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All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

Mary,

We currently have a tiered dues structure, based on the amount of their state contracts. Minimum dues are $3,500 and max is $17,000 per year.   4 of our 16 centers pay more than 50% of our annual budget.  We are also looking to move to a new model that provides better equity.  Recently, and largely due to state budget cuts, we are seeing quite a few mergers/consolidations of operations due to budget cuts this year and our tier system could potential lose the association revenue as the smaller centers are consolidated into the larger ones.  I'd love to look at any other systems that you find!

Andi Summerville

WAMHSAC

Laramie, WY

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

Wellll, I wouldn't recommend it, because it's not the most "transparent" of structures  and our Board wants us to move to tiers in 2022, but our dues are now calculated using the square root of the last available 990 revenue (AMMR) multiplied by budget coefficient (the member agency's revenue proportional to total revenue needed from dues). Minimum dues are $265; dues are capped at $15,000.

We have three different types of memberships:

All organizations are assessed basic dues. These dues entitle member organizations to discounted education and training programs, the Annual Conference, free roundtables and forums, product and service discounts, regular nonprofit sector updates and communications, sector networking opportunities and more. 

Because advocacy services are a significant part of the Alliance's expense budget, additional dues are assessed to organizations that receive funding from the state departments of mental health and addiction services, developmental disabilities, children and families, social services and Court Services and Support Division of the Judiciary branch.

Here's a description as provided to members:

Partner – All organizations are assessed Partner dues. These dues entitle member organizations to The Alliance's wide range of benefits and services such as discounted education and training programs, discounted tickets to the Annual Conference, access to roundtables and forums, product and service discounts, regular nonprofit sector updates and communications, sector networking opportunities, and more.

Champion – Champions are non-state funded nonprofits that want to take an active role in advocacy and want access to The Alliance's policy and advocacy benefits. Champions receive all the benefits that Partners receive plus expertise and advice from The Alliance's policy team and registered lobbyists, legislative consulting, as well as exclusive and timely analysis of the state budget, legislative bill tracking, and issue briefs on legislative priorities.

Advocate – All state-funded nonprofits are Advocates at the forefront of the policy fight for increased funding and other legislative priorities. Advocates guide The Alliance's advocacy strategy, and advance nonprofit priorities at the State Capitol alongside The Alliance's experienced public policy team. Advocates have full access to all benefits offered to Partners and Champions. In addition, they receive membership to ANCOR or the National Council of Behavioral Health, and a policy staff person dedicated to their issue who staffs sector-specific Division meetings where members engage with state agency Commissioners and policy-makers. 

 Because advocacy services are a significant part of the Alliance's expense budget, additional dues are assessed to organizations that receive funding from the State.

 Calculation -- Partner and Advocate dues are calculated using the square root of the last available 990 revenue (AMMR) multiplied by budget coefficient (the member agency's revenue proportional to total revenue needed from dues). Champion dues are half of Advocate dues. Minimum dues are $265.

Gian-Carl

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

Wellll, I wouldn't recommend it, because it's not the most "transparent" of structures  and our Board wants us to move to tiers in 2022, but our dues are now calculated using the square root of the last available 990 revenue (AMMR) multiplied by budget coefficient (the member agency's revenue proportional to total revenue needed from dues). Minimum dues are $265; dues are capped at $15,000.

We have three different types of memberships:

All organizations are assessed basic dues. These dues entitle member organizations to discounted education and training programs, the Annual Conference, free roundtables and forums, product and service discounts, regular nonprofit sector updates and communications, sector networking opportunities and more. 

Because advocacy services are a significant part of the Alliance's expense budget, additional dues are assessed to organizations that receive funding from the state departments of mental health and addiction services, developmental disabilities, children and families, social services and Court Services and Support Division of the Judiciary branch.

Here's a description as provided to members:

Partner – All organizations are assessed Partner dues. These dues entitle member organizations to The Alliance's wide range of benefits and services such as discounted education and training programs, discounted tickets to the Annual Conference, access to roundtables and forums, product and service discounts, regular nonprofit sector updates and communications, sector networking opportunities, and more.

Champion – Champions are non-state funded nonprofits that want to take an active role in advocacy and want access to The Alliance's policy and advocacy benefits. Champions receive all the benefits that Partners receive plus expertise and advice from The Alliance's policy team and registered lobbyists, legislative consulting, as well as exclusive and timely analysis of the state budget, legislative bill tracking, and issue briefs on legislative priorities.

Advocate – All state-funded nonprofits are Advocates at the forefront of the policy fight for increased funding and other legislative priorities. Advocates guide The Alliance's advocacy strategy, and advance nonprofit priorities at the State Capitol alongside The Alliance's experienced public policy team. Advocates have full access to all benefits offered to Partners and Champions. In addition, they receive membership to ANCOR or the National Council of Behavioral Health, and a policy staff person dedicated to their issue who staffs sector-specific Division meetings where members engage with state agency Commissioners and policy-makers. 

 Because advocacy services are a significant part of the Alliance's expense budget, additional dues are assessed to organizations that receive funding from the State.

 Calculation -- Partner and Advocate dues are calculated using the square root of the last available 990 revenue (AMMR) multiplied by budget coefficient (the member agency's revenue proportional to total revenue needed from dues). Champion dues are half of Advocate dues. Minimum dues are $265.

Gian-Carl

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

Our dues formula is a straight-forward test of math skills, which 96% of folks fail. The formula is:

1. Multiply the first $3 million of Maryland-based mental health and addiction program revenue by .0023.
2. Multiply the balance up to $10 million by .001.
3. Multiply the balance .0005.
4. Annual dues = #1 + #2 + #3.

The trick is in what is defined as countable revenue. There's wide variation in whether folks include grants, Crime Victims funding, commercial revenue, etc. Once someone has determined an amount to pay, it's very hard to get them to budge. Given the work we do with licensing boards, workforce, etc., I try to get as broad a definition as possible. I'd urge you to look carefully at how you define revenue as well as the amounts if you adopt a dues methodology based on it.

My other two cents of advice would be to do away with the dues maximum. A cap means that you will lose money if you are successful in getting members to grow. Raising the cap will be fought -- so just get rid of it as part of new dues policy changes.  

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Shannon Hall
Executive Director
Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
Catonsville MD
410-788-1865 ext 2
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-30-2020 09:44
From: Tom Chard
Subject: Dues structure?

Wellll, I wouldn't recommend it, because it's not the most "transparent" of structures  and our Board wants us to move to tiers in 2022, but our dues are now calculated using the square root of the last available 990 revenue (AMMR) multiplied by budget coefficient (the member agency's revenue proportional to total revenue needed from dues). Minimum dues are $265; dues are capped at $15,000.

We have three different types of memberships:

All organizations are assessed basic dues. These dues entitle member organizations to discounted education and training programs, the Annual Conference, free roundtables and forums, product and service discounts, regular nonprofit sector updates and communications, sector networking opportunities and more. 

Because advocacy services are a significant part of the Alliance's expense budget, additional dues are assessed to organizations that receive funding from the state departments of mental health and addiction services, developmental disabilities, children and families, social services and Court Services and Support Division of the Judiciary branch.

Here's a description as provided to members:

Partner – All organizations are assessed Partner dues. These dues entitle member organizations to The Alliance's wide range of benefits and services such as discounted education and training programs, discounted tickets to the Annual Conference, access to roundtables and forums, product and service discounts, regular nonprofit sector updates and communications, sector networking opportunities, and more.

Champion – Champions are non-state funded nonprofits that want to take an active role in advocacy and want access to The Alliance's policy and advocacy benefits. Champions receive all the benefits that Partners receive plus expertise and advice from The Alliance's policy team and registered lobbyists, legislative consulting, as well as exclusive and timely analysis of the state budget, legislative bill tracking, and issue briefs on legislative priorities.

Advocate – All state-funded nonprofits are Advocates at the forefront of the policy fight for increased funding and other legislative priorities. Advocates guide The Alliance's advocacy strategy, and advance nonprofit priorities at the State Capitol alongside The Alliance's experienced public policy team. Advocates have full access to all benefits offered to Partners and Champions. In addition, they receive membership to ANCOR or the National Council of Behavioral Health, and a policy staff person dedicated to their issue who staffs sector-specific Division meetings where members engage with state agency Commissioners and policy-makers. 

 Because advocacy services are a significant part of the Alliance's expense budget, additional dues are assessed to organizations that receive funding from the State.

 Calculation -- Partner and Advocate dues are calculated using the square root of the last available 990 revenue (AMMR) multiplied by budget coefficient (the member agency's revenue proportional to total revenue needed from dues). Champion dues are half of Advocate dues. Minimum dues are $265.

Gian-Carl

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

Wellll, I wouldn't recommend it, because it's not the most "transparent" of structures  and our Board wants us to move to tiers in 2022, but our dues are now calculated using the square root of the last available 990 revenue (AMMR) multiplied by budget coefficient (the member agency's revenue proportional to total revenue needed from dues). Minimum dues are $265; dues are capped at $15,000.

We have three different types of memberships:

All organizations are assessed basic dues. These dues entitle member organizations to discounted education and training programs, the Annual Conference, free roundtables and forums, product and service discounts, regular nonprofit sector updates and communications, sector networking opportunities and more. 

Because advocacy services are a significant part of the Alliance's expense budget, additional dues are assessed to organizations that receive funding from the state departments of mental health and addiction services, developmental disabilities, children and families, social services and Court Services and Support Division of the Judiciary branch.

Here's a description as provided to members:

Partner – All organizations are assessed Partner dues. These dues entitle member organizations to The Alliance's wide range of benefits and services such as discounted education and training programs, discounted tickets to the Annual Conference, access to roundtables and forums, product and service discounts, regular nonprofit sector updates and communications, sector networking opportunities, and more.

Champion – Champions are non-state funded nonprofits that want to take an active role in advocacy and want access to The Alliance's policy and advocacy benefits. Champions receive all the benefits that Partners receive plus expertise and advice from The Alliance's policy team and registered lobbyists, legislative consulting, as well as exclusive and timely analysis of the state budget, legislative bill tracking, and issue briefs on legislative priorities.

Advocate – All state-funded nonprofits are Advocates at the forefront of the policy fight for increased funding and other legislative priorities. Advocates guide The Alliance's advocacy strategy, and advance nonprofit priorities at the State Capitol alongside The Alliance's experienced public policy team. Advocates have full access to all benefits offered to Partners and Champions. In addition, they receive membership to ANCOR or the National Council of Behavioral Health, and a policy staff person dedicated to their issue who staffs sector-specific Division meetings where members engage with state agency Commissioners and policy-makers. 

 Because advocacy services are a significant part of the Alliance's expense budget, additional dues are assessed to organizations that receive funding from the State.

 Calculation -- Partner and Advocate dues are calculated using the square root of the last available 990 revenue (AMMR) multiplied by budget coefficient (the member agency's revenue proportional to total revenue needed from dues). Champion dues are half of Advocate dues. Minimum dues are $265.

Gian-Carl

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

Hi everyone,

In AZ we have 3 types of members:

1. General Membership (provider organizations) - dues are based on revenue, starting at $750 annually, all the way to $12,000 annually, and there are 15 revenue tiers
2. Associate Membership (vendors) - dues are a flat fee of $2,500
3. Health Plan Membership (MCOs) - dues are a flat fee of $18,500

We also allow other types of associations to have free membership, if they agree to give us free membership to their association etc.

Our dues have not changes for years, other than adding the MCOs a few years back. We are looking for ways to adjust this, as well as create equity for our members. I have the same concerns with mergers happening and it leading to a loss of revenue. With our current structure, and because we have a cap at $12,000, those larger organizations that continue to acquire smaller organizations will never see an increase, but we will lose revenue from those mergers. It's a slippery slope, one I would love to explore more with this community. 

Take care and have a wonderful New Year!

Candy Espino

President & CEO, AZ Council of Human Service Providers 

602-688-0532

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

Thanks all of you who responded! It looks like our structure may be one of the most simple and the one agency wanting to change it may regret asking! I'll talk through all of these possibilities with my board and see if they want to make any changes. Mary

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary

All, hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I got a request from one of my members today to look at the dues structure for the organization. Currently members pay .1% of their annual operating budget with a minimum of $1,000 dues and a max of $20,000. Of my 35 members, 9 agencies contribute 63% of the total program revenue. My member would like to see it a bit more balanced. What structure do you use for dues and how do you balance large/small agency fees? Thanks so much! Mary