Membership Benefits

The following benefits apply to member agencies. Download an agency application to take advantage of these great services.

TNOYS responds to your needs

Regional representatives on the Board of Directors speak for members in their part of the state, as they direct the actions of the network; members are also welcome to attend regular meetings of the Board or participate on committees. Training surveys, data surveys, and other requests for input give members a chance to guide our search for resources and plan of action. The office, supported by full time staff, is always just a phone call (or email) away. We want to hear from you!

Education, Training & Technical Assistance

• 18% reduced registration fees and additional discounts for volume registrations to the TNOYS Annual Youthworker Conference drawing over 500 participants (Nonmembers pay $250+; Members $215+)
• 20% reduced rate registration fees to PEAKS Camps, offering experiential learning for staff and youth participants and training in leisure time programming. Members also receive 1 free registration valued at $250 with 1 paid registration (limit 1). (Nonmembers pay $300; Members $250)
• FREE Continuing Education certificates for Texas social workers, juvenile probation officers, LCDCs, and Licensed Professional Counselors. (Nonmembers pay $5 per certificate)
• 33% reduced daily rate on-site agency training and technical assistance (Nonmembers pay $750/day; Members $500)
• 10% Reduced rate T&TA packages (example: Nonmembers package for $3,500; vs. Member package for $3,150)
• FREE limited technical assistance and program support via email or telephone (Members ONLY)
• 33% reduced rate grant writing TA and proposal review (Nonmembers pay $75/hour; Members $50/hour)
• Members benefit from special grant-funded projects; value varies depending on projects funded at any given time. (e.g., Federal Domestic Violence grant offered 3 TNOYS members mini-grants of $5,000 per year for 2 years)
• TNOYS provides trainer and other leadership opportunities for Peer Consultants, promoting and supporting emerging leaders within the network. (Valued at $100 per hour.)
• VALUE: Estimated at $500 - 3000 per member per year; or more, depending on utilization

Information

• FREE TNOYS Today Quarterly Newsletter, which promotes TNOYS and its member agencies with potential funders, supporters
• FREE TEX-NET NEWS Online Newsletter (Members ONLY); as well as periodic E-Bulletins containing funding notices and other resources; training announcements; etc.
• FREE job posting service on TNOYS website (Nonmembers pay $50 per month)
• FREE resource loan library exceeding 900 items (Members ONLY)
• 66% reduced rate for RHY Program Grantwriting Guides (Nonmembers pay $30; Members $20)
• TNOYS disseminates a variety of information and materials to member agencies, including E-bulletins and other communications, and produces a membership directory.
• VALUE:  Estimated at $200 per member per year

Policy Advocacy

TNOYS expends private, unobligated funds (including dues, contributions, and any fee revenues above expenses) to assure YOUR VOICE is heard by legislators and policy makers. The united voice gained when member organizations combine their resources, is among the most important purposes of a membership association!!

• Policy Alerts concerning legislative and policy initiatives of concern to youth agencies (Members ONLY)
• Bill tracking with notice of hearings or other actions needed on state legislation or policy
• Staff and network representatives serve on various advocacy and policy committees
• Expert testimony on behalf of members concerning services needed by runaway or at-risk youth and their families, emergency shelter concerns, funding needs, among many others
• Collaboration with other advocacy organizations strengthens our voice in Austin and even at the federal level, for improved youth services.
• VALUE: All expenditures benefit every TNOYS member agency, potentially! Total value based on costs = $50,000 - $75,000 per year (depending on dues and other private resources, as available)

WHAT IS IT WORTH?

Benefits of belonging to a trade association or an advocacy association (TNOYS is both), while many, are difficult to translate into dollars, as they include valuable intangibles. For member agencies that utilize most of the services described above, the tangible discounts and other benefits add up quickly, to $75,000 plus. Please join NOW for FY 2010. The importance of combing and leveraging our resources together is more important now than ever! 

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