Joining the alliance 

Each AIYD member designates one or more staff members to regularly engage with us on behalf of their organization, reporting back to their CEO or senior leadership. We meet regularly to discuss topics important to the youth development community and we rely on our members’ input and resources and those who choose to serve in our leadership capacities. 

Benefits

Access and Influence

  • Engage in policy discussions on key issues related to international youth development with leaders of the U.S. government, NGOs, and counterpart organizational networks around the world

  • Participate in direct advocacy and outreach to Congress and federal agencies

  • Add your voice and views to policy and operational meetings with AIYD members, external experts, UN agencies, government leaders, and other advocates

  • Contribute to shaping the evolution of the international youth development community agenda

  • Strengthen relationships with private funders, associations, and key thinkers on youth development

 Visibility and Credibility

  • Increase recognition of your organization’s successes and contributions to international youth development

  • Raise your organization's profile among key players in the youth development sector

  • Support and expand the reach of your youth platform through AIYD’s collective voice of leading youth development organizations

Engagement and Collaboration

  • Keep up to date on the latest issues and trends in the field of youth development

  • Share and discuss effective practices, and advocate for and inform policies that affect youth

  • Build partnerships and exchange ideas; work collaboratively to establish common positions on critical youth policy issues

  • Build relationships with practitioners and youth development leaders and peers

  • Attend events and strategic planning sessions to address new and evolving issues in the field of youth and international development

DUES

AIYD members pay an annual membership contribution to support our ongoing operational and administrative costs and activities. Member dues for the year are due by June 30th. The amount of contribution requested depends on the size of the member institution as follows:

  • $3,000 for organizations with prior-year revenue above $3,000,000

  • $1,500 for organizations with prior-year revenue between $3,000,000 and $1,000,000

  • Voluntary, nominal contributions for organizations with prior-year revenue below $1,000,000.

For members with multiple legal entities, dues calculation is based on US entity prior-year revenue only.

Membership dues ensure that AIYD can conduct regular meetings, conferences, and other special events with the goal of supporting the work of the Alliance, its members, and the larger youth development community.