Industry Supplier Membership

Your Career. Your Community. Your Forum.

As Association Forum celebrates its 100-year anniversary, we’re proud of the collective impact associations make on our society. The associations in the Chicagoland area pump more than $10.3 billion directly into our local economy every year and serve nearly 27 million individual members and 250,000 corporate members.

This impact would not be possible without the contributions of our supplier and consultant members who bring not only goods and services, but also thought leadership and expertise that helps association executives achieve the goals of their organizations.

In addition to sharing information about your company, you’ll also gain a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities association executives face when you take advantage of numerous opportunities to learn alongside your clients and prospects.

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Being an active member of Association Forum is an excellent way to get introduced to key decision-makers in the industry while making a minimal cash investment. Nearly 50% of our members are director-level and above with key decision-making responsibilities. Year-round, have 1:1 conversations at dozens of complimentary Shared Interest Group meetings and networking events like Forum After Dark.

Showcase your company’s brand at Holiday Showcase®, a virtual two-day meetings-focused event featuring a trade show as well as educational opportunities. Association Forum members enjoy significant savings on the cost of exhibiting.

Learn first-hand exactly what your clients and prospects need, how they need it and why they need it—then take that back to your office and make real changes that can have a positive impact on your bottom line.

Association Forum’s members are your clients and prospects who have offices conveniently located throughout the Chicago area, making your visits to clients and prospects cost-effective and time-efficient. Chicagoland associations spend approximately $947 million annually on printing, IT services, web design, accounting and legal fees. More than half of Chicagoland associations fully or partially outsource these services.

Maintain an easy-to-access online presence with Association Forum’s Online Buyer’s Guide, which is included in your membership. Highlight your goods and services within a targeted platform—Association Forum’s members know the suppliers in the Buyer’s Guide understand the business of associations.

Being an Association Forum member can give your organization a competitive advantage when you get involved and apply the valuable intelligence you gain from direct interactions with association executives to strengthening your products and solutions to grow your business.

Your Career. Your Community. Your Forum.

Association Forum membership dues are not deductible as a charitable contribution but may be deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense. To the extent that the Association Forum engages in lobbying, five percent (5%) of dues are not deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense. Association Forum is an individual membership society. Association Forum membership is individual rather than organizational, and is fully portable in the event of a change of employment (applicable to executive or supplier partner members). Substantial discounts are offered to members and may not be transferable to co-workers/nonmembers. Membership dues are non-refundable in accordance with the bylaws.

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