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Corporate membership
What is the appropriate level of membership for my organisation?
APM corporate membership is based on the size of your organisation’s project management community.
There are currently four bands of membership:
Band A – Up to 50 project managers
Band B – 51-250 project managers
Band C – 251 to 1000 project managers
Band D – Over 1000 project managers
How does my organisation join?
Corporate membership is open to any organisation. The application process is simple. Download a form click here or complete a hard copy version and send it together with payment of your first year’s subscription and registration fee to: Membership Services Department, APM, 150 West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 3AE.
What financial benefits will we get from our corporate membership?
• Free registration for all employees applying to become individual members, a saving of £90.00 per person.
• Up to £100 discount on every APM qualification purchased.
• 10% discount on APM Publishing books, CDs and guides.
• Up to 12 copies of the association’s Project magazine worth £3.75 per copy, sent to nominated people (depending on band of corporate membership.
• Discounts to the leading research journal for the profession, International Journal for Project Management:
• Free entry to most APM branch events for any employees.
• Discounted rates for APM conferences and other events.
What will it cost? Membership band Number of project managers Registration fee Annual Subscription Band A Up to 50 £390 £390 Band B 51-250 £750 £850 Band C 251-1000 £850 £1800 Band D 1000+ £990 £3020 Higher education institutes n/a n/a £320
The annual subscription rate is based upon the size of your project management community.
How do we pay our subscription and where do we send the money?
Your fees are split into two; a one off joining (registration) fee and your annual subscription. You can pay your organisation’s membership subscription by the following methods:
Cheque
Make your cheque payable to 'Association for Project Management' for one total payment; your registration fee and your subscription fee, according to the band you wish to join. Please write your organisation name on the back of the cheque if this is not printed on the front under the signature box.
Purchase order
If you need to raise a purchase order (PO) instead, please tell us the PO number and we will invoice you. Please ensure you tell us the invoice address on your application form.
Credit card
Please call our membership department on 01494 460245.
BACS
For a BACS payment, please call our finance department on
0845 6017616.
How do we show people that our organisation is a corporate member?
When you become a corporate member, you will receive a welcome pack which includes a copy of the APM corporate member logo and guidance on how to use it. You can use it in job adverts, marketing material, internal documentation and anywhere else you feel appropriate.
How do we stay in touch with APM?
When you join APM, you will be asked to nominate a main point of contact. That person will regularly receive emails, newsletters and flyers keeping them informed of upcoming events and activities coming up nationally and in the region which they should circulate around the organisation. You can contact our membership services department with any changes to your membership details. Our membership development team will help you to make the best use of all the products and services we provide. Each of our regional branches has a corporate representative who will introduce your organisation to the APM community in your area.
What is the renewal process?
APM will write to you in advance of your corporate membership due date to remind you about your subscription renewal. You can renew by telephone or by post. To save time and to make sure your corporate membership does not lapse, you can set up an annual direct debit payment download a direct debit form here.
If you forget to pay, we will send you up to two further reminder letters at monthly intervals. If payment is not received after four months your membership will lapse, in accordance with our APM Rules and Regulations.
What if I want to leave?
Your membership is very important to us and we would be sorry to lose you. Please take a moment to consider the benefits that membership of a professional organisation brings you. Click here to refresh your memory. If you are certain that you do not want to renew, please let us know why, so that we can take your reasons into account when planning improvements to future membership benefits. You can contact us on 01494 460245 or at corporates@apm.org.uk.
How do we rejoin if our membership has lapsed?
If your corporate membership subscription has lapsed, you can rejoin at your previous band by contacting the membership services department on 01494 460245 or email corporates@apm.org.uk. A rejoin fee is payable at 50% of the registration fee for your company banding if your membership has been lapsed for more than 12 months.
How do we move to the next band of corporate membership?
If you wish to move to the next band of corporate membership, please email corporates@apm.org.uk.
Any further questions?
Please call the membership development team on 0845 458 1944 or email corporates@apm.org.uk to discuss your plans in more detail.