diff --git a/activities/creating-affiliations/affiliate-template.md b/activities/creating-affiliations/affiliate-template.md
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--- a/activities/creating-affiliations/affiliate-template.md
+++ b/activities/creating-affiliations/affiliate-template.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This document confirms that [ORGANIZATION] has become an affiliate of the Founda
 
 [BLURB ABOUT ORGANIZATION]
 
-The Foundation for Public Code is a non-profit, member-owned association of public organizations, with a mission to enable public-purpose software and policy that is open and collaborative.
+The Foundation for Public Code is a non-profit association with a mission to enable public-purpose software and policy that is open and collaborative.
 
 With this document the [ORGANIZATION] confirms that they want to act as an affiliate of the Foundation for Public Code. This includes helping to generate feedback on: