Membership

The Association of Association Executives, with its ethos of 'Share, Learn & Grow' is built around a freely accessible, contribution-based membership community, allowing everyone to learn and grow their expertise and knowledge. The members contribute content, take surveys, share updates on their projects and provide input into the AAE. AAE Membership is open to all association executives, employees and board members for no fee. See details below.

The AAE is funded by a variety of sources, including sponsorships, advertising and proceeds from our events and trainings. These funds enable us to provide you membership at no fee.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. Your personal data and contact information will never be shared with suppliers, unless you explicitly consent including where it is required under the terms of a specific no-fee activity (eg. sponsored reception, report)."

In addition to Membership, you can subscribe to one of the two expert modules to further develop your skills and knowledge, receive support and to deepen your network.

  • The Experts Module offers services and benefits that help you develop and enhance your organisation's membership, services, events and products. See details below.
  • The Leadership Module supports you in leading your organisation more effectively with access to critical information, exclusive leadership benefits and knowledge. See details below.

For associations, an Organization Membership option is available, tailored to your staff levels and offering each of your employees / executives the full benefits of Individual Membership together with recognition for the organization itself. See details below.

Not ready for membership yet? Subscribe to News, Information, early booker offers and to receive the latest updates from the AAE about our events, services and products.  Select Individual > Association Executive Subscriber here.  If you are from a supplier to associations, view the subscription & other options at Supplier Opportunities.

Membership & Module Options
Individual Membership

AAE Membership, which is NO-FEE, provides access to and benefits of: 

Membership Recognition

  • Membership badge, for use in your emails and online LinkedIn and other profiles
  • Online Member Directory listing

News & Information

  • Two-weekly eBulletin newsletter
  • AAE News on the website
  • Interviews
  • Guest blog articles
  • In-depth feature articles
  • Content updates

Online Forums

  • Join one Functional Discussion Group (excluding Leadership)
  • Join a Regional Discussion Group

Events

  • Seminars, online (weekly)
  • 10% discount to attend AAE events
  • Discounts to third-party events

Resources

  • Checklists
  • Task lists
  • Templates

Intelligence & Research

  • Summaries of Tactical & Strategic Trend reports
  • 20% discount to the full Tactical & Strategic Trend reports

Careers

  • View all the Job adverts

Training & Education

  • Discounted in-house training courses

Suppliers & Procurement

  • Supplier Directory
  • Supplier Showcase Videos
  • Supplier Updates

Awards

  • 1 Free nomination per awards + 20% discount thereafter
  • Unlimited free nominations in the supplier categories

Experts Panel

  • Option to join an AAE Experts Panel

Contribution by members

Every six months:

  • Complete one tactical or one strategic benchmarking survey
  • Contribute content to AAE 
  • Provide an update on a Project or Development in your organization
  • Suggest topics and service developments to AAE
  • Update your personal & organization profile
  • Feedback on each product / event / service used
  • Receive the Association Insights magazine (3-4 editions per year) and Yearbook by post
No Fee
Experts Module

This module is available with Membership and includes access to and benefits of:

Online Forums

  • Unlimited functional Discussion Groups (excluding Leadership)
  • Unlimited regional Discussion Groups

Online Education

  • Expert Talks by expert advisors
  • Expert Talks by association executives

Intelligence & Research

  • Success Stories: in-depth case studies
  • Best Practice Guides

Careers & Jobs

  • Up to 3 vacancy adverts per year
  • Access to the catalogue of Job Descriptions

Suppliers & Procurement

  • Tender Support to enable you to invite multiple suppliers to bid to supply services or products
GBP 195 / EUR 225 per year
Leadership Module

This module is available with Membership and includes access to and benefits of:

  • All items included in the Experts Module
  • Access to the Association Leadership & Governance Discussion Group
  • Unlimited Job adverts
  • Leadership & Governance Trend report, no fee
  • Four Association Leader Group Coaching Sessions per year from an accredited coach with deep association knowledge
GBP 495 / EUR 575 per year
Organization Membership

2 - 5 Employees

Each with:

  • Individual Membership
  • Experts Module

+ Leadership Module for the Executive Head

 
GBP 690 / EUR 815
per year

6 - 10 Employees

Each with:

  • Individual Membership
  • Experts Module

+ Leadership Module for the Executive Head

 
GBP 1250 / EUR 1450
per year

11 - 20 Employees

Each with:

  • Individual Membership
  • Experts Module

+ Leadership Module for the Executive Head

 
GBP 2250 / EUR 2625
per year

21 - 30 Employees

Each with:

  • Individual Membership
  • Experts Module

+ Leadership Module for the Executive Head

 
GBP 3250 / EUR 3790
per year