IAP2 Affiliate lifeAn Australasia perspective

A confession

What is an affiliate?

Legally independentAccountable to membershipResponsible for working within international contextProportion of membership fee to InternationalOne position on the boardRun own program and conference

The place

9 states5 time zones2 countries2 currencies

Peeling back the lid

640 members

43 events in the last year

Annual budget about $750,000

active eventsand skills program

Membership program in 8/9 regions

Affiliate

structure

Single incorporated

society

9 members

including President Vice President TreasurerSecretary

4 sub committees

Regional Coordinators,Finance and Audit

Practice DevelopmentTraining

oversight of the Australasian Associationgovernance

function

Regional Coordinators

responsible for a state or country

working with a local team

member relationship and local program

Regions

$4000 invested in each region,

annuallyexpected to

maintain active member program

Making it work

Using resources to free volunteers from the administration

Light organisational structure

Supported by a contracted Secretariate and part time Executive Director

Their job is the boring and necessary bits

Secretariate

membership processingweb supportfinancial administrationevent support and administrationproject support

The money

initially membership and conference money

Now mostly from conference, event and training money

our last conference made over $50,000

Active certificate training programContract with trainers

What’s the

secret?

no secret...

Member activityStrong financial base

Being the home of IAP2 in the regionRoom to move

striking the right balance

what is tight?what is loose?

TightBrandValues

EngagementFinancial

LooseRegional program

Innovation and developmentRegional initiatives

In the future?

practitioner action researchworking directly with corporate members

sector leadership

it’s fun