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Discounted membership in IBPA. (group members receive a $30 IBPA bonus check.
Group members receive a $26 IBPA bonus check, which can be used
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as a discount when joining IBPA
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as a discount when renewing your membership in IBPA
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as a discount when entering any IBPA marketing program.
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Listing of your events in the IBPA newsletter.
Share news about upcoming events and programs with thousands of IBPA members through the IBPA newsletter by sending all information to the IBPA office by the 10th of the month e.g. copy received by August 10 will appear in the October issue, etc. You can email the info to info@ibpa-online.org or fax it to 310-374-3342.
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Support for mailings to your geographic area.
If you wish to do a membership drive or promote a session, you can ask that the IBPA office send you a complete list of members and non-members in your specific geographic area. These will come to you on p/s labels, or can be emailed as a database file.
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Presentation of a one-day mini-university in your area.
IBPA will either plan and produce the whole event or work with the affiliate member group in jointly producing the event. IBPA will market the event and be responsible for both the expenses and the collection of revenue dollars for this event. We will then, after deducting direct expenses for this event, split the revenue 50/50 with the hositing affiliate group.
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Scholarship for one person from each group to attend the
IBPA Publishing University.
This includes a hosted dinner the evening before the University with the IBPA Board of Directors and other affiliate group representatives who are in attendance; two full days of attendance at eight seminars of their choice, a reception on the Thursday evening of the event, and attendance and recognition of their group at the Benjamin Franklin Awards on Friday evening.
We will also provide for badges for these people to attend the BEA, if they request it. Also provided is a $500 stipend to cover their expense of travel to the hosting city.
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"First to know" involvement in Small Press Month.
Affiliates will be looked upon as the organizing group of Small Press Month in their specific area and as such, will receive all promotional material to help them promote this event and thereby their own members and local industry.
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Access to the IBPA-Affiliates mail list, where affiliate group officers and board members share topics of interest and points needing help with each other to help make each group stronger and more cohesive.
Members of this private mail list discuss membership policies and costs, volunteer motivation, newsletter and meeting topics and other development matters that save everyone time and money.
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A listing at the IBPA Web site (with links).
People often find out about groups to join in their area from this resource.
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Valuable IBPA membership benefits.
Any affiliate member who is a member of IBPA can utilize all of the other member benefits, such as the marketing programs, liability and business insurance, magazine discounts, merchant card access, and any other advantages of being a IBPA member.
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Help from IBPA staff and board members in building your organization.
From the staff and board members who participate in the Affiliate mail list to personal recommendations about mailing list software, meeting organization and more, this is a valuable resource.
