Benefits of Belonging

ALLIANCE FOR INNOVATION MEMBERSHIP

All members of the former Innovation Groups (IG) enjoy uninterrupted benefits and services, as their memberships are automatically carried over to the Alliance for Innovation.  Belonging to the Alliance for Innovation is an exciting opportunity for you and your organization to become an innovator in your field and truly make a positive impact in your community.

Why become a member?

As an Alliance member, every employee of your organization can reap the benefits the Alliance has to offer, including regional representation, networking opportunities, and access to cutting edge research, informative publications, and customized learning opportunities, among many other core benefits. 

While belonging to the Alliance entitles your organization to receive many benefits, as important is the opportunity belonging provides for you to contribute to the state of the art and practice in local government. The Alliance provides a unique forum for reflection, analysis, debate, and sharing of the ideas and solutions we need in local government.  Our contributing members have learned that what they give has even greater value than what they receive.

In addition to many core member benefits, joining the Alliance today will provide you with input and access to the applied research being developed in conjunction with ASU; advance notice and preference in invitations to the new Big Ideas Conference being developed; and participation in expanded learning events with ICMA and ASU.

Membership Classifications
Membership fees are based upon your jurisdiction’s population and range from $1,050 for populations under 5,000 up to $7,500 for populations greater than 100,000 people.  Join the Alliance for Innovation today online.

Member Benefits

• REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE:  each member is assigned a Regional Director who is available for on-site visits, to answer questions, assist with inquiries, research, coordinate Alliance-related learning events, provide referrals, etc. and, always be available to you.
   
• KNOWLEDGE CENTER: the center represents both online networking and the Alliance knowledge repository that is accessible by your entire staff. The center contains more than 5,000 documents available online such as, council reports, surveys, general plans, innovative community programs, contracts, strategic plans, resolutions, ordinances, etc. Additionally, the center is home to twenty online Alliance networking groups where members ask questions and receive answers from such groups as our Management group (1,700 subscribers), Performance Measurement (1,300 subscribers), and Community and Economic Development (1,100 subscribers.)
   
• MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: distributed to 12,000+ local government professionals, highlighting member profiles, feature articles, various programs, projects and products. Also includes articles by the private sector, elected officials and leaders in lo- cal government (available electronic and/or hard copy).
   
• WEB/KNOWLEDGE CENTER WORKSHOPS: free on-site workshops to educate and inform management and staff about Alliance benefits, how to use the Alliance website and online Knowledge Center with ease.
   
• RESEARCH: if members are unable to obtain the information they want through the Knowledge Center or a nationwide inquiry, then research staff are available to review and follow-up with useful links, documents, examples, referrals, etc. specific to your needs.
   
• JOB BOARD: 5 FREE job listings per year. Members receive significant savings for each job listing after the initial 5.
   
• WEBCAST SERIES: 2 FREE pre-selected webcast training sessions per year. Webcasts events represent the most pressing topics on the minds of Alliance members and feature round-table discussion by experts as well as your local government peers.
   
• ONLINE FEATURE ARTICLES: Daily online articles discussing trends, member awards, innovative products, services, Alliance partners, etc.
   
• CUSTOMIZED LEARNING EVENTS: create personalized learning events brought to your location using your Regional Directors and/or Alliance partners.
   
• PRESENTATIONS: access to leading edge local government consultants, vendors, trainers, demos and speakers. 
• TRANSFORMING LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE: Alliance members receive reduced rates to national Transforming Local Government Conference (TLG ). Additionally, you may have the prestigious opportunity to present at TLG through our case study submittal process.
   
• INNOVATION AWARDS: Alliance members are eligible to receive either the Havlick Innovation Award featuring product level innovation and/or the Muehlenbeck Innovation Award that features innovation at the program level. Visit the Alliance website, www.transformgov.org, to review the entire list of current webcasts, workshops, forums, conferences and site visits scheduled.
   
• NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES: Whether it be Alliance Informational Forums, or Executive Advisory Committee meetings, the Alliance provides members the opportunity to come together in a relaxed, round-table setting to discuss in-common problems, solutions and successes and to get suggestions, ideas and answers to current challenges as well as have access to thought-provoking ideas and practices.
   
• IG STORE: reduced rates for books, CDs, informational materials and publications.
   
• MANAGERS IN TRANSITION (MIT): the Alliance provides support services and references for MIT's during transition periods.  MITs' are available to provide short-term projects, studies, analysis, etc.

Corporate Membership Opportunities
Additionally, there are opportunities for private sector organizations to become corporate members of the Alliance for Innovation.  The Alliance encourages companies providing established or emerging technologies and services that have specific applications to local governments and other public sector agencies to apply for corporate membership.  Learn more by visiting our partners area.