Membership Structure Proposal

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Membership Structure Proposal

• Board of Directors Meeting
• June 4, 2005
• Tucson, Arizona

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State of the Affiliates
Active Affiliates
No/Non Active Affiliates
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Accomplishments

• Participation
• MOU
• Affiliate Names
• Ownership of new Membership Structure
• Presence at 2005 Conference
• New co-chairs

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History

• Affiliate Council designs and works on Membership
  Concept for past 18 months.
• October 2004, Board approves the proposed concept
  and charges Council to work with Board to develop
  final plan for approval in June, 2005.

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Membership Proposal

• STRUCTURE CONCEPT
• Beneficial to AIRS and Affiliates
• Strengths Based
• Integrates today with tomorrow
• Clarity and focus

• DETAILS
• Integrated membership single fee
• Tiered levels
• Purchase of Services/Products

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Why

• Strengthen the membership and identity of AIRS on
  a state and national level
• Improve communication
• Streamline processes
• Deliver key services
• Increase revenue

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Key Points

• Integrated (single) membership structure whereby
  an individual, agency or organization will join
  AIRS at a level that best meets their individual
  needs.
• Tiered structure to meet needs for a particular
  time period/annual basis.

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Key Points

• Individuals, agencies or organizations will not
  need to, nor be able to, join a state or regional
  Affiliate only i.e. each individual, agency or
  organization is a member of AIRS.
• National nonprofits can join at level that meets
  their needs dues split as proposed.

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Key Points

• States/region with no Affiliate to be worked on
  by Affiliate Council/AIRS dues revenue to budget
  account to support efforts.
• For profits (including vendors) can contribute to
  AIRS as a supporting partner for 500 annually
  all money to national AIRS.

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Key Points

• Student memberships
• Membership dues collected by AIRS distributed to
  Affiliate within 45 days.
• Joint marketing task force.
• Affiliates no longer pay dues to AIRS purchase
  product at cost.

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Key Points

• Timing for military and other special groups.
• Membership structure reviewed by Affiliates/AIRS
  in April, July and November of 2006 adjustments
  made as needed.

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Model Basics

• Four Levels
• Basic
• Standard (Small Agency and Other)
• Enhanced
• Premium

Revenue Split 20 AIRS 80 Affiliate (Basic
Level Only) 80 AIRS 20 Affiliate (Standard,
Enhanced and Premium Levels)
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BASIC MEMBERSHIP 50

• Membership Benefits
• Voting Privileges
• AIRS Newsletter
• Affiliate Membership Benefits

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STANDARD MEMBERSHIP 250 agencies lt 75,000 350
agencies gt 75,000

• Membership Benefits
• Voting Privileges
• AIRS Newsletter
• Affiliate Membership Benefits
• AIRS Journal
• IR Toolkit
• 5 Discount on Products

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ENHANCED MEMBERSHIP 500

• Membership Benefits
• Voting Privileges
• AIRS Newsletter
• Affiliate Membership Benefits
• AIRS Journal
• IR Toolkit
• ABCs of IR
• 10 Discount on Products

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PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP 750

• Membership Benefits
• Voting Privileges
• AIRS Newsletter
• Affiliate Membership Benefits
• AIRS Journal
• IR Toolkit
• ABCs of IR
• 15 Discount on Products

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Affiliate Responsibilities

• Communication with their members
• Ongoing Education about Model
• Task Force to work with Board on Monitoring of
  new Model
• Task Force to work with Board on Marketing of new
  Model

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Board Responsibilities

• Ensure quality products for members monitor per
  capita cost
• Compliance
• Communication/outreach to less active affiliate
  states/regions
• Ongoing Education about Model
• Task Force to work with Affiliate Council on
  Monitoring of new Model
• Task Force to work with Affiliate Council on
  Marketing of new Model

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Issues to Address

• Compliance
• Infrastructure with STAT
• Communication with Existing Members
• Marketing to New Members
• Board/Affiliate Review Task Force
• Sponsors Students Vendors
• Other