The North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) is the only organization dedicated to the promotion and development of evidence-based quitline services in North America. By bringing quitline partners together—including state and provincial quitline administrators, researchers, quitline service providers, and national organizations in the United States and Canada—NAQC helps facilitate shared learning and encourages a better understanding of quitline operations, promotions, and effectiveness to enhance overall quitline efforts.NAQC’s membership is a great investment in advancing your careers as well as insuring sustainability of your quitline programs and staying on the cutting edge of best practices, research findings, and technological advancements. The value of membership really adds up, our members enjoy: - Access to monthly ($900+value) webinars that cover topics from quiltine operations to preparing quitlines for upcoming legislative and policy changes;
- Discounted registration for NAQC conferences 10-25% ($25-$75 value);
- Access to quality-improvement resources and best practice guidelines on the NAQC website;
- Updates on important news in the quitline community through our online Newsroom and a number of e-communications;
- Opportunities to collaborate with NAQC and your peers on new policy and legislative initiatives as well as funding opportunities;
- Opportunities to participate in committees, workgroups and learning communities that set best practices and standards for the quitline community;
- Connecting with peers in a real-time discussions on our Listserv to exchange resources as well as strategies;
- Access to annual survey benchmarking data that shows how your state or province compares to other quitlines;
- Receiving one-on-one technical assistance from our qualified staff;
- Streamlining the bidding process by advertising your RFP through NAQC’s Listserv, Newsroom and e-newsletter;
- Making their quitline information widely available to the general public as well as policy makers and legislators through our quitline profiles and map; and much more.
To view NAQC’s membership brochure, which includes a table of benefits, click
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NAQC prides itself on being a community of practice that brings members together virtually and in-person to advance the field. Together we strive to increase the visibility of quitlines to the policy makers, the health community, and the general public and to provide evidence-based resources that address emerging issues.
Early-bird renewal special: renew your membership by May 31, 2012 and have your name entered into a raffle to win a free registration for the NAQC Conference 2012. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSAPPLICATION PROCESSMEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES & BENEFIT LEVELS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSTo be qualified to join NAQC, applicants must: NOTE: If the above qualifications are not met, NAQC reserves the right to decline membership.Organizations that are not eligible for NAQC membership may be eligible to serve as corporate roundtable delegates*. Corporate roundtable delegates can be companies that produce and sell medications, quitline evaluators, telephony providers, PR/media groups, and other select corporations. Please learn more by visiting the Corporate Roundtable page. * Corporate roundtable delegates are not granted membership in the NAQC.
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New MembersTo apply for NAQC membership, click on the apply for membership button above and follow the instructions. At the end of the application, you will be asked to provide your payment preference. While this information is required at the time of your membership application, we will not process any payments until your membership application has been reviewed and approved. Upon submitting your application you will receive an e-mail confirmation. If your application is approved, welcome materials and sign in information for your online membership profile will follow within 5-7 business days. We will contact you directly if your application is declined. Renewing MembersEach year NAQC will announce the beginning of its membership drive and send a renewal invoice to each organizational contact and individual member. Membership dues can be paid by check or a major credit card (Visa, MC, or AMEX) and can now be paid online. To renew your membership online, click the renew your membership button above and follow the instructions. NOTE: If your membership has lapsed you will no longer have access to your online member profile and will need to contact us to reactivate it. Complimentary individual members can renew as part of the organization only if the organizational contact has renewed the membership, otherwise he/she will be prompted to renew as an individual.
» back to topMEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES & BENEFIT LEVELSNAQC offers four organizational membership categories and one individual membership category. Each organizational membership comes with a set number of complimentary individual memberships. Organizational members will designate a single person to represent the organization and to vote on its behalf. According to NAQC members, key benefits of membership include the opportunity to network with colleagues, share experiences, and learn from others in the field. NAQC membership offers: access to top-notch training and technical assistance; informative communications; quality standards and benchmarking data; a voice in moving quitlines forward through voting rights and participation in workgroups; and much more. NAQC continues to enhance membership benefits based on member needs. Download our membership brochure for more information. The charts below outlines the different member categories and benefit levels.
MEMBER CATEGORIES
QUITLINE FUNDER (Organizational membership): membership as a Quitline Funder is open to government and non-profit organizations that are the primary funder and administrator for a state, provincial, or federal tobacco cessation quitline in North America. Members in this group must be the contracting organization with the quitline.
NOTE: If your organization is a secondary funder of the quitline or if you fund a private quitline, you are eligible for membership as a Partner. Please see criteria for this membership category.
Dues: Rates are based on the overall budget for quitline services in the current fiscal year. Budget amounts should include call center operations (screening, counseling, providing consumer and provider materials, overhead, and administrative costs), medications planned for distribution in the current year, fax referral operations (excluding outreach and detailing contracts) and evaluation of the quitline. Budget amounts should exclude promotion costs, research grants, Web site costs and one-time capital expenditures.
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| BUDGET | Under $300,000 | $300,001-$600,000 | $600,001- $1,000,000 | Over $1,000,0001 | FISCAL YEAR DUES | $300 | $600 | $1,200 | $2,000 | INCLUDES
| Organizational representative and 3 individual members
| Organizational representative and 4 individual members
| Organizational representative and 5 individual members
| Organizational representative and 6 individual members
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QUITLINE SERVICE PROVIDER (Organizational membership): membership as a Quitline Service Provider is open to North American non-profit and for-profit organizations that deliver the tobacco dependence treatment and cessation call services for a state, provincial, or federal tobacco cessation quitline in North America.
NOTE: Quitline service providers for private quitlines and vendors who provide other services for quitlines (e.g., online services) may be eligible to join as a Partner or Individual member. Please see criteria for these membership categories.
Dues: Based on funding levels from state, provincial and federal quitline contracts in thecurrent fiscal year. Budget amounts should include call center operations (screening, counseling, providing consumer and provider materials, overhead and administrative costs), medications planned for distribution in the current year, fax-referral operations (but not detailing contracts) and evaluation of the quitline. Exclude promotion costs, research grants, Web site costs and one time capital expenditures.
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| FUNDING LEVEL | Under $300,000 | $300,001-$999,999 | $1,000,000- $5,000,000 | Over $5,000,0001 | FISCAL YEAR DUES | $500 | $1,200 | $2,000 | $5,500 | INCLUDES
| Organizational representative and 3 individual members
| Organizational representative and 4 individual members
| Organizational representative and 5 individual members
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PARTNER ORGANIZATION (Organizational membership): membership as a Partner is open to North American non-profit and for-profit organizations that are committed to and play a significant role in supporting quitlines and other tobacco cessation efforts and activities and provide other services for quitlines (e.g., online services) and do not qualify for membership under the criteria for Quitline Funder or Quitline Service Provider. At this time, pharmaceutical companies and their employees are not eligible for membership in NAQC.
NOTE: If you meet the criteria for Funder or Service Provider membership, you must apply under that category. Please see criteria for these membership categories.
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| EXPENDITURES | Under $1,500,000 | $1,500,001- $5,000,000 | Over
$5,000,001- | Funders of NAQC of $150,000 or more annually | FISCAL YEAR DUES | $400 | $1,000 | $3,000 | Complimentary | INCLUDES
| Organizational representative and 2 individual members
| Organizational representative and 3 individual members
| Organizational representative and 4 individual members
| Organizational representative and 5 individual members
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION (Organizational membership): membership as an International is open to an organization that is located, operates, and/or serves individuals outside of North America, but is primarily committed to the field of tobacco cessation. Membership includes one organizational contact and one individual member that is complimentary.
Dues: Rate is a flat $500 per organization. 
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INDIVIDUAL (Individual membership): open to individuals living and working in North America who are committed to and play a significant role in supporting quitlines and other tobacco cessation efforts and activities and meet at least one of the following criteria:
- full-time researchers committed to the field of tobacco cessation*
- individuals who are employed by an organizational member of NAQC
- individuals at organizations that provide supplemental funding or services for state or provincial quitlines and those who fund or provides services for private quitlines*
- individuals who do not qualify for membership under any of the above standards (e.g., not employed by a quitline funder, service provider, or other entity eligible for organizational membership) but who are committed to and play a significant role in tobacco cessation efforts
*An individual’s organization in this group may also be eligible for membership as a Partner, which provides more robust member benefits. Please see criteria for this membership category.
Dues: Rate is a flat $150 per individual.
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