Become a Member
Membership in Border Community Alliance signals your support for our mission to “bridge the border and foster community” in the borderlands region as well as advocacy for international respect and understanding. Membership has certain benefits including discounts on tours, events and classes; special membership gatherings; and a tax-deduction.
Join us today and help us shape a wonderful future for the borderlands!
For questions about your membership or to get help with becoming a member, email info@bordercommunityalliance.org or call (520) 398-3229.
types of membership
Individual: $75 per year
Receive discounts on BCA tours, events and classes. Must be renewed annually.
Family: $100 per year
Two members of the same household receive the same benefit as individual members described above. Must be renewed annually.
Student: $25 per year
Receive student discounts on BCA tours, events and classes. Must be renewed annually.
Borderlands Sustainer: Schedule a monthly donation to BCA and receive a membership automatically. Recommended giving levels: $20, $50, or $100 per month.
Volunteering
Volunteer with Us
Our Board is entirely composed of volunteers. Indeed, the reason why BCA exists is directly due to the positive work volunteers accomplish everyday in this world. We truly could not continue to exist without the efforts imparted by volunteers. Their accomplishments reflect kinship and community beyond borders.
Volunteer positions are carefully managed so that no one is left with more than they can handle and what you do makes a difference.
Volunteers are asked to fill out the application below. Our staff will reach out to you to schedule an interview.
Internship Program
Summer 2026 Applications
BCA's internship program is open to college students who are sophomores in fall 2025 through those who will graduate in 2026.
Internship Information:
Internship Application:
Extended Deadline to Apply: February 6, 2026
CONTACT INFORMATION:
BCA Internship Coordination
interns@bordercommunityalliance.org
2025 Borderlands Ambassadors Describe their Experiences
Introduction to the Borderlands
- 2025 Borderlands Ambassadors
Week 1 - The Borderlands and the Soul of the Stranger
by Mira Steinberg
Macalaster College, 2028
Week 2 - The Floodgates of Heaven and America
by Creed Gardiner
Yale University, 2026
Week 3 - Challenging the Void: A Mandate Upon Humanity
Haley Kleinman
Northwestern University, 2028
Week 4 - The Borderlands: Narratives and Myths
by Claudia Murvartian-Rhim
University of Michigan, 2026
Week 5 - Ley of the Land: Policy, People & Place
by Julián Gage Ángel
University of New Mexico, 2025
Week 6 - Living within Borders
By Aliyah (Allie) Schlicht
Georgetown University, 2027
Watch the final presentations by the 2025 Borderlands Ambassador Interns
BCA/FESAC Partnership
Border Community Alliance, (BCA) partners with FESAC (Fundación del Empresariado Sonorense, A.C.), a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Nogales, Sonora to offer this internship program.
The BCA/FESAC partnership is an important and unique aspect of this internship program. Interns will have an experience they will never forget. This immersion program changes lives with the opportunity to experience the traditions and generosity of the people of the borderlands.