Annual membership dues work on a sliding scale, from $30-$50/year. Please e-mail grassroots@orionsociety.org for more specific information on the membership benefits listed below.

Join the OGN and receive the following membership benefits:

Practical Support

• Internship & Career Service – publicize your internship and job openings via this highly effective service and monthly email update sent to thousands of recipients nationwide.
  
  "We have received some fantastic applicants! It really attracts top-notch candidates."
  – Adam Hancock, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Aspen, CO
  
  
• GrantStation.com – members get free access to GrantStation.com's online Find-a-Funder database of 6,000 foundations and grantmakers – a $599 value. Find-a-Funder is highly searchable, with 165 issue areas and 30 funding support types indexed. Take a tour here for more information and to see their extensive "how-to" section for better fundraising.
  
  
• Orion Grassroots Network Conference Calls – members learn from notable authors and experts on non-profit management in areas including fundraising, marketing, and organizing strategy. Click here to listen to audio from past calls.
  
  

Get Inspired

• Free digital subscription to Orion magazine – six issues per year of The Orion Society’s award-winning publication. The digital edition is delivered directly to your desktop, in the same layout as the print edition, and is easily read and shared electronically among staff and board.
  
  
• A discount on a print subscription to Orion magazine – members in the US get a full year of the magazine for only $20. International members, inquire about a discount.
  
  
• A 20% discount on books published by The Orion Society.
  
  

Promote Your Work

• Member Page at Orion's website – describing your work and providing links to your website and email address. Member pages are highly visible to up to 2 million annual visitors to the Orion website and to internet search engines. A member page will increase traffic to your own site, or act as your site if you don't have one. This is a great development and outreach tool which works for our members all day, every day. Click here to view current members and their pages.
  
  
• Stories from the Grassroots – your organization can submit a Story from the Grassroots, an online feature linked from the Orion Grassroots Network homepage, which publicizes your work to an audience of up to 200,000 visitors a month.
  
  
• Events Calendar and Publication & Resource List – post information and announcements at Orion's website about your organization's upcoming workshops, conferences, or other events, as well as list resources you offer to the public.
  
  
• Features in Orion magazine – the staff and board of Network member groups are eligible for a personal profile in the Ear to the Ground section of each edition of Orion magazine. More information here.
  
  

Useful Services

• Grassroots Fundraising Journal – get practical tips and tools to help you raise money for your organization by subscribing to Grassroots Fundraising Journal for a special introductory rate of $30/year for 6 issues, a 25-50% savings off the usual price.
  
  
• Film Rental Discount – raise funds for your group and awareness in your community by arranging a grassroots screening of a film from Bullfrog Films, the oldest and largest publisher of films about the environment and social justice in the United States. Members receive 30% off on film rentals for grassroots screenings.
  
  
• Web Design Discount – Elevacion specializes in visual communication for nonprofits. A nonprofit itself, Elevacion can design or redesign your organization's logo or website in style. Orion Grassroots Network member groups receive a 32% discount off their services. Visit the Elevacion site for more information.
  
  

Join today!

For more information about the Orion Grassroots Network, please
e-mail grassroots@orionsociety.org or call us toll free at 888-909-6568.

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