AfP's dynamic network of more than 300 peacebuilding organizations—from Minnesota to Mindanao—is the engine propelling peacebuilding partnerships worldwide. For 15+ years, AfP has expanded its network leadership role by breaking silos within the peacebuilding community, building bridges to national security decisionmakers and donors, and raising the bar of peacebuilding practice towards shared learning, evidence-based approaches, and greater impact. AfP is also increasing its call for individual members with a concerted recruitment strategy that bring in individual members, including through targeting networks of former U.S. Government officials

AfP is a powerful convener and accelerator of collective action. AfP identifies key issues and creates a safe spaces for joint learning, providing public and closed-door conversations. As a trusted and inclusive platform, AfP convenes an unparalleled network and diverse global partnership base, consisting of NGOs, member networks, the private sector, funders, academic institutions, and policymakers. AfP’s flagship platform for catalyzing cross-learning and partnerships is PeaceCon, its annual conference and the largest global gathering of peacebuilders in the United States.

AfP engages with sectors not “traditionally” in the peacebuilding field to expand the collective reach and influence of the peacebuilding field. By engaging with "non-traditional" sectors, AfP is expanding the concept that all can be peacebuilders.

AfP scales joint learning initiatives to promote a shared peacebuilding vision, new solutions to common challenges, and better knowledge management, while also ensuring organizational members are actively involved in AfP’s work. AfP convenes working groups that drive innovation and policy-to-action on pressing peacebuilding challenges, including Prevention and Protection, Locally-Led Peacebuilding, and Digital Peacebuilding. AfP also leads the Peacebuilding Starts at Home Initiative, which applies the lessons learned from the peacebuilding field globally to the U.S. context by understanding and addressing conflict dynamics to build peace. To meet the challenging moment for the peacebuilding field, AfP is also operationalizing the Future of Peace and Security Coalition, which invites civil society organizations, research organizations, academic institutions, and donors to rethink, reorient, and reenergize how we collectively build support for peace and security at home and abroad.