Independent Sector is the national leadership coalition that advocates for nonprofits & foundations and equips them to succeed.
Joining IS is an investment in your organization's success. Benefits include:
- Access to Sector Leadership
IS members enjoy superior peer-to-peer connections: in members-only online forums, at closed-door CEO-only meetings, and at key foundation, corporate giving and nonprofit sessions at the IS National Conference.
- Acquiring a Trusted Resource
IS members have a trusted watchdog in Washington that provides news important to their availability to fulfill their missions. See more with samples of the IS Daily Policy Digest, Daily Media Digest, and IS E-Alerts.
- Effective Advocacy and Governance Programs
IS Members are able to help shape advocacy efforts, policy priorities, and organizational impact and governance initiatives. See more: Policy Action Network, Monthly Legislative Updates, IS committees, Principles Resource Center, Charting Impact.
- Independent Sector's public policy staff is available to do briefings for your members, affiliates, or board about the latest developments on the policy and advocacy issues that matter to our sector and the communities we serve. There is no cost to IS member organizations to have IS policy staff speak at an event in the D.C. area, or on a conference call/webinar. (For events outside of D.C., travel costs would need to be covered by the member organization.) For more information about this, please contact publicpolicy@independentsector.org
- Additional Member Benefits
Your organization can be featured on the Independent Sector website, in monthly newsletters and on IS social media networks. Your staff is eligible to apply for the American Express NGen Fellows Program. You receive free or discounted pricing for IS webinars and events.
