NAMA Affiliated Club Application

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Thank you for applying to join the North American Mycological Association. Please complete this form to submit your application for an affiliate club membership. All applications will be reviewed by The Club Committee on a monthly basis. Once approved by the Club Committee, applicants will be submitted to the NAMA Board of Directors for final approval during its quarterly meetings. Rules for Membership at the Affiliate Club Level To be approved as an affiliate club, your club must have:

A mycology-centered mission Members
A Board of Directors, leadership, or other oversight team
By-laws and/or rules to operate by
Regular meetings, walks, or forays that are open to members, and consider having some events open to the general public

Additionally, your organization should be aware of applicable regional, state, and federal laws and regulations. NAMA is not in the business of evaluating whether affiliated clubs are in compliance.

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About Your Club

Club Name(Required)

Club Location (City, State, Zip)(Required)

Name of primary contact person for club(Required)

Mailing address of primary club contact (will not be publicly displayed)

Street Address City State ZIP Code

Unique club email address that is not associated with another personal NAMA membership

Website

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About Your Club

Club Mission

NAMA seeks affiliated clubs whose missions align with our own. NAMA is committed and dedicated to the promotion of scientific and educational activities related to fungi; supports the protection of natural areas and their biological integrity; and advocates the sustainable use of mushrooms as a resource and endorses responsible mushroom collecting that does not harm the fungi or their habitats. As such, NAMA only accepts volunteer-led affiliate clubs whose mission is to, in some way, promote the appreciation or understanding of mycology and fungi; to improve education around mushrooms and subjects of mycology; or to advance mycology and mushrooms within a given area. Here’s NAMA’s own mission statement.

Please provide your club's official mission statement:(Required)

Is your club a nonprofit?

While we do not expect every club to be a 501C3 nonprofit, we do seek clubs that are not-for-profit; that operate for the good of their members, and that are dedicated to education and appreciation of mushrooms. While some for-profit clubs could be considered, assuming they meet all of the other prerequisites, any club looking to join NAMA as an affiliate as a business or for-profit entity should instead apply for NAMA’s forthcoming MYCOBiz affiliations.

Yes

Incorporation Status

Are you incorporated? As a nonprofit, for-profit, an unregistered nonprofit? Something else?

Operating Structure & Member Engagement

At present, how many members does your club have?(Required)

Do you have plans to increase your membership?

What are your club's membership dues?

How do you handle dues? Do you have a bank account?

Operating Structure & Member Engagement

Tell us about how you engage and interact with club members. What's the big-picture overview of your meeting structure, forays, or other club events?

If you have club meetings, are they open to the public?

Yes, anyone can attend meetings

No, only members can attend meetings

No, meetings are for the board only

We don’t have meetings

Does your club have regular walks or forays? How often are they held?

If you have club meetings, are they open to the public?

Yes

No, only members can attend walks or forays

Some are open to the public; some are for members only

It’s complicated

Please provide a list of your Club Leadership & Board of Directors (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership, Walks or Foray Chair, Other)

Committees & Special Interest Groups Whether your club is centered around a love for all things mushroom gustatory, geeks out about microscopic fungi, or is dedicated to advancing the adoption of medicinal mushrooms in your state, it should consider having committees, special interest groups, or other vehicles to help members engage. These groups are beneficial for taking the weight off the club’s leadership, growing engagement within the membership base, and helping to advance a love of mushrooms within the organization and beyond. Even if your club is new and doesn’t have these groups now, it can have a plan in place to create committee-like groups in the future. (Looking for ideas? Here are some of NAMA’s own committees.)

What are your club's committees or special interest groups?

Policies

Affiliate clubs should have both a board of directors or leadership team and individual members. While NAMA does not require its affiliate clubs to have dues-paying members (your members can join for free if you’d like) it does require that you have members and keep a membership list.

Inclusivity, Codes of Conduct, and Social Impact

Please tell us about any current or planned membership inclusivity policies, land acknowledgment statements, and codes of conduct your club may have.

Legal Constraints(Required)

Is your club abiding by the laws of your state? While your club can talk about, educate on, and promote the understanding of psilocybin, it cannot sell or promote the sale of psilocybin in most states.

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