Membership Benefits

National Members

IFACCA offers a gateway to the world’s arts councils and ministries of culture. We encourage all national arts funding agencies to support the Federation by becoming members. Benefits to members include:

  • IFACCA’s regular news alert for arts councils and ministries of culture, ACORNS, including news on publications, conferences and job opportunities.
  • Privileged access to IFACCA's Information Exchange and IFACCA research staff, and the opportunity to take part in D’Art, the program of online sharing of research about a wide range of topics and themes of interest to arts councils and ministries of culture
  • Invitations to attend, and the right to host, IFACCA events, for example:
  • The opportunity to take part in special programs, for example:
    • Research assistance including the D’Art program
    • Invitations to register senior staff in ConnectCP, the database of experts in cultural policy
    • Using IFACCA’s networks to develop collaborative international projects
  • Copies of all IFACCA reports, discussion papers and draft research reports
  • IFACCA’s website - an important international resource and information hub for anyone interested in policies and strategies to support arts and cultural development. You will also receive:
    • Syndicated news feeds and a logo hotlink to IFACCA’s website for your own website.
    • Recognition of membership on IFACCA’s website with a link to your site
    • Access to a members-only section of IFACCA’s website (in development) offering, for example, special discussion groups and reports
  • A detailed and regularly updated listing in the IFACCA Directory, an online database of information on national arts and culture agencies in 165 countries.
  • An international stage to promote your organisation's activities, events and publications online
  • Access to IFACCA's mailing lists to promote your special activity, event or publication by mail or email
  • Invitation to the World Summit on the Arts and Culture, including:
    • Discounts on registration fees
    • An invitation for a nominee to attend the Federation’s General Assembly
    • Voting rights at the General Assembly for one nominee
    • The right to nominate up to two people for the Board of IFACCA
  • The services of the international secretariat to
    • Coordinate programs and information resources
    • Broker contact, partnerships and joint projects between members
    • Seek sources of funding to support international collaborations
    • Liaise with key international networks and participate in major international events
    • Support IFACCA’s board and
    • Keep you informed of all our activities by email and, where appropriate, in hard format.

Above all, IFACCA provides a trusted international forum, a focal point for encouraging debate and an indispensable link between all government agencies and individuals interested in arts funding policy.

Affiliate Members

Benefits for affiliate members include:

  • IFACCA’s regular news alert for arts councils and ministries of culture, ACORNS, including news on publications, conferences and job opportunities.
  • Access to IFACCA's Information Exchange and the opportunity to take part in D’Art, the program of online sharing of research about a wide range of topics and themes of interest to arts councils and ministries of culture
  • IFACCA’s website - an important international resource and information hub for anyone interested in policies and strategies to support arts and cultural development. You will also receive recognition of affiliate membership on the website with a link to your site and a logo hotlink to IFACCA’s website for your own website.
  • Listing in the IFACCA Directory, an online database of information on national arts and culture agencies in 165 countries.
  • Copies of selected IFACCA reports and publications
  • Invitation to the triennial World Summit on the Arts and Culture, including:
    • Discounts on registration fees
    • Notification of the Federation’s General Assembly
    • Invitations to suggest nominees for the Board of IFACCA
  • Invitations to selected IFACCA events
  • The services of the international secretariat to:
    • Coordinate programs such as ConnectCP and develop information resources
    • Support IFACCA’s board and
    • Keep you informed of all our activities by email and, where appropriate, in hard format.

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