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Building a Team Template

  • Written By: The Signals Network

This tool is meant to provide a basic template for building a support team. 

Each circumstance is unique and you should speak to a lawyer about your case.

“​​Assessing the strength, safety, and trust in your relationship with family and friends is crucial in whistleblowing. You’ll need someone who can provide an objective perspective as well as a mechanism to de-stress and recuperate.” Erika Cheung, Theranos whistleblower

“It is a real mistake to limit your support network to a legal team” Devine & Maassarani, 2011, p. 85
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Disclaimer

The Signals Network does not request, encourage or counsel potential whistleblowers to act unlawfully. This section covers some key information to be aware of based on the experience of other whistleblowers who have been through this before and the people who helped them. This section doesn’t offer legal advice, and potential whistleblowers are encouraged to consult with counsel about their particular situation.

Statement of transparency

This entire project is worthless if the tech workers who come to it cannot trust where the information is from, who is behind its creation, and who manages the site. For that reason, I have identified every organization and individual who has been instrumental in its development.

The time and resources required to put together the Handbook were funded by Omidyar Network. This is a wholly independent project owned and managed by me. No identifying data will ever be collected or shared about who accesses this site — with anyone. That said, I do NOT advise accessing this from a company device. Your employer can, and will likely, track visits to a resource like this Handbook. 

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— Ifeoma Ozoma, Founder of Earthseed, Creator of the Tech Worker Handbook