National Services Leading the Way Guide Contents
The NAMA office provides all aspects of membership record keeping services to all chapters. These services include billing, new member processing, chapter summaries, membership evaluation summaries and other services such as mailing address label production and database management.
Chapter officers may receive forms to assist them in their duties. Available forms include, but are not limited to, awards programs, membership records, financial data and chapter planning. Most of these are sent to chapter officers at the appropriate times. Most are also available on the website as Resources under the “Leaders” tab.
All chapters may obtain 2 sets of mailing address labels per month from the NAMA office for chapter purposes at no cost*. These labels are available in different forms from simple printouts to computer disc format (chapter use only).
(*There is no cost to chapters when regular mail is used. The cost for overnight and rush orders will be billed to the chapter. Labels for non-chapter usage are $0.20 each when ordered by members and $0.30 each when ordered by non-members, if approved by the NAMA EVP/CEO.)
The NAMA office can send mailings to your chapter members to promote upcoming chapter events. The chapter will be invoiced for postage expenses.
Need a postcard or meeting announcement designed? Several pre-designed postcards are available free of charge under “Leader Resources” in the “Leaders” section of www.nama.org.
Submit your upcoming events to Kathi Conrad at kathic@nama.org. Also, be sure to submit photos and write-ups of past meetings for chapter promotion. A PDF template to make this easier is located under “Leader Resources.”
Special NAMA name badges may be obtained through the national office for use at chapter meetings or special events. These badges may be imprinted with the NAMA logo, chapter information, or special event designs. These badges come with a pin/clip for repeated use and
cost $.50 per badge. They are also available for all of your meetings at a one-time annual fee. Click here for costs.
The NAMA staff is available to visit with your leaders and assist with association management, leader development and training, and NAMA program training. At least three weeks advanced notice is needed to make travel arrangements.
Ag Speakers Network is NAMA’s partner in lining up quality speakers for the Agri-Marketing Conference and other NAMA events. With access to over 3,000 of today’s headliners, speakers, trainers, and authors, ASN can help produce successful meetings and events. Every time a NAMA member or member company books a speaker with ASN, NAMA receives credit on future speaker needs. You can contact ASN by calling 800-222-1556 or visit www.agriculturalspeakers.com.
NAMA can create a chapter web page for you to put information on your upcoming chapter events, past events or anything else you’d like to include. The web pages are part of the NAMA web site and are maintained by the NAMA staff. Any information you would like to have for your chapters’ pages can be sent to Kathi Conrad at kathic@nama.org. You are also welcome to create your own web site. If you choose to create your own site, the chapter is responsible for maintaining that site.
The NAMA office provides email and mail distribution services to assist chapter leaders in communicating with their members about chapter news, programs, and activities. Allow 24 business hours for delivery. (Click here for a full explanation of services and costs.)
