-do-we-communicate/100)
**Author:** [@VitaDAO](https://gov.vitadao.com/u/VitaDAO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/what-are-vitadao-s-modes-of-collaboration-and-how-do-we-communicate/100 "2021-06-11T00:37:11Z")
VitaDAO’s Token Holders use the following communication channels: Discourse: for proposals and their evaluation. To register, click here. Discord (public channels): for all announcements, community building, question… --- ## [What are working group stewards?](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/what-are-working-group-stewards/482)
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A working group steward is a person who leads a working group (WG) in VitaDAO. A working group can be led by one steward, or co-led by two. A working group steward should have both domain expertise on the topic of the WG… --- ## [What is Vitacore?](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/what-is-vitacore/481)
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Vitacore is a group consisting of working group stewards and selected key personnel from service providers. To be a member of Vitacore, one must be an active member of the VitaDAO community. --- ## [What are working groups?](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/what-are-working-groups/98)
**Author:** [@VitaDAO](https://gov.vitadao.com/u/VitaDAO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/what-are-working-groups/98 "2021-06-11T00:35:58Z")
Working groups are informal teams of VitaDAO members who contribute their expertise and time on a specific topic. Anyone can get started helping out here. Currently, there are working groups on the following issues: L… --- ## [Who are VitaDAO’s stakeholders and what constitutes a membership?](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/who-are-vitadao-s-stakeholders-and-what-constitutes-a-membership/97)
**Author:** [@VitaDAO](https://gov.vitadao.com/u/VitaDAO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/who-are-vitadao-s-stakeholders-and-what-constitutes-a-membership/97 "2021-06-11T00:34:49Z")
Anyone involved in or affected by VitaDAO is considered a stakeholder. Anyone holding at least 1 VITA is considered a member of VitaDAO and therefore has the right to vote on proposals. --- ## [How is VitaDAO governed?](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/how-is-vitadao-governed/96)
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As a decentralized organization, VitaDAO operates differently from traditional biotech organizations and institutions. There is no CEO, board, nor hierarchy of employees. Instead, VitaDAO’s smart contract architecture en… --- ## [How is VitaDAO structured?](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/how-is-vitadao-structured/95)
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VitaDAO is permissionless - Any individual or organization can join VitaDAO. The cooperative structure of the organization relies on principles encoded into its structure. One of these principles is that no single entity… --- ## [The Why: VitaDAO](https://gov.vitadao.com/t/the-why-vitadao/94)
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VitaDAO’s mission is to accelerate research and development in the longevity space by focusing on the two stakeholder groups most essential to its mission: patients and researchers. Currently, biopharma and research orga…