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New Membership Model
About Membership
People Powered has both organizational and individual members. Organizational members are local, national or regional organizations that directly implement, assist with or advocate for participatory democracy programs. Individual members are practitioners, policymakers, researchers or advocates who work on participatory democracy.
Who Can Be a Member
We welcome applications from organizations and individuals that:
Have at least one year’s track record of implementing, providing assistance for, or advocating for participatory democracy programs.
- Are aligned with our mission and values.
- Commit to participate in or contribute to People Powered activities and programs.
Organizations may be NGOs, civil society organizations or social enterprises. They must be nonpartisan - not affiliated with or biased toward a political candidate or party. Elected officials are not eligible for membership.
Individuals may be practitioners, policymakers, researchers, advocates or other supporters of participatory democracy.
Membership Fees
People Powered is a nonprofit organization that is funded by grants and donations. We pool donations in a shared global fund, and our members decide how to allocate them in order to address common needs. Membership fees are not mandatory, but we ask members to make an annual sliding scale contribution if they are able to, to fund our collective work. Below are suggested annual contributions, but we welcome all members regardless of their ability to pay. We also welcome in-kind contributions of time or other resources.
Organizations:
- Any amount is welcome! Below are suggested amounts according to your organization’s yearly income, but please contribute whatever you are able to:
- Budget under $500,000: $50
- Budget of $500,000 - $1 million: $100
- Budget of $1-2 million: $200
- Budget over $2 million: $500
Individuals:
- Any amount is welcome! We suggest you donate $10 to $150 USD annually, based on your capacity:
- $10
- $25
- $50
- $75
- $150
- Another amount