EPLO MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Be part of Europe's largest peacebuilding network
EPLO brings together more than 50 organisations united by a shared commitment to peace. As a member, your organisation gains access to a unique collective platform, one that amplifies your expertise, connects you with the right people in Brussels, and strengthens the peacebuilding sector as a whole.
What membership offers
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Monitor EU policy developments
Stay up to date on EU peacebuilding and conflict prevention policy, monitoring legislative processes, institutional changes, and emerging priorities across EU external action, through the Policy Working Group and thematic and geographic working groups.
Follow EU peacebuilding funding
Stay informed about how peacebuilding is funded at EU level and contribute to keeping conflict prevention and peacebuilding relevant on the EU’s financial agenda, through EPLO’s Funding for Peace Working Group.
Participate in EU consultations
Be informed about and invited to consultations on issues of relevance to the EU’s support for peacebuilding, and contribute your organisation’s perspective to the process.
Understand the EU landscape
Deepen your organisation’s understanding of the EU institutional landscape and the key actors shaping peacebuilding and conflict prevention policy in Brussels.
Co-organise events with EPLO
Partner with the EPLO office to design and deliver events that connect your work with EU policy audiences and the wider peacebuilding community.
Bring EU expertise to your events
Invite EPLO staff to speak at your internal or public events and add an authoritative EU policy perspective to your work.
Host your own EPLO event
Raise awareness about your work through EPLO’s convening formats, Brown Bag Lunches, roundtables, book presentations and Learning Corners, and reach an engaged Brussels-based audience.
Be part of the European peacebuilding community
Engage with other European peacebuilding organisations and participate in EPLO’s annual General Assembly and Directors’ Meetings, spaces for collective reflection, strategic exchange and shared decision-making.
Amplify your work across EPLO's channels
Have your organisation’s publications, events and job vacancies shared through the EPLO website, newsletters and social media channels, reaching a Europe-wide peacebuilding audience.
Connect your communications team
Enable your communications staff to exchange ideas, strategies and best practices with peers across the network through EPLO’s Communications Community of Practice.
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10 benefits of EPLO membership
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Receive support in identifying relevant officials in Brussels to advocate to and connect with.
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Be informed about and invited to consultations on issues of relevance to the EU’s support for peacebuilding.
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Increase the visibility of your organisation and/or raise awareness about a particular area of your organisation’s work by hosting a Brown Bag Lunch event.
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Have your organisation’s publications, events, and job vacancies shared through the EPLO website, newsletters and social media channels.
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Co-organise events with the EPLO office.
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Add EU policy perspectives to your events by having EPLO staff members speak.
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Engage with other European peacebuilding organisations by participating in EPLO’s annual General Assembly and/or directors’ meetings and calls.
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Enable your communications team to exchange ideas, best practices etc. with their peers through EPLO’s Communications Community of Practice.
EPLO welcomes applications for membership from peacebuilding organisations based in Europe (including non-EU states). The next deadline for applications is 31 January 2025.
For more information on EPLO membership, please contact Carlotta Venza.