Examples of APA/Division Service Agreements

These examples are from 2005.

Division 10—Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts

Membership: 489 members and 131 affiliates
Publication: Bulletin of Psychology and the Arts (two issues per year)
Basic contract cost in 2005: $486.00
Average hours per month: 2.25
Division Services provides the following services at the rate of $18.00 per hour:

• receives and processes division membership applications and dues payments

• maintains the affiliate (non-APA members) database and communicates with APA membership office about member categories

• sends out welcome letters to new members and affiliates

• handles annual renewal of division affiliates

• coordinates mailing label orders for division mailings (includes ordering member and affiliate labels and forwarding them to the printer/mail house)

• sends apportionment mailing to membership

• mails and tallies votes on bylaws amendments

• responds to expressions of interest in the division--individual as well as APA “division interest form” mailings

• provides assistance to executive committee members--handles correspondence and mailing as requested

• gathers materials for Division Services booth at APA Convention

Division 38—Health Psychology

Membership: 2602 members and 421 affiliates
Publications: Health Psychology (bimonthly journal) and The Health Psychologist (quarterly newsletter)
Basic contract cost in 2005: $1242.00
Average hours per month: 5.75
Division Services provides the following services at the rate of $18.00 per hour:

• receives and processes division membership applications and dues payments

• maintains the affiliate (non-APA members) database and communicates with APA membership office about member categories

• sends out welcome letters to new members and affiliates
  handles annual renewal of division affiliates

• coordinates mailing label orders for division mailings (includes ordering member and affiliate labels and forwarding them to the printer/mail house)

• responds to expressions of interest in the division--individual as well as APA “division interest form” mailings

• prepares directory for Committee on Women and Health as needed

• processes mailings for resigned members, apportionment ballot, elections, recruitment offer, and journal subscribers as needed

• gathers materials for Division Services booth at APA Convention

Division 43—Family Psychology

Membership: 1424 members and 120 affiliates
Publication: The Family Psychologist (quarterly newsletter)
Basic contract cost in 2005: $1350.00
Average hours per month: 6.25

Division Services provides the following services at the rate of $18.00 per hour:

• receives and processes division membership applications and dues payments

• maintains the affiliate (non-APA members) database and communicates with APA membership office about member categories

• sends out welcome letters to new members and affiliates

• handles annual renewal of division affiliates

• coordinates mailing label orders for division mailings (includes ordering member and affiliate labels and forwarding them to the printer/mail house)

• responds to expressions of interest in the division--individual as well as APA “division interest form” mailings

• handles distribution of information to executive committee members by mail, fax, and email, including notices, reports, and agendas for executive meetings

• arranges for meetings of the executive committee including meeting room, hotel, and catering arrangements

• manages a number of listservs, including adding and deleting members as needed and sending out messages

• processes mailings for apportionment ballot, elections, recruitment offer, and invitations for convention events such as president's reception as needed

• creates letterhead, agendas, and rosters for division officers and committee chairs

• creates certificates and plaques for new members and award winners

• gathers materials for Division Services booth at APA Convention

In addition, average newsletter: $1330.00 layout (38 pages/issue x $35.00 per page) and $378.00 design, preparation, editing, and changes (21 hours/issue x $18.00 per hour)

Division 49—Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy

Membership: 598 members and 65 affiliates
Publications: Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice (quarterly journal) and The Group Psychologist (three newsletters per year)
Basic contract cost in 2005: $864.00
Average hours per month: 4

Division Services provides the following services at the rate of $18.00 per hour:

• receives and processes division membership applications and dues payments

• maintains the affiliate (non-APA members) database and communicates with APA membership office about member categories

• sends out welcome letters to new members and affiliates

• handles annual renewal of division affiliates

• coordinates mailing label orders for division mailings (includes ordering member and affiliate labels and forwarding them to the printer/mail house)

• responds to expressions of interest in the division--individual as well as APA “division interest form” mailings

• gathers materials for Division Services booth at APA Convention

In addition, average newsletter: $875.00 layout (25 pages/issue x $35.00 per page) and $225.00 design, preparation, editing, and changes (12.5 hours/issue x $18.00 per hour)