 PLUS welcomes all individuals and organizations from all industries in all countries to join the PLUS Coalition as members.
While the use of the PLUS standards is free to any image licensee or licensor, PLUS members receive additional benefits, including the use of PLUS-IDs, applications for embedding license information, listings in the PLUS Showcase, use of the PLUS registries (after launched), voting privileges in the organization, and the opportunity to participate in committees and working groups charged with the continued development of the PLUS standards.* PLUS members work together cooperatively to create and maintain industry standards for image licensing.
If you have questions about PLUS membership, please contact
PLUS by email at membership@useplus.org
PLUS PARTICIPATING SUPPORTER MEMBERSHIP:
All PLUS Members join at the Participating Supporter level, and may optionally upgrade to Sustaining Membership.
Participating Supporter
Individuals and For-Profit Companies/Organizations
To allow any interested professional or business to afford to join the PLUS Coalition, the supporting contribution required of individuals and for-profit organizations is a sliding scale based upon the number of people employed on the current date, including the owner/s. Please note the $50 Association Member Discount listed below.
| 0-1 Employees | $125 | | | Up to 3 Employees | $250 | | | Up to 10 Employees | $500 | | | Up to 25 Employees | $750 | | | Up to 50 Employees | $1000 | | | Up to 100 Employees | $1500 | | | Up to 250 Employees | $2500 | | | Up to 500 Employees | $3500 | | | More than 500 Employees | $5000 | |
Participating Supporter
Non-Profit Organizations
Associations, Schools Institutions
To allow any registered non-profit organization to participate, supporting contributions are steeply reduced, and based upon the annual gross budget of each organization.
| Up to $250,000 US | $125 | | | Up to $500,000 | $250 | | | Up to $2 million | $500 | | | Up to $5 million | $750 | | | Up to $10 million | $1000 | | | More than $10 million | $1500 | |
Participating Supporter
Students and Educators
Students and educators currently enrolled/employed by an accredited college or university offering degree programs may select Student or Educator membership, a form of "associate membership" in the PLUS Coalition. Does not include voting rights, and does not include the ability to register licenses in the PLUS Registry (currently under development). Students and educators at workshops, seminars and non-accredited institutions should join PLUS as "Individual and For-profit Company/Organization" members.
ASSOCIATION MEMBER DISCOUNT
To support and encourage participation in all trade associations, the PLUS Coalition provides a $50 discount to current members of any trade association that is a paid members of the PLUS Coalition. To determine if your association is a PLUS member, proceed to the join form.
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP
AND THE PLUS LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
In addition to basic "Participating Supporter" membership, PLUS offers "Sustaining Membership" and "Leadership Circle" membership for those individuals and organizations in a position to provide additional financial and logistical support to the Coalition. Sustaining Members receive enhanced benefits, including broad exposure to the Coalition's worldwide audience in all participating industries. Please contact PLUS for more information about Sustaining and Leadership Circle memberships.
SPONSORSHIP
For those organizations wishing to support the PLUS Coalition and receive promotional benefits without joining PLUS as a member, PLUS offers "Sponsorship" opportunities. Please contact PLUS for more information about Sponsorship.
MEDIA PARTNERSHIP
PLUS partners with leading publications and other media. Please contact PLUS for more information about Media Partnership. |
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