Social Psychology Network (SPN) depends on support from the people and groups who use its resources. In recognition of the need for this support, several leading professional societies have encouraged their members to join SPN. For a sample of these endorsements, please see below.
		From SPSP, SPSSI, SGP, SESP, AASP, SASP, CPA-SPS, and BPS-SPS: "In a spirit of shared purpose, we are writing to ask our members to join Social Psychology Network, an international web portal and educational organization that serves our common interests through its online forums, searchable databases, news headlines, teaching materials, professional profiles, and other features." Read full statement
		"What resource today unifies psychology more powerfully than Social Psychology Network? Despite its name and original focus, the Network now goes far beyond social psychology, spanning the breadth of psychology and offering information on clinical and community psychology, developmental psychology, cultural psychology, applied psychology, cognitive science, and more.... Indeed, some of us cannot picture psychology without SPN." Read full statement
		"Since its founding in 1996, Social Psychology Network has given a great deal to science and the public, and we strongly encourage our faculty and student members to join and support the Network... In an increasingly wired world, a well developed global network such as SPN is of inestimable worth, and its worth will only grow over time." Read full statement
		"We enthusiastically endorse Social Psychology Network (SPN), a pioneering organization that has worked tirelessly to increase diversity within psychology, promote social justice, and advance psychological research and education. Through its blend of multiculturalism and technological innovation, SPN serves as a model of how the Internet can be used for the benefit of science and society." Read full statement
		"SPN has contributed immeasurably to the development of a global community within psychology and has tremendous value to Division 52 in its effort to enhance dialogue, collaboration, and networking among psychologist across the globe... Division 52 therefore urges full support by the APA, our members, and other organizations to sustain the Network and its vital role in internationalizing psychology." Read full statement
		"SPN is a premier Internet site... of great value to students, teachers, researchers, news reporters, policymakers, and the general public... SPSSI wishes Social Psychology Network continued success and encourages SPSSI members and others to visit SPN often, to benefit from it, and to support its evolution in the years ahead." Read full statement
		"Social Psychology Network is the 'must visit' Internet site for social psychology. SPN contains extensive resources for students and the scientific community alike... [and] the Society of Experimental Social Psychology enthusiastically endorses SPN and encourages its members to join and help support this critically important venture." Read full statement
		"Social Psychology Network is a unique and invaluable resource that binds the psychology scholarly community together, and in so doing, facilitates and enhances our scholarly work... We encourage our members and others to join and support SPN so that it will thrive for many years to come." Read full statement
		"The United Kingdom is second only to the USA in its use of Social Psychology Network, and we appreciate the large amount of time, effort, and money required to maintain such an extensive global network. The BPS Social Psychology Section therefore encourages UK social psychologists to consider providing financial support to SPN by becoming members of the Network." Read full statement
		"Social Psychology Network (SPN) links Asia to the rest of the world, building bridges across the international community of social psychologists and facilitating scholarly communication and exchange... The Asian Association of Social Psychology is pleased to endorse SPN, and we heartily call upon our members and others to join the Network and support its development to the greatest extent possible." Read full statement
		"Many social psychologists in Europe make active use of the resources offered by SPN, and we recommend to our members who feel they benefit from SPN to consider contributing individually in addition to our institutional donation. We wish Social Psychology Network all the best in its fundraising and hope that it is successful in maintaining this important resource for our discipline." Read full statement
		"Social Psychology Network is like the corpus callosum: it connects two hemispheres, allowing for swifter communication and better coordination between social psychologists in Australasia and those in the Northern hemisphere... We appreciate all the work that has gone into Social Psychology Network and are pleased to endorse and co-sponsor its continued development." Read full statement

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