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GLCYD Membership

By joining Great Lakes Center for Youth Development, your organization becomes a part of a strong team of organizations and communities across the U.P. who care about youth and families. The GLCYD membership program provides members access to discounts and scholarships for services by offering greater access to assistance and training. By becoming a member, we can serve you better and help you improve your organization’s programs and effectiveness. Also, members help support GLCYD's youth development mission and advocacy work designed to make the U.P. a greater place to live.

Current GLCYD Members come from all across the U.P.


Organizations, schools, and individuals join GLCYD.

Your ORGANIZATION should become a member of GLCYD if it:

- Serves youth and/or families in the U.P.
- Cares about improving your capacity to serve your customers
- Wants to build communities that are healthy youth environments
- Cares about youth issues and research
- Wants to save money on professional development

Organization Membership Benefits:

- A free grant proposal review each year
- Direct mail or email marketing campaign list resources
- Quarterly GLCYD member news
- A free organizational assessment
- Discounted member rates for workshops and training services
- Access to scholarships for training and consulting services in such areas of positive youth development, board
    development and fund development
- Free access to the GLCYD membership directory – a contact list of other people and organizations working to make the
    U.P. a great place for youth
- Michigan Nonprofit Association Membership discount of 50 percent
- Special registration rates for the U.P. Nonprofit Conference
- Increased exposure through membership website links from the GLCYD website


Take advantage of MNA Membership to receive benefits such as:

- Public policy updates, alerts, and advocacy
- Educational and training opportunities at reduced rates
- Access to up-to-date information, including MNA Links and discounts on nonprofit publications
- Access to MNA member-exclusive grants and awards
- Valuable discounts on office equipment, supplies and services
- Access to Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance

To learn more about the Michigan Nonprofit Association and how they can help your organization, log onto www.mnaonline.org.

Membership Rates

To join Great Lakes Center for Youth Development, fill out our Membership Application online or print a form (PDF version) to complete and submit by fax or mail.


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Your SCHOOL should become a member of the GLCYD if your district:

- Is interested in Positive Youth Development
- Wants to strengthen your healthy youth environment
- Strives to improve your capacity to serve your students and their families
- Cares about youth issues and research
- Wants to save money on professional development


School Benefits of Membership with GLCYD:

- Scholarships for training for school personnel on youth asset building
- Discounted workshops for youth workers and teachers
- Presentations for school boards and community groups
- Free review and recommendations for one funding proposal
- Free access to the GLCYD membership directory – a contact list of other people and organizations working to
    make the U.P. a great place for youth
- Access to our youth research data
- Networking opportunities
- Free book, “What All Kids Need to Succeed” by Dr. Peter Benson of Search Institute


Special Rates for Schools
We offer special school district rates and scholarships in order to make membership very affordable. We know these are tough budget times and schools are struggling to contain and decrease costs. Membership costs are regularly $100 for districts with up to 500 students and $200 for districts with over 500 students. Local school districts receive a 50% scholarship after payment.

Membership Rates

To join Great Lakes Center for Youth Development, fill out our School Membership Application online or print a form (PDF version) to complete and submit by fax or mail.


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INDIVIDUALS should become a member if they:

- Care about the U.P. and support building a healthy environment for youth
- Want to or already build assets in youth
- Care about youth issues and youth-serving organizations
- Want to strengthen the U.P. nonprofit community


Individual Membership Benefits with GLCYD:

- Discounted member rates for workshops and training
- Access to scholarships for GLCYD training
- Networking opportunities through attendance in regional and local trainings and conferences
- Special registration and exhibition rates for the U.P. Nonprofit Conference
- Access to special resources
- Free access to the GLCYD membership directory - a contact list of other people and organizations working to make
    the U.P. a great place for youth (available in 2008)

To join Great Lakes Center for Youth Development, fill out our Membership Application online or print a form (PDF version) to complete and submit by fax or mail.


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Membership Rates:

 

Membership Dues Structure
 
Membership Categories & Rates
Annual Dues
     
Organization's Annual Operating Budget
GLCYD
 
  • Up to $100,000
  • $100,001 - $500,000
  • $500,001 - $1,000,000
  • $1,000,001 - $3,000,000
  • $3,000,001 + above

$50

$100

$150

$200

$300

 
School Districts
GLCYD
GLCYD
with Scholarship
  • 1 to 500 students
  • Over 500 students
  • Intermediate school districts
  • Colleges & University

$100

$200

$200

$200

$50

$100

 

 

Individual
GLCYD
 
  • Adult
  • Student


$50

$25

 

 

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