Join the Network

Whether you are just beginning to develop an investment strategy or are deeply engaged in PRI making, the PRI Makers Network can help you increase the impact of your work.

PRI Makers Network helps members build the skills, tools, and connections they need to navigate this emerging field, leverage their assets, and grow a successful PRI program. The Network provides access to peers in the PRI field, and serves as a hub for training, networking, resources, collaboration, and capacity-building.

Benefits of Membership

Discounted or complimentary registration for our national conference, PRI Institute, webinars and professional development events. 

• Access to published research and resources, such as The Foundation Center’s PRI Directory 
• Online accesss to sample documents and templates
• Access to the Member Directory, including profiles of your peer organizations and contact information for your colleagues
• Access to the PRI Activity Database, a searchable listing of over 1,650 PRIs
• Regular member communications and a comprehensive website
• Access to recorded audio/visual presentations from past webinar trainings
• Connections to consultants and other service providers
• Access to benefits and discounts from CARS, the CDFI Assessment and Ratings System
• Opportunities to connect with fellow members with similar interests for discussions, collaboration, and advice

The PRI Makers Network is a member-driven organization that is committed to providing programs and services that meet your needs as you employ innovative uses of capital to achieve your philanthropic goals.

Become a Member

Members include foundations and other charitable funders of every type and size that make or are contemplating using program-related and other forms of social investing to accomplish philanthropic goals. Affiliate memberships for non-foundation organizations are also available under specific circumstances.

We welcome applications from prospective members. To join, please complete the Member Application. All applicants will be reviewed for approval by our Steering Committee.

If you have any questions about membership or your membership status, please contact us.
 

Membership Dues

New members can join the Network at an introductory rate of $250 for the first year of membership. For renewing members, dues are calculated at 1/10th of 1 percent of the organization’s PRI investment portfolio as of the previous year-end, with a minimum of $250 and a maximum of $5,000. To calculate your dues, multiply your PRI portfolio value by .001. Dues for renewing members are collected at the beginning of each calendar year.

Code of Conduct

The PRI Makers Network members and affiliates promote the highest standards of ethical behavior in their interactions with each other and agree upon the following:

• We are committed to encouraging the appropriate use of philanthropic tools such as program-related investments (PRIs) to accomplish programmatic outcomes and maximize charitable purposes.
• We recognize the importance of maintaining a secure, private and confidential environment in which we may freely share information about program-related and other social investments.
• We interact respectfully and communicate directly regarding any conflicts of interest that might diminish that secure environment.
• We encourage dissemination of co-investment opportunities but will not tolerate direct solicitation of grants or PRI funds for any member’s own organization.

These statements provide a framework; they cannot and do not dictate conduct to cover particular situations. The Executive Committee of the PRI Makers Network reserves the right to remove members who do not uphold these standards. Members agree that the defining function of this network is to share knowledge about PRIs toward increasingly effective philanthropy. PRI Makers Network bears no responsibility for any outcomes resulting from the application of information shared between members.