Non-Profit Partners

Introduction: Many independent non-profit organizations may wish to affiliate with the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) for certain benefits vis a vis ASB activities and events and in contacting its membership. The ASB wishes to support non-profit organizations whose mission in promoting biomechanics and supporting biomechanists are in alignment with the ASB mission. Thus, the aim of this policy is to establish the process for attaining and maintaining status as a Non-Profit Partner (NPP) of ASB.

Policy Statement: The support of the ASB will increase the visibility and impact the effectiveness of the NPP, and the NPP provides valuable services to ASB members and the biomechanics community that may go beyond what ASB can provide. This proposed policy will require that:

1. ASB NPP status is contingent on alignment with the ASB mission, priorities and values and can be granted or withdrawn by a simple majority vote of the Executive Board.
2. If an NPP has an individual membership category, membership must be open to all ASB members in good standing.
3. ASB will list its NPP on a designated page within its website. That listing can include a short description and a link to the NPP’s own website and/or social media handles.
4. NPP’s are encouraged to establish regular communication with one member of the Executive Board to represent their interests in Executive Board meetings, discussions, and deliberations. NPP’s are responsible for designating the Executive Board member to represent them and for initiating and maintaining that communication with the Executive Board member to make sure their concerns are heard.
5. Communications
1. ASB will publicize programming by NPP’s being held in conjunction with ASB-organized national and international meetings within the conference program.
2. ASB will promote Non-Profit Partner activities and events through ASB social media, including Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts. This promotion will occur only through retweeting, quoting, and liking NPP social media posts.
3. NPP’s may provide one complimentary listing per year that will be distributed by ASB to its membership within a regularly scheduled monthly eBlast.
1. ASB reserves the right to label any advertisement as such, with attribution to the advertiser.
4. ASB reserves the right to decline any advertisement or communication that is not consistent with the ASB mission. If ASB declines, a written explanation will be delivered to the NPP.
5. NPP’s must agree to send one promotional communication to its members per year encouraging membership in ASB. The text of this communication will be written by ASB, but must conform to the rules of and be consistent with the mission of the NPP.
6. Programming at ASB-organized events
1. On a space-available basis, ASB may provide meeting space for the NPP within the ASB-organized meeting as long as that space does not incur any additional cost to ASB.
2. If NPP’s wish to include additional components of an event within an ASB-organized meeting that incur additional costs beyond the scope of the ASB’s contract with the facility, these costs must be borne by the NPP. These may include but are not limited to: space rental, audiovisual services, food & beverage, and speaker fees or honoraria.
3. Requests for meeting space within an ASB-organized meeting by an NPP must be received in writing by the Executive Board (see section 4) at least 3 months before the meeting.
7. Requests for financial support of conferences hosted by NPPs will be reviewed by the Executive Board.