API Membership Information

By becoming a member of Attachment Parenting International (API), you help reach other parents and professionals through education, support, advocacy, and research. Our efforts touch the lives of parents worldwide through local support groups, our quarterly publication, Attachment Parenting: The Journal of API, the monthly API Links e-newsletter, and national advocacy efforts. In addition, your membership donation contributes to innovative projects such as the creation of a comprehensive Attachment Parenting curriculum, the formation of strategic alliances with like-minded organizations, the expansion of our network of AP-Friendly Professionals, and the upgrade of our Web site to become the premier Attachment Parenting online community.

As you can see, Attachment Parenting International depends upon individual memberships and donations to accomplish their goal of peaceful parenting for a peaceful world. Additionally, API of North Fulton depends upon your API membership and donations in order to provide your local community with continued support that we offer and in which we are always looking to improve upon. We need your help in this endeavor, so please read the below membership benefits and consider becoming an API member or donating to API and/or API of North Fulton.

What is included in an API Membership?

• 4 issues of Attachment Parenting: The Journal of API (Online or postal mail delivery in North America)
• Membership in API of North Fulton; join through API of North Fulton and $15 is retained for use in your community. Due to API's current need for funds, API of North Fulton is donating your full membership and renewals back to International for the remainder of the first quarter in 2008.
• Discounts on pricing and early registration for API Conferences and select other events.
• Share your passion: Become an API Leader with Stephanie, start a new parent support group more local to you than API of North Fulton, or donate your skills to the API Headquarters Team

• Meeting materials provided to you via email or through print if you were unable to attend the meeting
• Access to the API of North Fulton lending library, which is available at all meetings or available to be brought to other social events
• Ability to choose what books will be implemented into the lending library per quarter
• Enrichment meetings
• Recipient of a CARE Committee New Baby welcome basket
• Access to the API of North Fulton quarterly journal archives

How does API of North Fulton spend the money they receive from memberships and donations?

• Annual Support Group Affiliation Fee that is $25 a year to International
• Buying 1 new book each quarter
• Printing costs associated with meeting materials, membership renewal reminders, fliers for special events, API advocacy materials
• Bulk supply of paper goods that we use for meetings and all social events
• Expenses associated with our two annual parties; Fall Harvest Party and Spring Celebration Party
• Web site and forum maintenance fees
• Miscellaneous operating expenses such as stamps, paper, envelopes, tape, etc.

What is the cost of API membership?

How do I become a member?

1. Navigate to PayPal
2. Click the Send Money tab
3. For To:, please type stephanie@apiofnfga.org; for From:, please type your email address; for Amount, please type $35 or more if you are making an additional donation; for For:, please select Service
4. Please click the Continue button
5. Complete your payment information and include your address, phone number, preferred email address for communicating, whether you'd like to receive the journal through postal or online format, and if you'd prefer to receive renewal notices through postal or email format.
6. That should be about it!

I still have more questions about membership, who can I contact?