| Consultant: | Sharp Todd, APSA, PPSA |  |
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| Contact Address: | 3902 Rampart Street Boise, ID 83704 |
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| Phone #: | 208.322.4585 | |||
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Whether your club is a new club that is just "getting started," or is an established club that is "getting started" as a new PSA member; this PSA Club Services area will provide information and a Consultant to help the club make the most of the benefits of PSA club membership.
Information is provided for PSA-member clubs to purchase club liability insurance. When a club joins PSA, the club name is listed and the club web site is linked from a PSA Membership Region webpage. The PSA member club can use the PSA logo on the club's web site and in club literature. The club will have a PSA Representative and PSA provides a PSA Rep "job description" or MOM. Five documents share helpful information to help your club decide if it should incorporate or not, apply for non-profit status, and how to establish ByLaws, etc. PSA sends, via email, a quarterly newsletter, "The Projector," to all member clubs and councils. PSA member clubs are featured occasionally in the PSA Journal and the Journal includes some "how to" articles that are written to help member clubs. These articles provide a good reference for clubs that are getting started and are included here. |
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| PSA Club Liability Insurance |
More and more clubs are being required to carry a one million dollar liability policy with a rider for their meeting location (venue). These policies are costing a club several hundreds of dollars per year. PSA has arranged for a one million dollar liability policy for PSA-member clubs holding up to 15 events per year at a $175 premium per year. Clubs holding up to 30 events per year will pay an additional $60, or $235 per year; and clubs holding up to 45 events per year will pay another $60 per year or $295 premium per year. A rider can be sent to the club's meeting location.
A PDF of the PSA-member club group liability insurance specifications is linked here. A PDF of the PSA-member club group liability insurance policy is linked here. Willis North America secure web site for PSA-member clubs to place a order. PSA Club Insurance Benefit by Elena McTighe, APSA, PSA Journal, July 2010. This is e-insurance; however, if you have difficulty contact: Dale Wittick, Jr. CPCU When a club purchases insurance, the policy will be sent and information for the club's members that describes a photography equipment policy which a member may decide to purchase will be included. This e-insurance is also available online on the PSA web site, Members Only area, with a cafeteria of options including liability insurance for a home studio. A club member must also be an individual member of PSA to receive this insurance. |
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| Region Webpage: - PSA Logo - PSA Conference Logo |
When using these links, you will leave the PSA Club Services web site. Read everything first and then proceed to the membership region webpages.
The PSA Membership Regions are linked from two interactive maps that can be found at: http://psa-newmember.org/psa-regions Click on the appropriate map, find the region where your club is located, and click on that region. On the club's region webpage you will see your Region Director who can help answer local questions. You will find your club name and web site link. Your club is invited to submit photos of club activities. As a member, your club can use the PSA logo on your web site. Please include a link to the PSA web site. The PSA Conference Logo can also be posted on your club web site. These PSA logos are available at: * http://psa-newmember.org/getting_started/logo_usage.html |
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| Club/Council Rep | Each PSA member club has a PSA Representative (Rep) who is listed as the club contact person in the membership data base. The PSA Rep receives the club copy of the monthly PSA Journal and membership renewal notices. * Master Operating Manual (MOM) for the Club/Council Rep position To update the Club/Council Rep name, address, phone number, and/or email address: https://psamembership.wufoo.com/forms/m7x0p9/ |
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| Club Representative of the Year Award |
The PSA Board has established a Club Representative of the Year Award. Two Club Rep of the Year Awards will be presented at the Opening Meeting of the PSA Conference each year, beginning at the 2010 Conference in Charleston. One plaque will go to the Club Rep of the Year from a "small" club and another will go to the Club Rep of the Year from a "large" club. Club Reps who keep the club involved with PSA activities, present PSA information at each meeting, and refer many individual members to PSA will be recognized. This award will bring attention to the important role of the PSA Club Representative. If you do not know who your Club Rep is or question whether your club's PSA Representative is doing the job they should be doing on behalf of the club, ask your club's board. Make sure your club is getting all the information and benefits that PSA sends to member clubs via the PSA Club Representative. |
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| Starting a Club: | The Following pdf documents have been written to help those starting a camera club. * Starting a Camera Club * Drafting Club ByLaws (sample ByLaws provided) * Club Finances * Club Publicity (sample Press Release) * Club Competitions * Club Education Plan Looking for a Few Good Men & Women (as published in the November 2008, PSA Journal and provided here with permission of the author and PSA). |
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| The Projector: | PSA sends, via email, a quarterly newsletter, "The Projector," to the Club Rep for all PSA-member clubs and councils.
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| Focus Articles: |
The PSA Journal includes an occasional article titled Focus, which features a member or member club. Below are the Focus articles for PSA member clubs: |
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| About This Website: | • Introducing PSA Club Services web site, December 2008 | |||