GFMD Members & Partners
GFMD provides an important platform for professionals to discuss issues and cooperate better together in media development. Here there are the GFMD members who work on Internet Governance.
What are the benefits of being a member?
As a member, you and your organisation would be able to enjoy the benefits our network has to offer, including:
Raising the impact and efficiency of journalism support and media development through collaboration and networking.
Access to media development professionals around the world who are working on a variety of relevant and timely issues.
Participating in members-only working groups and communications channels as well as networking events and meetups with our members, partners, and industry leaders.
Sharing your voice, amplifying the needs of your community, and connecting with larger journalism support and media development organisations, donors/funders, human rights organisations, intergovernmental organisations such as UNESCO and the Council of Europe, governments, and other key stakeholders.
Representation at international fora, including the United Nations, European Union, World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Internet Governance Forum (IGF), and many more.
Participating in our members-only Capacity Building Programme and member webinar series: building knowledge and professional standards of journalism support and media development community through knowledge sharing, peer-to-peer learning, and research. This also includes facilitating access to knowledge and expertise about journalism support and media development through our network of experts, research and studies relevant to our field and beyond.
Benefitting from tailor-made services, including non-profit partnership building, management and fundraising training, market research, and consulting services related to organisational strategy.
Addressing political, economic, social, and structural constraints to journalism sustainability and media freedom through peer-led advocacy. This includes the engagement with and education of philanthropy and development donors, building partnerships, participating in collective action to influence policymakers, and disseminating new business models to inspire and encourage smaller organisations fighting to be sustainable and viable.
Engaging in Internet policy and governance while helping to voice the concerns of the journalism and media development community.
Who can become a GFMD member?
GFMD members are organisations that work in support of:
Journalism, journalists and content production;
Media development;
Freedom of expression and press freedom;
Media capacity and financial viability;
Free, efficient, and public access to information and news distribution;
A system of media regulation;
Transparent and equal market conditions;
Media as a platform for democratic discourse as representatives of the diversity of views and interests in society.
General Members:
General membership applies to independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisations, institutions, and enterprises whose work focuses primarily on journalism support and media development with national, regional, or international reach.
GFMD accepts, on a case-by-case basis, organisations such as NGOs based on their independence, their non-profit status, and their mandates rather than on official registration.
GFMD accepts, on a case-by-case basis, organisations, institutions, and enterprises whose work focuses significantly on journalism, media development, and the communication and information sectors with national, regional, or international reach.
GFMD’s general members have full access to our services and full voting rights within the organisation.
Associate Members:
Associate membership is open to institutions and enterprises, whose main function is to make financial grants to media development organisations or who provide considerable assistance to journalism support and media development.
Anyone interested in associate membership may apply, but associate members must pay a membership fee in order to access our services, and do not have the right to vote.
How can I become a member?
Visit our Become a GFMD Member page, follow the instructions, and fill out the membership form. For any additional assistance, email our Membership and Engagement Manager, Fiona Nzingo.
If you are interested to become a member and you need further information, please visit here.
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