Friends of SEEP membership

Criteria for SEEP Membership

The applicant must satisfy the following requirements:

Friends of SEEP Membership Criteria

The applicant must satisfy the following requirements:

§         Be an individual formerly employed by a SEEP member organization._[1]

§         Demonstrate interest in advancing the state of the microfinance and micro and small enterprise development sector.

§         Be committed to contributing time and travel costs to SEEP events.

Application Process

Step 1 – Application Submission

Complete a membership Application Form, a curriculum vitae and a letter of application.

The letter of application should include the following information:

• An explanation of why the applicant is interested in joining SEEP; and

• A description of the applicant’s area of expertise in microfinance and micro and small enterprise development.

Step 2 –Application Review

The SEEP Executive Director will review and approve all membership applications.

Step 3 – Application Notification

After the Executive Director reviews the application and accepts an individual for membership, a letter will be sent to notify the applicant. A conference call between the member and SEEP will be set up to discuss any questions a new member may have about SEEP and how the new member can contribute to SEEP.

Benefits of Membership

• Opportunity to network and maintain cutting edge knowledge of the latest innovations in the field;
• Opportunity to participate in lateral learning;
• Opportunity to communicate with colleagues from around the world in a collegial environment;
• Inclusion in the SEEP on-line directory;
• One free copy of each new SEEP publication; and
• Discounted rates for the SEEP Annual Conference and for other SEEP capacity building activities.

Download the New Friends of SEEP Application Form