Affiliate Structure
An Affiliate is a geographical area of counties within a reasonable distance of travel to facilitate local programming and engagement for the benefit of NAIFA members under the leadership of the State Chapter.
How are Affiliates different from Local Chapters?
- Local Chapters are designated by a grouping of zip codes that contain at least 100 members that have petitioned and received a charter to operate as an individual corporation and governing body within the NAIFA enterprise.
- Affiliates do not have individual corporate statuses, have a board of directors, file tax returns, maintain separate bank accounts, or other administrative elements that are required of Local Chapters.
- Affiliates can; however, have dedicated funding line items in the State Chapter budget that allow for committed programming.
- Affiliates can operate with as few as a single volunteer (Affiliate Chair) who assumes responsibility for engaging the members within their jurisdiction to determine a plan for programming and engagement; however, they can easily grow to accommodate a relatively unlimited number of informal or micro-volunteering opportunities.
- Affiliates do not have dedicated staff support, requiring the programming and engagement opportunities to be identified, planned, and executed by volunteers, as well as solicitation of sponsorships to support those efforts. State Chapter staff should support Affiliates through marketing and promotional efforts of Affiliate programming.
