Member Benefits

Center members save money, build effectiveness and make connections.

With a Center membership, you and your staff have a wealth of resources at your fingertips. Membership is open to any 501(c) nonprofit organization in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.

As a Center member you can depend on us for:

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Save Money Build Effectiveness Make Connections

Health Care Program

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental and Vision plans
  • Life insurance

Group Buying Programs

  • Financial Management and Accounting
  • Human Resources
  • Retirement plans
  • Liability and commercial insurance
  • Nonprofit Unemployment Services Trust
  • Online and in-store office supply discounts
  • Credit union membership
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Long & short term disability insurance

Discounts for:

  • Center conference room rental
  • Online job postings
  • Print and online advertising in Center publications

Training and Education

  • More than 100 professional development courses/seminars annually
  • Special series for new and veteran executive directors
  • Special Series for emerging nonprofit leaders
  • Executive transition and succession planning

Awards Programs

  • The Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management
  • Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman EXCEL Award
  • The Phyllis Campbell Newsome Public Policy Award

Research

  • Collecting, evaluating and sharing data on local trends with the media, policy makers and community

Communications

  • Exposure to more than 300,000 through Center DCTV partnership
  • Bi-monthly newsletter, Nonprofit Agenda
  • Bi-weekly e-newsletter,Nonprofit Messenger
  • Daily news and information through Twitter, Facebook and the Center’s blog

Public Policy

  • Legislative & advocacy   technical assistance
  • Coalition building
  • Access to policy makers
  • Workshops and training

Networking

  • Member and sector-wide networking events including the Annual Meeting
  • Nonprofit Careers, our online job bank
  • Vendor referral network