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Member Get A Member Program

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Share the value of your SIIA membership with at least one Ed Tech company this calendar year. With every new company you bring to SIIA, you don't just enhance the voice of the industry on funding, policy, and customer issues. You connect a company with critical market intelligence and an international network of peers to support their growth.

What Is SIIA's Member-Get-A-Member Program? 

The Member Get A Member Program equips you with everything you need to help bring a new company into the SIIA community with minimal time and effort. We've provided you with three easy steps and quick resources including our recruitment brochure, customizable emails and a host of other tools in our Member Recruitment Toolkit.

What’s In It for You?

If the satisfaction of helping a business partner, corporate customer, or friend succeed isn't enough, recruit a new SIIA member in 2011 and you'll receive such benefits as:

* A choice of one of the following SIIA reports in hard copy: 
        - Right Usage for Usage Rights: DRM for the Educational Publishing Industry
        - Best Practices for Using Games & Simulations in the Classroom
        - SIIA Trends Report for Education Technology
        - The Experts’ Guide to the K-12 Market
        - The Experts' Guide to the Postsecondary Market
* Recognition on SIIA’s website
* Acknowledgement in the Ed Tech Daily Newsletter
* Visibility in the twice-monthly SIIA Education Division Member Update
* Print recognition in an upcoming conference program.
* Verbal acknowledgement at an SIIA in-person event

How Do You Get Started?

There are several ways you can help SIIA grow. And doing so ensures a vast and stable field of opportunity for your company and others who serve the K-20 market. Use the Member Recruitment Toolkit resources listed under each step to make it quick and easy to refer a prospect. Get started with these three easy steps:

STEP 1: Make sure your prospect isn't already an SIIA member.
Refer to the Member Recruitment Toolkit's:
* List of Current SIIA Education Division Members

STEP 2: Introduce your prospect to SIIA.
Refer to the Member Recruitment Toolkit's:
* Why Join SIIA? membership brochure
* Customizable, invitation to an SIIA event

STEP 3: Seal the deal!  
Refer to the Member Recruitment Toolkit's:
* Customizable Invitation to meet with SIIA staff
* Membership Application Form
* Common Excuses For Choosing Not to Join
* Member Recruitment Contact Log. 

You can also contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , SIIA’s Vice President of Membership at +1.202.789.4464. Click here to visit the Ed Division Member Recruitment Toolkit.

Member Recognition

SIIA commends the following recipients of the Member Impact Award for their outstanding contributions to the association and for exemplary leadership and service to the Ed Tech Industry.

Lillian Kellogg
Vice President, Education Networks of America (ENA)


ENA is a provider of managed data, voice and video solutions to school systems, libraries and governments. ENA’s vision is to offer technology solutions that make reaching and using valuable information as easy and reliable as turning on the lights.

 

Farimah Schuerman
Managing Partner,  Academic Business Advisors, LLC


ABA is a consulting firm that finds and grows companies that seek to transform the education landscape. ABA services include assistance in piloting online learning design and/or producing online curriculum for education and training.

 

Pat Walkington
President, Pat Walkington Education Sales & Marketing


Pat's consulting firm in the K-12 Education Market provides services related to: Strategic direction in business planning, new business development, marketing, direct and channel sales, strategic partnerships and product development.