WHY SHOULD I JOIN?

 

Membership in the NAACP means joining the leading civil rights organization in the nation. By lending their names and their energy to the NAACP, our members stand at the forefront of change. We want you to become a part of a legacy dedicated to social justice and equality for all people.

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OUR MISSION, VISION AND OBJECTIVES

 

Joining the NAACP means so much more than membership within an organization: you are becoming a part of a community.

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The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.

 

Vision Statement

 

The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.

 

Objectives

 

The following statement of objectives is found on the first page of the NAACP Constitution - the principal objectives of the Association shall be:

• To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens

• To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States

• To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes

• To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights

• To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination

• To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP's Articles of Incorporation and this Constitution.

 

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES

 

Regular Memberships

 

• Regular Adult  for ages 21 & older:  $30

• Youth with Crisis Magazine for ages 20 or younger:  $15

• Youth without Crisis Magazine for ages 17 or younger:  $10

• Women in the NAACP (WIN) must have a Regular Adult Membership first:  $10

• Corporate Member for corporate partners:  $5000

 

Life Memberships

 

• Junior Life only for ages 13 or under – DOB required: $100 (or annual installments of $25)

• Bronze Life only for ages 14-20:  $400 (or annual installments of $50 or more)

• Silver Life for adult members: $750 (or annual installments of $75 or more)

• Small Business is for a businesses entity (small businesses, churches, etc. not individuals): $750 (or annuual installments of $75 or more)

• Gold Life is only available to Silver or Regular Life members: $1500 (or installments of $150 or more)

• Diamond Life is only available to fully paid Gold Life members: $2500 (or installments of $250 or more)