Yes, all dues must be paid up front on an annual basis. You will be entitled to 12 months of member benefits starting in the month you pay your annual dues. We will send reminders and you may renew as desired.

The Lunch-n-Learns are focused on various topics of interest to our members. 

No, at this point, as long as we have space at the Area Foundation, we will not limit the number of participants from any agency attending our Lunch-n-Learns. If space does become an issue, we reserve the right to limit agencies to an appropriate number of staff given our space and the demand.

Yes, the Area Foundation will provide a light meal, and we invite you to bring a “brown bag” lunch if you prefer or if you have special dietary needs. We will also have water and coffee available for participants.

Please read our facility usage policies.

Please either ...

• Refer to the BoardEffect website to learn about the benefits and features of this fantastic online board governance tool, AND/OR

• Attend one of our training sessions to learn how you can put this tool to use to save costs and increase efficiencies in communicating with and engaging your Board. See the schedule of BoardEffect trainings.

The Area Foundation was able to pay a premium to allow organizations under $5 million to share our portal because those organizations are not typically large enough to be potential customers of BoardEffect. Larger organizations are potential clients for BoardEffect, so our membership pricing structure ensures a “break-even plus” point for agencies with budgets over $5 million.