Affiliate Services
Membership Services
- Coordinate the development, enhancement or distribution of membership related materials including:
- Newsletters
- Directories
- Handbooks or manuals
- Special reports or surveys
- Coordinate the development or enhancement of regional meetings or conferences
Educational Services
- Coordinate development of content
- Determine format
- Write brochure and other promotional literature
- Coordinate preparation of educational materials
- Develop/coordinate certification program
- Manage educational programs including:
- Develop/monitor budget
- Select site
- Recruit speakers
- Arrange promotional mailings
- Handle meeting logistics including food and beverage, audio/visual, and registration activities
- Conduct evaluation
- Arrange certificates of achievement
Board and Committee Liaison
- Coordinate agenda
- Prepare meeting minutes
- Provide logistical support at meetings
- Conduct strategic planning and orientation sessions
Technology
- Generate mailing lists or labels
- Access to high-speed, letter-quality printers for personalizing mass mailings
- Access to software programming for survey-related projects and accompanying analysis
- Coordinate website design
- Arrange for website host
- Arrange for Internet service provider
- Arrange for content of website
- Online directories, newsletters, surveys
Information and Research
- Serve as a clearinghouse for data on the profession to support members' inquiries
Financial Management
- Provide the appropriate Affiliate officers with a monthly financial statement.
- Assist with the development of the annual budget and services plan.
- Arrange for an annual review of Affiliate financial transactions.
- Manage Affiliate funds to ensure timely and accurate receipt of revenues, payment of expenses, and maximum investment earnings.
- Assist in the preparation and filing of Affiliate tax returns.
General
- Maintain and monitor inventory of envelopes, letterhead, specialty items such as lapel pins, membership cards, etc.