Full Membership Eligibility criteria:

• Are Not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501 (c)3 or equivalent status; a government agency or an affiliate program or department of higher education
• Provide artists in education services to students and/or teachers in NJ schools or community.
• Have been providing those programs for a minimum of two years.

Benefits/Responsibilities:

• Voting rights, one vote per organization
• Attendance at quarterly meetings
• Governing Board eligibility (once established)
• Serve as committee chair or co-chair
• Serve on 1-2 committees
• Access to statewide professional development offerings for teaching artists and administrators
• Access to year round networking opportunities
• Promotion on Collective website, link to organization’s website
• E-Notification of all Collective events and free or reduced rate tickets to cultural events
• One free registration to one Collective event
• Priority registration to all Collective events
• Eligibility for annual awards/recognition

Annual Dues:

            Arts Education Budget                     Annual Dues

            Tier 1   $500,000 to $1,000, 000                $250

            Tier 2   $200,000 to 499,999                     $175

            Tier 3   up to $199,999                             $125

Download the membership Application here

Associate Membership Eligibility criteria:

• Any organization that wishes to join but does not meet the above definition for full membership
• Any organization that wishes to join and desires associate membership over full membership for any reason

Benefits:

• Access to statewide professional development offerings for teaching artists and administrators
• Serve on 1-2 committees
• Access to year round networking opportunities
• Reduced registration for one Collective event
• E-Notification of all collective events
• Priority registration to all Collective events

Annual Dues: $75

Download the Membership Application here

Friends of the Collective Eligibility criteria:

• Individuals who wish to affiliate with the Collective including, but not limited to:
• Teaching artists (non-affiliated), teachers, pre-service teachers, students, administrators and arts education consultants

Benefits:

• Access to statewide professional development offerings for teaching artists and administrators
• Serve on 1-2 committees
• Access to year round networking opportunities
• Reduced registration for one Collective event
• E-Notification of all Collective events

Annual Dues: $25

Download the Membership Application here

 Membership Dues Structure

Full and Associate Members:

• Join Date:         July 1 – December 30^th 100% of annual rate
• Join Date:         January 1 – June 30^th                50% of annual rate

Friend Members:

• Join Date:         July 1- June 30^th                       100% of annual rate

Annual Dues Collection:

Treasurer will invoice all existing members of the Collective by September 1 of current fiscal year; existing members must notify Treasurer as to organization’s membership status and dues tier (if applicable) by above named date.  All membership dues are to be received no later than November 1 of the current fiscal year.

Voting:

The Collective will make its decisions on a consensus basis.  If consensus cannot be reached within the time predetermined by the meeting’s agenda, the decision will be made by majority vote.  Majority vote is defined as 51% of member organizations.  Voting can be done by conference call or by proxy through the Collective secretary.  Each member organization will have 1 vote.  Collective members shall follow Robert’s Rules of Order to openly discuss all business at quarterly meetings (see Attachment A for Motions Chart).  Roberts Rules can be suspended to allow for further discussion of an issue / topic.