What is a Global Network Affiliate?
A Global Network Affiliate is a community-centered civic hub that mobilizes people to volunteer and serve. They provide local infrastructure that makes volunteering possible. Each affiliate brings deep local knowledge to the work — and gains the perspective, resources, and relationships of a broader network committed to service and civic participation.
What Affiliates Do
Points of Light Global Network Affiliates:
- Create meaningful opportunities for people to serve and make an impact across a range of causes and issue areas
- Strengthen nonprofit and community capacity
- Advance purposeful, high-quality volunteer engagement
Benefits of Becoming an Affiliate
- Affiliates join a community of peers who understand the opportunities and challenges of volunteer engagement work and are committed to growing together
- Peer learning and collaboration with organizations facing similar challenges
- Professional development, webinars, gatherings, and shared tools
- Visibility through a trusted global network working across communities and countries
- Access to research, campaigns, and collaboration opportunities
