Membership Application

Please read the following information before proceeding with the application.

There are two levels of membership in the Student Association of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance: Certification Seeking Member and Affiliate Member. Applicants must decide on the level of membership in which they are interested.

Certification Seeking Member

These students seek accreditation from the national office of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. Certification seeking members are required to: Sign a commitment form; Agree to attend at least 75% of the student association meetings and community outreach events; Serve on a committee; Attend at least one Management/Leadership Institute of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance and help raise funds for students who are attending. Institutes are held each January.

Affliate Member

These students do not seek accreditation from the national office of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. Affiliate members are required to: Sign a commitment form; Agree to attend at least 50% of the student association meetings and community outreach events; Agree to serve on a committee; Help raise funds for students who are attending the Management/Leadership Institute of the Nonprofit Leadership Association.

1.	Type of Membership (Choose One):
	Certification Seeking
	Affiliate (Not Seeking Certification)

2.	Last Name:

	First Name:

	Middle Name:

3.	Student ID#:

4.	Current GPA:

5.	Please Indicate Whether You are a Family Studies Major or Minor:
	Family Studies Major
	Family Studies Minor
	Neither

6.	If You are a Family Studies Major, Please Indicate Your Track:
	Nonprofit Leadership
	Family & Human Services
	Service to Children & Youth
	Child Life

7.	Current Classification (freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior)

8.	Anticipated Graduation Date:

9.	Street Address (Local):

	City, State, Zip Code:

10.	Towson Email Address:

11.	Home or Cell Telephone:

12.	Work Telephone:

Please briefly answer the following few questions:

13.	How did you learn about the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance at Towson University?

14.	In your own words, briefly describe what it means to be a good nonprofit leader.

15.	In your own words, briefly describe a leadership experience that you have had and what you learned from it.

16.	Name the nonprofit organizations for which you were previously or are currently working or volunteering.

17.	Please indicate your areas of nonprofit interest (check all that apply):
	Accounting/Bookkeeping		Marketing
	Consulting		Program Coordination/Program Directorship
	Development/Fundraising		Program Planning
	Donor Management		Public Relations
	Event Planning		Research
	Grant Management		Risk Managment
	Human Resources		Training
	Information Management & Technology		Volunteer Management
	Law & Legal Issues		Other

	If you checked 'Other', please describe your areas of interest.

18.	Please indicate the nonprofit areas in which you have experience (check all that apply):
	Accounting/Bookkeeping		Marketing
	Consulting		Program Coordination/Program Directorship
	Development/Fundraising		Program Planning
	Donor Management		Public Relations
	Event Planning		Research
	Grant Management		Risk Managment
	Human Resources		Training
	Information Management & Technology		Volunteer Management
	Law & Legal Issues		Other

	If you checked 'Other', please describe your experience.

19.	Signature (electronic):

20.	Application Date (MM/DD/YYYY):

Thank You for Your Application. You will be contacted via email regarding your application status.