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The strength of Alliance for Justice is rooted in our membership of nearly 140 organizations that share a commitment to an equitable, just, and free society. Throughout the decades of AFJ’s history, our members have been at the forefront in defending our communities’ constitutional rights and building power across the progressive movement to fight for social justice – in the courts, halls of Congress, state houses, ballot boxes across the country, and in the communities they serve.

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Let us know here if you’d like your organization to be featured in a future Member Spotlight, which is posted online, promoted on social media, featured in newsletters to our entire membership, and included in our weekly Bolder Advocacy Digest.

Why Should You Join AFJ? Because we…

  • Are a force multiplier of your work that impacts your mission, engaging our diverse members with access to millions of individuals on campaigns to expand the diversity of the federal bench and protect nonprofits’ rights to advocate.
  • Offer members tailored resources on judicial nominations and nonprofit advocacy, including discounts on our world class Bolder Advocacy trainings.
  • Expand the advocacy capacity of the nonprofit community from large, national groups to local grassroots organizations and everyone in between.
  • Protect nonprofits’ ability to advocate at the federal, state, and local levels and with legislatures, state agencies, and executive offices.
  • Strengthen our community’s work by monitoring federal legislation that impacts our civil justice system and track court decisions that have implications for consumers, employees, the disenfranchised, and the vitality of our democracy.
  • Share our expertise on judicial nominations with the progressive movement, advocating for fair-minded and diverse judges that will protect our members’ missions, even when our members cannot advocate for judicial nominees directly.

AFJ Members Receive

  • Free Bolder Advocacy resources: Access to all of BA’s materials and reports, complimentary participation in our public webinars, member-only trainings as well as on-demand trainings, trainings in Spanish, and discounts on customized workshops;
  • Access to the experts: Designated AFJ and Bolder Advocacy support staffers for your organization, technical assistance on advocacy laws, and Nonprofit Legal Defense Network compliance risk assessment services;
  • Exclusive member events and communications: quarterly member events and newsletters where you can highlight your advocacy, campaigns, and upcoming events, as well as issue-specific convenings of our members;
  • Tailored consultations with AFJ staff: Free, member-exclusive consultations with AFJ staff members catered to your organization’s needs. Consultations include assistance with nonpartisan social media, branding, and individual donor fundraising;
  • Increased visibility: Opportunities to highlight your organization, projects, and advocacy via online Member Spotlights, guest blog posts, and on AFJ’s social media accounts, plus a listing in our website and brochures;
  • Access to AFJ’s Strategic Partners: Comprehensive trainings provided by AFJ’s partners on leadership and management, strategy and grassroots organizing, and financial and banking topics;
  • Exclusive member communications: Newsletters and issue area list servs where you can highlight your advocacy, nonpartisan campaigns, and upcoming events;
  • Increased visibility: Opportunities to highlight your organization, projects, and nonpartisan advocacy via online Member Spotlights, guest blog posts, and on AFJ’s social media accounts, plus a listing in our website;
  • Cutting-edge research on judicial nominees: In-depth research and reports on federal lower court and Supreme Court, and state supreme court nominees and important court cases
  • Campaign-Ready Materials: Talking points, social media templates, and messaging guides to facilitate easy engagement on court issues;
  • Enhanced community: Opportunities to connect with AFJ’s membership of over 140 progressive organizations.

Hear About AFJ From Current Members:

  • “Bolder Advocacy has been an invaluable resource for our organization and network. Their materials provide both broad, practical guidance and detailed, issue-specific support that we are able to share with our state affiliates and partners. We have also partnered directly with Bolder Advocacy to deliver tailored compliance trainings for our network, and their expertise, clarity, and responsiveness have been beneficial to our work.” – State Voices

  • “Alliance for Justice has been an incredible resource for our courts work by providing the research on federal judicial nominees as well as accompanying messaging guidance. Additionally, we look to AFJ to help us navigate the complexities and nuances of 501(c)(3) permissible activities. The organization is a tremendous source of support to our staff and field, and a valued partner.” – National Council of Jewish Women

  • “AFJ has a super helpful team and the best resources around. They basically wrote the rules I abide by in running a c3/c4 operation and supporting other local organizations to do the same.” – Alliance for Youth Organizing

Membership Dues

  • Annual dues are prorated based on organizational budgets for 501(c)3 public charities and 501(c)4 organizations according to the sliding scale below. Dues rates for other organizations will be determined on a case by case basis. Membership is renewed on an annual basis.
    • $750 Thousand and Below: $150
    • $750 Thousand to $1.5 Million: $250
    • $1.5 Million to $2.5 Million: $500
    • $2.5 Million to $5 Million: $1,000
    • $5 Million to $10 Million: $2,500
    • $10 Million to $20 Million: $3,500
    • $20 Million and above: $5,000

Questions? Contact us at [email protected].

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