Public Program Rates
The information on this page relates to participating in a public program or event hosted by AORTA. If you are looking for our rates for hiring AORTA as a consultant or facilitator for your organization, please go to the Client Rates page.
How much does a training or program cost?
AORTA’s program rates vary for each offering. Fees are set based on the amount of revenue we need to generate to cover our costs along with a variety of factors including intended audience, length of training/program, number of participants, etc. You can find the fees on the registration page for each respective offering.
Each program utilizes the same sliding scale tiers that correspond to individual and organizational access to money and wealth. Our sliding scale is an intentional effort to distribute resources equitably between organizations and organizers we work with.
Sliding scale for individuals
This sliding scale assessment is for you if you are paying for the training or program without financial support from an organization.
Please reflect on the self assessment below to help you consider what rate to pay to attend this offering. We know that all of our experiences regarding these factors are different and complex. We hope that this list of questions supports reflective discernment.
Sliding scale for individuals being supported by an organization
This sliding scale assessment is for you if you are a member of an organization that is paying for your participation in the training or program.
Please assess your organization based on the criteria below to determine which sliding scale level you should choose. We know that the picture of an organization’s financial resources can be complex, and not every statement in any category might be true for your organization. Select where the most statements are true for your organization.
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Are you and your family homeowners or landowners?
Have you attended private education institutions or do you have an advanced degree?
Are your bills or credit cards on autopay?
Have you not had difficulty accessing and affording healthcare or health insurance for you or your family members?
Do you have zero to no debt and/or do you have disposable income?
Do you have a safety net composed of “financially stable” or wealthy family and friends?
Do you have U.S. Citizenship?
Does your income only support you, and not other loved ones?
Have you or do you expect to inherit money or property?
Have you (or could you have) attended college?Have you (or could you have) attended graduate school?
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Based on your answers to the self assessment, here are the suggested rates.
If you answered almost all no → Solidarity
If you answered more no than yes → Sustain
If you answered more yes than no → Full Cost
If you answered almost all yes → Redistribution
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If your organization’s annual budget is under $600,000
If the highest paid person in your organization is paid less than $75,000/year (FTE) or there are no staff members
If your Board members are mostly low income, and work to fundraise with no personal financial contribution required
If your organization has received less than $5,000 of grant funding to support this work (Professional Development work or Anti-Oppression related work)
If your organization is not able to financially support staff to attend professional conferences
If your organization’s mission has a deep alignment with AORTA’s theory of change -
If your organization’s annual budget is between $600,000 and $2 million
If the highest paid person in your organization makes between $75,000-$125,000/year (FTE)
If your Board members are mostly low income, and work to fundraise with no personal financial contribution required
If your organization has received less than $10,000 of grant funding to support this work (Professional Development work or Anti-Oppression related work)
If your organization can offer partial financial support to staff to attend professional conferences
If your organization’s mission has a deep alignment with AORTA’s theory of change -
If your organization’s annual budget is between $2 and $15 million
If the highest paid person in your organization makes between $125,000-$175,000/year (FTE)
If more than half of your Board members are high income, and regularly make $500 or more of financial contributions/year
If your organization has received over $10,000 of grant funding to support this work (Professional Development work or Anti-Oppression related work)
If your organization can regularly pay for staff to attend professional conferences (1 per year) -
If your organization’s annual budget is above $15 million
If the highest paid person in your organization makes more than $175,000/year (FTE)
If your Board is mostly high income, and regularly make $1,000 or more of financial contributions/year
If your organization has received over $50,000 of grant funding to support this work (Professional Development work or Anti-Oppression related work)
If your organization can regularly pay for staff to attend professional conferences (more than 1 per year)
Please note our refund, transfer, and cancellation policy for virtual trainings:
AORTA is a small business that depends on stable revenue from our trainings and offerings. As such, we are not able to make exceptions to our refund policy.
All of our training fees are non-refundable.
All registrants will receive a recording of the training.
You may request a transfer of your ticket to a different date within the training series (e.g. a training in the Spring of a calendar year) if a spot is available at your selected ticket rate. Requests must be made more than 7 business days prior to the training. Please note date transfers are not available for the Skill-Up Intensive.
Additionally, you can transfer your registration to a different participant (their name and email address must be shared at least 3 business days prior to the training).
If AORTA needs to cancel the training (due to unforeseen circumstances, such as the trainer becoming ill), then we will do our best to reschedule the training for a later date. If you are unable to attend at the rescheduled date, or if AORTA is not able to reschedule the training, then you will have the option to be fully refunded, transfer you registration as outlined in 3 and 4 above, or convert your registration fees to a donation to support AORTA’s ongoing work to strengthen movements and organizations working for social justice.