“Emerging Membership” is offered to newly formed organizations or founders who are in the development or incubation stage of creating a collective giving organization.
An Emerging Member is not required to meet all Philanos' “Affiliate” membership criteria, as outlined on the Join page, but must demonstrate the intention to meet all of those criteria within 12 months.
Like Affiliate Members, the Emerging Members must pay $300 dues and are expected to participate and share in peer-to-peer mentoring; benefits of membership include membership discounts for conference registration and publication purchases and member access to the website and all programs for 12 months.
At the end of the 12-month period, the Emerging Member should meet all of the Affiliate Membership criteria and be ready to renew their membership as an Affiliate Member.