IBPA Regional Affiliates

IBPA is affiliated with many regional and specialty associations, and works with and through these groups to strengthen the publishing industry. Many publishers find that networking within these groups contributes to their success. Publishers are encouraged to join their regional associations.

• Click here for a list of Regional Affiliates.

• If you help run an affiliation or considering becoming an affiliate,
  IBPA has programs to help you.

• Click here for the Publishing University Scholarship Grant Request

• You can learn more about the benefits of becoming a IBPA Affiliate from "How Organizations Benefit From Being A IBPA Affiliate."

• IBPA Affiliate Organizational Grants

If you are interested in obtaining information on how to start an affiliate, contact the IBPA office (310-372-2732 or info@ibpa-online.org). Or Click here to download the affiliate procedure form.

Please contact these organizations for more information on how they can benefit you and your company.

NOTE TO ORGANIZATIONS: If the information about your association listed here is incomplete or innaccurate, send your corrections to lisa@pma-online.org.

Affiliate Group Administrative Information

IBPA Affiliate Group Proposal

IBPA recognizes that an association can grow with the assistance of a paid person to answer the day-to-day calls and perform many of the mundane clerical functions, such as renewal billings, membership contacts, etc.

We would like to offer each affiliate the option to help themselves grow in size and services offered. Therefore, we are willing to match the association in funds to pay such a person.

Requirements of the matching funds program:

1. The person can be either part-time and/or fulltime (this to be negotiated by the individual affiliate association.)

2. IBPA would like to see a detailed report of how this person will be able to improve what is currently being done by the affiliate group and how this person can work toward financial independence within a three-year time frame.

3. IBPA would like to see a job description for this person and an outline of all functions to be handled by this person, along with how these functions have been handled in the past.

4. IBPA would like to see a spread sheet with revenue and expenses clearly defined for a 12-month period, and a detailed outline of activities planned for the year (such as meetings, catalogs, shows, seminars,membership dues, newsletter, etc.).

The object of this program is to get a paid staff person for each group and that by the end of a three-year period the results of the efforts of this person will allow the group to self-sustain the hiring of this person and no longer need the matching grant from IBPA. We will match up to $5,000 (if approved by the board) for each affiliate applying. The $5,000 figure is the maximum figure. Each group will be looked at individually and responded to accordingly.

Download Affiliate Handbook information here.

Publishing University Affiliate Scholarship Request

About the IBPA Affiliate Scholarship Program

The purpose of the IBPA scholarships is to provide opportunities for affiliate members who are interested in developing their publishing companies to attend IBPA’s annual Publishing University and to move into the arena of successful independent publishing. IBPA makes one scholarship available to each affiliate per year. With certain restrictions, each affiliate is entitled to award the scholarship to a member of its own choosing.

We ask that the scholarship be awarded to a publisher who needs assistance in growing his or her company. The recipient will be able to attend at no charge any seminars during the three-day program. IBPA will also provide a stipend of $500 to partially cover the cost of travel and/or accommodations for this event. We encourage affiliates to offer additional assistance with any other costs so that the recipient can receive a “full-ride” true scholarship to the event.

Scholarships are granted through the individual affiliates. The affiliate, through its board or its officers, should receive all the applications, examine them, and rank them. Some affiliates also ask the previous year’s winner to participate in the selection. Since the scholarship is actually granted by IBPA, the affiliate liaison should present all applications to the IBPA board and the affiliate’s recommendation for the recipient. IBPA will normally follow the recommendation of the affiliate, but it does reserve the right to make the final choice.

It is not the purpose of the scholarship to reward an individual for contributions to the organization. The sole purpose of the scholarship is to enable the recipient to develop further as a publisher. Therefore, in evaluating applicants, consider how the scholarship will assist the individual to become a successful publisher. We also ask that the recipient share his or her experiences with the affiliate.

Among the points to consider in evaluating the applications are:

• How will the scholarship assist the individual and/or his/her press? How will attendance at these seminars be translated into the day-to-day operation of the publishing company?

• How will the scholarship winner share the information learned at the Publishing University with the entire affiliate group? This sharing may take various forms, such as written articles in the newsletter, presentations at monthly meetings, and mentoring of others throughout the year.

In addition, winners must be members of the sponsoring affiliate group and of IBPA. They should be actively participating in the publishing process as the publisher or key employee of a publishing company. They should be in a position to benefit immediately from the scholarship. Finally, winners should be rotated so that no applicant receives the scholarship more than once.

The deadline for applications to be recieved at the IBPA office is February 28th of the current year.