Membership
Levels
We welcome anyone involved in the practice or enjoyment of sacred music to join PRISM.
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There are three tiers of PRISM membership you can apply for - Member, Associate & Fellow. Honorary Fellow is granted at the discretion of the Board of Directors. See below for details.
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NB: there is currently no membership fee, but this is due to be re-evaluated in 2025.
Becoming a member of PRISM
You can read more detailed information on membership levels,
prerequisites, responsibilities, etc., here.
Member
Anyone who registers with us, whether from the LGBTQIA+ community or as an ally, is entitled to call themselves a Member of PRISM (MPRISM) once their application has been approved by the Board of Directors. See 'Read More' above for prerequisites.
Fellow
Members applying to be Fellows are usually musicians, academics, music or divinity teachers, or students of music or religious studies, who are willing to promote the objectives of PRISM, and who share its ethos. Anyone registering to join PRISM is entitled to apply at this directly, to be a Fellow of PRISM (FPRISM), so long as they meet the prerequisite criteria - see 'Read More' above. There is no requirement to first be a Member or an Associate. All applications must first be approved by the Board of Directors.
Associate
Associates are enthusiasts and/or practitioners of music at places of worship, communities of faith, academic or religious institutions, who are willing to promote the objectives of PRISM, and who share its ethos. You may apply to be an Associate of PRISM (APRISM) if you meet the prerequisite criteria - see 'Read More' above. There is no requirement to first be a Member before applying at this level. All applications must first be approved by the Board of Directors.
Honorary Fellow
This is PRISM's highest level of recognition and is reserved for those persons deemed to have made a significant personal contribution to PRISM and its aims. The awarding of an Honorary Fellow of PRISM (HonFPRISM) is by way of recommendation to and upon the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Membership fees
While PRISM is a Not-for-Profit organisation, there are associated running costs. Following a decision by the Board of Directors back in 2021, a three-year hiatus on membership fees was instituted. This was in acknowledgement of the growing unfavourable economic climate and global disruption in the wake of Covid-19. The Board is due to revisit this decision in 2025; any decision to re-institute a membership fee will be communicated to members through our Facebook social media platforms. Meanwhile donations are very welcome to assist with our projects and running costs.
