Roles and permissions in an organization

Every member of an organization on Bonito Hub has one of three roles. The role determines what they can see, edit, and manage in the organization's dashboard.

The three roles are OWNER, ADMIN, and MEMBER, in descending order of permission.

Quick comparison

Action	OWNER	ADMIN	MEMBER
See the organization in their dashboard	✓	✓	✓
Edit organization details (description, mission, links, classifications)	✓	✓	—
Upload or replace logos and gallery images	✓	✓	—
Upload and view verification documents	✓	✓	—
Invite new members	✓	✓	—
Promote MEMBER to ADMIN, demote ADMIN to MEMBER	✓	✓	—
Remove a MEMBER or ADMIN	✓	✓	—
Transfer ownership to another member	✓	—	—
Soft-delete the organization	✓	—	—
Leave the organization voluntarily	—	✓	✓
Be removed by another member	—	✓	✓

OWNER

Every organization has exactly one OWNER at a time — the person ultimately responsible for the organization on Bonito Hub. The OWNER can do everything an ADMIN can, plus three things that are reserved:

Transfer ownership to another member of the organization.
Soft-delete the organization from the platform.
They cannot leave the organization the normal way, and cannot be removed by anyone else. If the OWNER wants to step down, they must transfer ownership first. See → Transfer ownership or leave an organization.

The OWNER role exists by default for whoever creates or claims the organization. It can move between members through ownership transfer, but there's never zero or two OWNERs.

ADMIN

ADMINs handle the day-to-day work of running the organization. They can:

Edit the organization profile.
Upload and manage logos, gallery images, and verification documents.
Invite new members, promote and demote other members, and remove members.
Leave the organization voluntarily at any time.

The one thing an ADMIN can't do is touch the OWNER. They also can't transfer ownership or remove the organization.

You can have as many ADMINs as you need. ADMIN is the right role for co-founders, program leads, executive directors, or anyone you'd trust to manage the organization in your absence.

MEMBER

MEMBERs have view-only access. They:

See the organization in their personal dashboard under "My organizations."
Are listed in the organization's member list (if visible).
Cannot edit anything, invite anyone, or manage settings.
Can see the public profile like anyone else.
Cannot see verification documents at all — the documents section is hidden from them.
Can leave the organization voluntarily at any time.

MEMBER is the right role for affiliated people who should be associated with the organization on Bonito Hub but don't need to manage anything — staff, board members, regular volunteers.

Things to know

One role per organization, per person. A user can be OWNER of one organization, ADMIN of another, and MEMBER of a third. The role is scoped to the organization.
Roles are independent of organization status. If your organization is in a paused state (suspended or archived), members still have their roles — they just can't take actions until the organization is back to PUBLISHED.
There's no "guest" or "viewer" role. Anyone signed in to Bonito Hub can see your public profile already; there's no need for a read-only role outside the member list.