About

The mission of Span is to provide services to help alumni of Public Interest Network organizations continue to make a difference.

The Public Interest Network operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. You can read more about this vision and approach here.

Over the last 45+ years, the Public Interest Network organizations have served as the training ground for countless young activists and organizers. Now, alumni of state PIRGs and affiliated Public Interest Network organizations are everywhere: leading the nation's environmental, consumer, political reform, and social justice organizations; distinguishing themselves in government service; and working in the media, foundations, universities and the private sector; and in countless other professions. We celebrate our alumni!