Affiliate Membership
An organizational affiliate of CNA is an association that:
- Is a nursing or health related organization that has a mission and purpose harmonious with CNA, has a governing body composed of a majority of registered nurses, and who meets criteria established by the CNA Board of Directors;
- Has been granted organizational affiliate status by the CNA Board of Directors;
- Has paid the organizational affiliate fee to CNA.
- Maintains a mission and purpose harmonious with the purpose and functions of CNA.
- Has an identified organizational affiliate association leader (volunteer or paid) who will serve as a liaison between CNA and Association members.
Benefits
Each organizational affiliate shall be entitled to:
- One registered nurse representative who shall have a vote in the CNA Membership Assembly;
- Make reports or presentations to the CNA Membership Assembly within its area of expertise;
- Submit the names of representatives qualified for consideration of appointment to ad hoc groups and task forces.
- Logo of the organizational affiliate and link to their web site on the CNA website (please provide organizational logo).
- Upon request CNA may seek organizational affiliate members to testify on specific CNA, legislative or regulatory committees and based on content expertise.
- Organizational affiliate members are not able to speak independently on behalf of CNA.
- Member discounts to CNA events.
- Participation in planned Organizational Affiliate Organizations meeting annually.
- Provide content for Colorado Nurse Quarterly publication according to quarterly deadlines available on CNA website.
Procedure to become an CNA Organizational Affiliate
Organizational Affiliate’s Responsibilities
- Via Colorado Nurses Association website here, submit a request for organizational affiliate membership with payment and receive approval from CNA’s Board of Directors.
- Identify key Association/Organizational leader to serve as the singlecontact and liaison as the representative to the CPNAC with CNA.
- One individual member of the organizational affiliate will become a ANA/CNA member.
- Keep CNA informed about current contact person and updates relating to billing address, contact numbers, logos, and web addresses.
- Each organizational affiliate shall maintain a mission and purpose harmonious with the purposes and functions of CNA.
CNA’s Responsibilities
- Assure communications via liaisons via CPNAC meeting portals, including meeting announcements, follow up actions, and specific policy and regulatory priorities.
- Timely responsiveness to requests from organizational affiliates official contact
person by designated Board Member.
- Collect and disseminate information from organizational affiliates.
- Inform organizational affiliate liaison about changes in CNA’s key contact person for requests and other communication.
- Being a member of an affiliate organization does not grant members access to full CNA member benefits or services.
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