Become a member

If you are a European, youth-led, environmental organisation looking to make a difference, you might want to consider joining the Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) network.

Benefits
Criteria
Rights
Fees
How to apply

YEE member organisations can

  • Promote the activities of your organisation with and through the YEE network
  • Establish new connections and partnerships with other environmental youth organisations in Europe
  • Share your experience and learn from others about environmental youth work and environmental protection.
  • Initiate, organise and/or participate in international projects such as training sessions on particular topics, local actions and joint campaigns.
  • Get support in terms of fundraising and project management

And

  • Have a say in Europe’s largest network of youth environmental organisations!

Membership criteria

In order to be successfully assessed and passed on to the vote of the General Assembly, an applying organisation must meet the following membership criteria:

  • Have the registered office based in Europe. (Members of the Council of Europe)
  • Fully acknowledge the Statutes of the Network.
  • Be a non-governmental organisation.
  • Be a not-for-profit organisation.
  • Have democratic aims and structures.
  • Not be subject to direction in their decisions by any external authority.
  • Work with young people and have a decision-making body controlled by young people under 35 years of age.
  • Be active in youth empowerment on environmental issues and the current climate crisis.
  • Have at least one environmental goal in their Statutes and/or other official documents.
  • Demonstrated environmental objectives by implemented projects related to the triple planetary crisis.
  • Be active in the objectives of the Network.

YEE Membership rights and responsibilities

All members of YEE are considered equal and are required to pay a yearly membership fee in proportion to their annual budget.

All members have the following rights:

  1. Right to be present at the Annual Meeting;
  2. Right to vote in the General Assembly. Each member shall be entitled to one voting right;
  3. Right to nominate candidates for all posts of all statutory bodies and working groups of the network.

To practice those rights, all members should: 

  1. Have no debts of membership fees from the previous year
  2. Pay the membership fee for the current year, or commit to pay it until the end of the AM.
  3. Be active in YEE activities during the year. Being active means:
    • ○ Sending at least one participant to one of the YEE activities
    • ○ In cases that they cannot send any participants to YEE activities, contributing to the work of YEE in online matters, ie, sending articles to the YEE newsletter, disseminating calls of YEE,  and contributing to surveys, questionnaires sent by YEE

YEE Membership Fees

The amount of the membership fee depends on the annual budget of the member organisation.

The voting right of the organisation will be suspended if the membership fee is not paid before the official opening of the Annual Meeting.

Organisation's budget Membership fee
EUR 0 – EUR 12.500
EUR 30
EUR 12.501 – EUR 25.000
EUR 45
EUR 25.001 – EUR 37.500
EUR 60
EUR 37.501 – EUR 62.500
EUR 75
EUR 62.501 – EUR 125.000
EUR 90
EUR 125.001 – EUR 250.000
EUR 105
EUR 250.001+
EUR 120
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How to apply for YEE membership

In order to become a member, you need to:

  1. Fill in the application form.

The processing of the membership is as follows: 

  1. The application is assessed by the Membership Committee.
  2. If approved by the Membership Committee, the applying organisation must be presented to the General Assembly (current member organisation) which meets at the annual meeting. The date of the Annual Meeting is announced at least 60 days in advance.
  3. Membership applications are accepted by 2/3 of the votes by the General Assembly, abstentions not counted.