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Membership : Benefits

Our membership network offers an extensive range of benefits including:

Events

· Discounted places at Network events and seminars: Members receive a 20% discount at all Network training events.

· Free regional briefing events: Corporate Membership gives access to free regional briefing events on relevant equality and diversity issues. Sample themes Include: promoting age diversity; overcoming bullying and harassment in the workplace; and religion and belief in the workplace.

Mentoring

· Free Access to the HDN Edge Forward Mentoring Programme: Members have access to the mentoring programme, free of charge. This is designed to provide practical support to underrepresented staff in the housing sector to help them improve their career opportunities. Staff in member organisations are able to take part in a series of mentoring workshops and one to one mentoring sessions. For more information contact the mentoring coordinators on 0870 143 2732.

Information and Networking

· Email briefings and event notifications: Members receive monthly e-briefings which are a round up of equality and diversity issues within the social housing sector. These include relevant legislative and regulatory developments as well as sector studies, publication reviews and good practice. As a member you will also receive notification of forthcoming events and seminars.

· Free Factsheets: Members receive copies of each of the Network’s factsheets.

· Practitioners Network pages: HDN supports 3 regional practitioner group networks in the North East, North West, Yorkshire and East Midlands areas.

Bonus Features

· Use of the Network logo on promotional material: Members are entitled to use the Network’s logo on their own corporate material and publicity material to promote their commitment to equality and diversity.

· Free job advertising: Members can advertise unlimited job vacancies free of charge on our website.

· Free enquiry service: Unlimited access to our enquiry line, which can be accessed by phone and email. This service is available to all staff members of subscribing organisations and we respond to enquiries within 3 working days.

Download an example of our eBriefing Newsletter: December 2010