Referral

Since September 1, 2010, NASPA has encouraged its members and especially its directors to help recruit new members by offering referral bonuses.

How to get a referral

If you refer someone to the association, ask them to enter your NASPA ID when filling out the online application form. If you think they may have trouble remembering, you can give them a referral link that will automatically give you the referral without their having to enter your NASPA ID.

In order to receive a referral bonus, the member must not previously have been a NASPA member (it’s okay if they were an NSA member or had a tournament rating), and they must pay for at least one year’s membership (regular, youth or vanity).

What you get for a referral

• For each referral, you get a month added onto your NASPA membership.
• If you have the most referrals in the twelve-month period from 2010-09-01 to 2011-08-31, you will be specially recognized and receive an extra year added onto your NASPA membership.
• If you are a club director and get four referrals in the four months from 2010-09-01 to 2010-12-31, you will receive an extra year added onto your club sanctioning period.
• If you are a club director and get ten referrals during the 2011 calendar year, you will receive an extra year added onto your club sanctioning period.

Extensions to your NASPA membership will be processed automatically. Extensions to club sanctioning periods require application to John Chew. If your club has more than one director, you may pool your referrals to qualify for any of the club sanctioning bonuses.

If you qualify for more than one bonus, you may receive all the bonuses that you qualify for. For example, if you get 100 referrals between 2011-01-01 and 2011-08-31, you could get 100 months added to your NASPA membership, plus special recognition, plus an extra year on your NASPA membership, plus a year added to your club sanctioning.