Meeting
- Browsing and meeting online with other members from around the world.
- Networking with other members through Country Chapter meet-ups and other events and groups.
Exchanging
- Sharing information and experiences about C4D practice.
- Accessing C4D sector news, resources, job and opportunity notices and much more.
Learning
- Building C4D capacity together through sharing case studies and showcasing expertise.
- Participating in online and offline training events and opportunities.
Individual Membership
Every individual member has a profile and the option to join country and thematic groups, and to contribute to Network content and organisation. Individual members include a wide range of C4D practitioners – development workers, communicators, academics and officials – as well as those exploring or entering the communication for development sector.
Benefits
- Membership profile on the Network
- Browse and contact other Network members
- Join Country Chapter groups and thematic groups
- Contribute to Network content and organisation
- Direct email newsletters from the Network; sharing news, events, resources, learning and community updates.
Cost
Joining is free for individual members.
Apply
Complete the Individual Members Application Form.
Institutional Membership
Institutional membership includes development and media organisations, UN agencies, public and private bodies, academic institutions, community organisations and other civil society networks and groups. Institutional members have their own Network profile area; which can be customised to showcase C4D experience and services, as well as linking to associated individual members. Institutions contribute a modest sliding-scale fee to be part of the Network.
Member institutions cover individual Network membership for all associated staff/volunteers/students. (This is unlimited for large-scale institutions / up to 100 members for medium-scale institutions / unlimited for universities – based on faculty nomination and including alumni for up to three years after graduation)
Benefits
- Institutional Membership profile on the Network
- Browse and contact other Network members
- Be represented in Country Chapter groups and thematic groups
- Contribute to Network content and organisation
- Direct email newsletters from the Network; sharing news, events, resources, learning and community updates.
- Individual Network membership for associated staff/students
Cost
The cost of annual institutional membership is based on a sliding-scale:
- Subscription for largescale institutions: $900.00 (with 100+ staff)
- Subscription for medium-scale institutions: $450.00 (with 10+ staff)
- Subscription for universities: $450.00
- Subscription for small-scale institutions: $180.00
There is a 50% reduction for institutions registered in OECD-defined developing countries.
Apply
Complete the Instutional Members Application Form.
Service Provider Membership
Both individual and institutional members can upgrade to be registered as C4D Service Providers. Service Providers are Network members who offer ‘communication for development’ services; including varied consultancy, training, strategy and interim management, and also support services such as translation, media fixing, research and administration.
Benefits
- Profile on and promotion via the searchable Service Provider database and online map; searchable by fields that recruiters require such as languages, service areas, C4D expertise areas, development themes, country experience and more.
- Post consultancy and job notices to either the Service Provider community or more broadly across the Network and publicly for distribution on the site and weekly jobs bulletin e-newsletter.
- Receive direct email notification of new job and consultancy opportunities curated by the Network.
- Part of a community of fellow Service Providers on the Network; contact for information, leads and opportunities.
Cost
Individual members pay a $40 annual subscription fee to upgrade to become a Service Providers.
This is an introductory flat-rate for members in 2018; this fee replaces the previous Network Plus membership; all existing Plus members will be upgraded to Service Provider membership.