Membership Information & Benefits
Convened in 1988, the Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging (SWPPA) is a volunteer-led organization with a mission to serve as a catalyst to promote policy, program, and systems change that improves the quality of life of older adults. SWPPA was created as a neutral forum for collaboration, information sharing, discussion and formulation of aging policy recommendations. SWPPA offers both individual and organizational/business memberships. Members include organizations and businesses, as well as individual members such as civic leaders, business owners, medical professionals, scholars, professionals in aging services, students, and residents of all ages. SWPPA engages its members via education, training, advocacy, networking, and collaborative efforts.
Memberships are annual and run on a calendar-year basis, beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
Updated Membership Structure and Rates
SWPPA is changing its membership structure and rates. The SWPPA Board approved changes that it believes will enable the organization to grow and do its important work. These changes also answer some of the questions we have gotten related to our membership structure over the last few years. Here are a few highlights of the new structure:
- Individual Membership is similar to the past with regular, retired, and student membership rates. Prices have adjusted up a bit for regular individual membership to reflect costs of doing our work.
- Organizational and Business Memberships changed the most:
- The cost structure is based upon the organization’s operating budget.
- All employees/members/volunteers of that organization are eligible to attend events at member rates and participate in SWPPA’s committees/activities. Previously, organizational members had to designate a few people specifically on the membership. This allows an organization to more fully utilize the opportunities that we offer.
- We kept two enhanced levels of membership that have additional benefits beyond the traditional organizational membership. These are fairly similar in price and benefits to our previous enhanced levels of membership.
Individual Members
Individual Membership Benefits
All individual members receive:
- Non-Transferable Personal Membership
- SWPPA Member Alert emails (including policy and regulatory updates)
- Monthly Newsletter
- Discounted Registration for SWPPA Annual Conference and periodic Educational Events
- Member Discount on SWPPA & Other Publications
- Invitation to exclusive SWPPA Member Networking Opportunities
- Opportunity to participate in SWPPA Standing and Ad-hoc Committees
Individual Rates are as follows:
- Regular – $100
- Retired – $50
- Student – $30
Organizational and Business Memberships
Organizational and Business Membership Benefits
All organizational and business members receive:
- Organization listed on member page with link to the organizational website
- SWPPA Member Alert emails (including policy and regulatory updates)
- Monthly Newsletter which includes list of members and links to organizational members
- Discounted Registration for organizational employees/members/volunteers for the SWPPA Annual Conference and periodic Educational Events/Activities
- Member Discount on SWPPA & Other Publications
- Invitation to exclusive SWPPA Member Networking Opportunities
- Opportunity for employees/members/volunteers to participate in SWPPA Standing and Ad-hoc Committees
- Five (5) designated employees, members, or volunteers who will represent the organization and vote in annual, regular, and special meetings (in-person or electronically)
Organizational and Business Rates are as follows. Please select the membership level that corresponds to your operating budget or one of the enhanced memberships:
$249,999 and under – $300
$250K – $499,999 – $400
$500K – $999,999 – $500
$1M – $4,999,999 – $600
$5M – $9,999,999 – $700
$10M – $49,999,999 – $1,000
$50M and over – $2,000
Ambassador – $3,500
Corporate Partner – $5,000
