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Be intersectional. Whether you invest in employment, education, housing, health, or something else, join grantmakers that use all sorts of mechanisms to seed change.
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Be engaged. Connect with peers for frank discussions about solutions. Learn from pioneers and leverage partnerships with national innovators, researchers, and policymakers.
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Be innovative. Gather smart strategies and share promising programs to replicate in the private and public sectors. Ground your grantmaking locally by actively participating in—or helping to start—an AFN chapter in your region.
The Benefits
Connect to a powerful national network
Join veteran practitioners, sought-after experts, and newcomers with fresh perspectives. Be on the cutting edge of the sector that is changing the reality of our nation’s low and middle income families.
Expand your network at events
Connect with people from near and far at events that shift your thinking and up your impact. Share intellectual capital and foment new relationships at regional meetings and national conferences planned precisely for connection-building.
Broaden your knowledge base
Be the first to inform your grantmaking with the latest research on solutions from the field. Dig into AFN’s online resource library; it’s loaded with research briefs, presentations, and members-only materials and webinars.
Multiply your impact locally
Harness the power in your own community by joining an existing AFN Regional Chapter or starting a new one. Combine forces with colleagues to leverage your giving. Surround yourself with professionals like you that are committed to changing lives.
Explore all AFN has to offer
Benefit from individualized consulting and technical assistance through AFN’s staff expertise, obtain 25% off your subscription to Inside Philanthropy and participate in our member-only peer to peer conversations.
Contact our Membership team for more information on all the benefits of being an AFN member.
What our members are saying they value about AFN
Ways to Support
Standard Membership
For grantmakers of all sizes and strategies, with membership fees that correspond to the institution’s current year grants budget.
National Support
For organizations who are interested in investing in AFN’s original research, in-person and virtual convenings, and issue-based learning groups.
Regional Support
For grantmakers who support dedicated work in a region; fees are set locally by each chapter.
Conference Sponsorship
For sponsors of AFN’s National Grantmaker Conference, held in a new locale every two years. Next up: Spring 2024.