Join the MAPS network

• Access to MAPS Directors, exclusive programs, training and skill development, direct services, initiatives, network of public service professionals, partner organizations, distribution lists, specialized communities of practice, and government building tours and Muslim outreach functions and engagements.
• Invited to join the exclusive MAPS Membership Groups on Signal, which allow direct interaction with the MAPS community of fellow members across the country.

• Representing the core of MAPS’ national community, full Members are Muslim Americans currently or formerly employed within Federal, Tribal, State or local government departments and agencies, their respective legislative and judicial branch counterparts, or multilateral institutions, who support the goals and mission of MAPS.
• This includes full-time, part-time, seasonal, temporary, and contracted workers employed directly by a government agency, as well as government retirees, and individuals employed by a private entity as a contractor for a government agency if they report to a government-owned property.
• Individuals seeking full membership must be US citizens or permanent residents who self-identify as Muslim American.

• Representing the broader MAPS community of Muslim American civil society, individuals seeking Associate membership are Muslim Americans in the private or non-profit sectors who support the goals and mission of MAPS. While they are not directly in government, they may interface with government or public policy.
• This classification includes individuals employed by a private entity as a contractor for a government agency, if they do not report to a government-owned property, along with private or non-profit entities, including academia, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, trade associations, charities, and related public service organizations.
• Individuals seeking associate membership must be US citizens or permanent residents who self-identify as Muslim American.

• As broadening pipelines into public service is critical to MAPS and our broader mission as American public servants, MAPS also shares resources with partners within the broader Muslim American community to ensure their best and brightest professionals are supported on their journey to public service.
• Affiliates are private sector professionals and students who are not currently employed or engaged with the public sector or national policy but are either considering public service career pivots, applying their skills and experience to government and policy in some capacity, or are interested in entering public service upon graduation.
• MAPS offers these qualified professionals with a demonstrated commitment to service our full suite of professional development support, while keeping their broad category distinct and largely separate from spaces provided to active Members and Associates. MAPS aims to ensure Affiliates are also part of national efforts to build a public service workforce that looks more like America.
• Individuals seeking Affiliate status must be US citizens or permanent residents who self-identify as Muslim American.

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• Representing the broader MAPS network of allies and organizational partners, individuals seeking Affiliate status may include any American who supports the goals and mission of MAPS and who believes in a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive government workforce that represents America itself.
• Individuals seeking Affiliate status need not be Muslim, but may be US citizens or permanent residents of any faith or no faith, and of all identities, backgrounds, and national origins.

• Individuals seeking inclusion on MAPS Non-Member electronic communication channels and distribution lists includes individuals who have directly opted for Non-Member status or signed up for MAPS’ mailing list via our website to stay informed of MAPS’ policy initiatives, future programs, and past event recordings.
• Organizational and media partners, or members of the public who have registered for or participated in MAPS’ public events or webinars who have not registered as Allies may also be added to MAPS general email list as Non-Members.