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Become a Member

WHY JOIN?

Strengthen your efforts by joining our growing membership

Join us so that we can be bolder, smarter and stronger together. Please review the guidelines and fees below and select the option in the membership section that best fits. Have questions first? Contact us and we would be happy to discuss.

LEARN

Access to webinars, events, grants data, newsletters to build skills and strengthen your work

CONNECT

Join our diverse membership at the EFC annual conference and gatherings to grow relationships and build collective power.

COLLABORATE

Our Funder Interest Groups and Funder Collaboratives share knowledge, identify opportunities and pool resources toward shared funding goals.

Eligibility

Membership in Environment Funders Canada (EFC) is open to organizations and individuals that:

Make grants of at least $20,000/year to benefit the environment in Canada.
Act primarily as grant-makers, not grant-seekers

Code of conduct Become a member

The applicant must agree not to use the membership in Environment Funders Canada for the purposes of grant-seeking or promoting business products and/or services.
Environment Funders Canada membership fees are assessed annually based on the applicant’s total environmentally-related granting in Canada in the applicant’s last full fiscal year.
Annual membership runs from January 1st to December 31st. For new members joining later in the year, the fees may be pro-rated.
Each member organization will identify one individual to be the primary contact person for Environment Funders Canada, and this person will be responsible for exercising the Member’s vote. Participation in Environment Funders Canada’s offerings are open to all staff and Board members of a member organization.
Any EFC member may apply to join EFC’s Board of Directors when positions become available, and applications will be considered via EFC’s formal board recruitment process.
Environment Funders Canada reserves the right to refuse membership to any organization that does not, in the opinion of EFC Board, fully meet all the membership criteria.

Membership Categories & Fee Scale

Sustaining Membership

EFC offers four levels of sustaining membership – Trailblazer, Builder, Champion, and Leader – for those members who are able to support EFC beyond a general membership.

This category of membership provides vital, unrestricted support to ensure EFC has additional capacity to sustain and expand valued services and programs for our members. All amounts are in Canadian dollars.

TRAILBLAZER

$40K+

Includes 4 complimentary conference passes

BUILDER

$25,000 – $39,999

Includes 3 complimentary conference passes

CHAMPION

$10,000 – $24,999

Includes 2 complimentary conference passes

LEADER

$5,000 – $9,999

Includes 1 complimentary conference pass

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General Membership

The fee scale for general membership is based on the annual total of environmentally-related grants made in Canada as indicated below.

$ 685

UNDER $500,000

$ 1,350

$500,000 TO $1.5 MILLION

$ 2,050

OVER $1.5 MILLION

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