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There are several ways to join an organization on MuckRock, depending on how the organization is set up.

Accept an Invitation Email

When an organization admin invites you by email, you’ll receive an emailed invitation from MuckRock:

This screenshot shows an invitation to a MuckRock organization called “David McKie’s Research Methods” — your invitation will name a different MuckRock organization (unless you’re enrolled in Prof. McKie’s class).

When you click the link in that invitation, you will be taken to a dedicated page for the invitation.

• If you’re viewing this page while signed out, follow the links to Sign Up (if you need to create an account) or Log In (if you already have an account). After you follow either of these links, you’ll return to this invitation page.
• If you’re already signed in when viewing this page, you’ll immediately see buttons to accept or reject the invitation.

When signed out, you’ll see prompts to sign up or sign in. Click the image to enlarge.

When signed in, you’ll see actions to accept or reject your invitation. Click the image to enlarge.

When you’re creating an account, you’ll also be prompted to act on any pending invitations through our signup process.

You can always see your open invitations on your MuckRock Accounts account page, in the Organizations section, under the “Open Invitations” subsection. From there, you can accept or reject the invitation.

Accept an Invitation Link

Organization admins can also share a one-time invitation link. If you've received one:

1. Open the link in your browser.
2. Sign in to your MuckRock account (or create one if you don't have one yet).
3. Click Accept to join.

Each invitation link can only be used once. Once an invitation link is accepted, it’s associated with the user who accepted it.

Request to Join

If you'd like to join an organization that hasn't invited you:

1. Go to the organizations page.
2. Search for the organization by name.
3. Click the organization to view its profile.
4. Click Request to join.

An admin will review your request and accept or reject it. You can check the status of your requests on your organizations page under Pending Requests.

To withdraw a pending request, click Withdraw next to the request.

Auto-Join with Your Email

Some organizations allow members to join automatically based on their email domain. If your verified email address matches the organization's domain:

1. Go to your organizations page.