The North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) is the only organization dedicated to the promotion and sustainability of evidence-based quitline services in North America. NAQC’s priority is to present a vision for quitlines in an extremely dynamic political and funding landscape through collaboration with members, partners and leaders in cessation services. NAQC, and the quitline community, is committed to ensuring that people who use commercial tobacco are encouraged to quit, that high-quality cessation services are readily available to all who want to quit, and that we move forward on tobacco end-game strategies.
Bringing quitline funders, service providers, researchers, and health organizations in the United States and Canada together virtually and in-person, NAQC facilitates shared learning and encourages best practices in quitline promotion and operations to enhance overall quitline effectiveness. NAQC membership is a great investment for advancing careers in commercial tobacco control, ensuring sustainability of quitline programs, and staying on the cutting edge of best practices, research findings, and technological advancements.
Our members find value through:
- Access to webinars covering topics from quitline operations and best practices to sustainability and improving reach;
- Discounted registration for NAQC conferences and workshops;
- Access to quality-improvement resources and best practice guidelines;
- Opportunities to collaborate with NAQC members on new initiatives;
- Opportunities to participate in Advisory Council, learning communities, and workgroups;
- Ability to connect with peers in a real-time discussion on our Listserv to exchange resources as well as strategies;
- Access to annual survey benchmarking data to compare quitline strategies;
- One-on-one technical assistance from our highly qualified staff;
- Access to technical assistance on developing public-private and Medicaid cost-sharing partnerships;
- Ability to promote resources and opportunities via NAQC Connections newsletter;
- Ability to receive important quitline community news through our online Newsroom and other timely e-communications;
- Ability to promote RFPs through NAQC’s Listserv, Newsroom and e-newsletter;
- Access your quitline through our quitline profiles and map; and much more.
For a full list of benefits please click here.
Learn more about NAQC membership by visiting the most Frequently Asked Questions page and reviewing the sections below. If you have additional questions or need further information, please contact us.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION PROCESS
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES & BENEFIT LEVELS
To join NAQC, applicants must:
NOTE: If the above qualifications are not met, NAQC reserves the right to decline membership.
Organizations not eligible for NAQC membership may be eligible to participate in other capacity such as our Corporate Roundtable. Please contact NAQC for more information at membership@naquitline.org.
New Members
To 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 Members
Each year starting in March, NAQC announces the beginning of its membership drive and send a renewal invoice to each organizational contact and individual member. Membership dues can be paid by ACH payment, check or using a major credit card (Visa,
MC, or AMEX). 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.
NAQC offers four organizational membership categories and one individual membership category. Each organizational membership includes a number of employees who may participate in NAQC. One employee of the organization will be designated
as the organizational contact. Organizational contacts will receive membership renewal invoices, voting ballots (if eligible to vote), and other important membership communications.
The charts below outlines the different
member categories, dues levels and benefit levels.
MEMBER CATEGORIES
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QUITLINE FUNDER: This voting organizational membership 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.
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, referral program operations (excluding outreach and detailing contracts) and evaluation of the quitline. Budget amounts should exclude promotion costs, research grants, and one-time capital expenditures.
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Budget
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Annual Dues
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Number of members
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Budget of up to $300,000
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$500
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4
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Budget of up to $600,000
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$850
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5
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Budget of up to $1,000,000
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$2,200
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6
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Budget over $1,000,000
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$3,200
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7
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QUITLINE SERVICE PROVIDER: This voting organizational membership is open to North American non-profit and for-profit organizations that deliver the tobacco dependence treatment and cessation services for a state, provincial, or federal tobacco cessation quitline in North America.
Dues: Based on funding levels from state, provincial, and federal quitline contracts in the current fiscal year. Budget amounts should include call center operations (screening, counseling,
providing consumer and provider materials, overhead and administrative costs), medications for distribution in the current year, technology-mediated services (example: eReferral, fax referral, texting, Web,
Apps) and evaluation of the quitline. Exclude promotion costs, research grants, and one-time capital expenditures.
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Revenues
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Annual Dues
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Number of members
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Revenues up to $1,000,000
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$1,000
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5
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Revenues up to $10,000,000
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$4,500
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7
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Revenues over $10,000,000
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$18,000
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12
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PARTNER ORGANIZATION: This voting organizational membership category is open to North American nonprofit and for-profit organizations that are committed to supporting quitlines and other tobacco cessation efforts and activities.
Organizations under this membership category include:
- Media or evaluation companies currently holding current contracts with quitline funders,
- Multistate/national nonprofit foundations,
- Center or division within a research or educational/training institution, and
- Training/technical assistance providers for national tobacco control programs.
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. NAQC reserves the right to limit the number of partner memberships within a single institution by increasing the partnership level to the next applicable level.
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Partnership Level
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Annual Dues
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Number of members
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Partner
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$600
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3
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Champion
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$1,500
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7
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Ambassador
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$4,000
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10
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Benefactors of NAQC ($250,000 or more annually)
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Complimentary
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10
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ADVOCATE: This nonvoting membership category is open to individuals, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and international organizations that are committed to supporting quitlines and other tobacco cessation efforts and activities.
Partners under this membership category include:
- Media, technology, and evaluation companies without current contracts with quitlines,
- Healthcare groups,
- Insurance payers,
- Local or statewide nonprofit foundations,
- Local or county health departments,
- Organizations outside of North America, and
- Individuals/researchers.
NOTE: NAQC reserves the right to limit the number of advocate memberships within a single institution by increasing the partnership level to the next applicable level.
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Advocate Level
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Annual Dues
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Number of members
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Professional
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$200
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1
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Affiliate
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$500
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3
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Associate
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$1,000
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7
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Sponsor
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$2,500
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10
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INSIDER: This membership category is open to individuals committed to supporting quitlines and other tobacco cessation efforts and activities who are interested in subscribing to NAQC’s communication channels.
NOTE: NAQC reserves the right to limit the number of insider memberships within a single organization or requiring a PARTNER or ADVOCATE level membership. Please see criteria for these membership categories.
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Insider
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Annual Dues
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Number of members
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$50
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1
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MEMBER BENEFITS
PDF copy of the benefits table.
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