Have you joined a WI and then discovered a second or even third WI that you would also like to become a member of?

Not a problem: the Multi Membership option (formerly known as Dual Membership) is available for those members who wish to take part in the activities of more than one WI. Members may belong to more than one WI, by paying the full membership fee to their primary WI, and the only WI share of the fee to any additional WIs. 

There is no pro-rata rate for Multi membership, so the set fee will remain payable at any time during the year. In regard to flexibility, a Multi member may have one WI that waives the fee and one that does not, thus a Multi member may be paying different fees year on year for the WIs she is a member of. The Multi member will only pay the Federation and NFWI shares at their primary WI. At the Multi member’s additional WIs, she will pay the applicable WI share of the subscription fee only.

All you have to do is ensure that you have paid the full fees at your primary WI and let any subsequent WIs know that you are joining them as a Multi member.  It makes no difference in terms of voting which WI is the primary so there is no need to chop and change each year.

MESSAGE FROM THE WI ADVISERS:

In the 2025 Consitution update the committee and voting rights have changed regarding Multi members:

Multi members can now be on the committee and hold an officer role at any of their WIs.  Previously these required a Bye-law to be put in place to allow this to happen.  All such Bye-laws can now be allowed to lapse.

Multi members can now take part in all voting activities at every WI they are a member of so all members are treated equally.  Previously they could only participate in NFWI voting matters at their primary WI.

The only restriction for multi-members is that they can only be appointed as a WI link delegate for their primary WI, i.e. they cannot represent their additional WIs.