Fair Share Dues - The Fair Share (traditional) dues structure is based on business size where each member business pays dues based on the number of full-time equivalent employees. With the Fair Share dues structure, there is usually a base fee applied first, then an investment formula applied (number of employees multiplied by a base fee), and an administrative processing fee may be applied additionally. Investment formulas identify the base dues amount from the given schedule, then add in the fees for number of employees per industry.
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce (Kan.) - Join the Chamber - Dues structure is based on business size where each member business pays dues based on the number of full-time equivalent employees. There is also separate pricing for Individuals, Retirees, Nonprofits, Banks and Utilities.
Tiered Dues - As the name implies, tiers are levels of benefits received for a specified dues amount. Under the traditional fair share dues model, the cost of membership is scaled according to the number of employees or revenue of the member, with occasional variations such as total deposits for bank members or the number of beds for hotel members. With tiered dues, benefits increase as the investment level increases, no matter how many employees are involved.
The Future of “Membership” Models - by Cathi Hight, Hight Performance Group (Sept. 13, 2017). In this article and vlog (video-blog), Cathi incorporates chamber examples and weaves in the Horizon Initiative while asking 3 important questions:
What is the future of membership models? Will your revenue model be dependent on membership dues?
Do customers need to be members to access your services and products?
Is your mission member or community-centric?
Dues Downsizing - article by ASAE's Associations Now, (Dec. 2016) in which stats show how much associations have diversified from a dues-driven business, but dues revenue has slowed in recent years.
A Winning Membership Transformation - Presentation handout by Danna Markland, President & CEO, Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce (Va.), from the 2016 ACCE Annual Convention.