Join NAQC - North American Quitline Consortium

Join NAQC

The North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) is the only organization dedicated to the promotion and development of evidence-based quitline services in North America. By bringing quitline partners together—including state and provincial quitline funders, service providers, researchers, and national organizations in the United States and Canada—NAQC helps facilitate shared learning and encourages a better understanding of quitline operations, promotions, and effectiveness to enhance overall quitline efforts. NAQC’s membership is a great investment for advancing your careers as well as insuring sustainability of your quitline programs and staying on the cutting edge of best practices, research findings, and technological advancements.

NAQC’s priority is to move toward the future vision for quitlines in an extremely dynamic political and funding landscape in collaboration with its members, leadership and partners. NAQC and the quitline community remains committed to ensuring that tobacco users are encouraged to quit, that high-quality cessation services are readily available to all who want to quit, and that we stand ready to move forward.

The value of membership pays for itself, our members enjoy:

Annual webinars series that cover topics from quitline operations, best practices, and sustainability to preparing quitlines for the Affordable Care Act and other policy changes;
Discounted registration for NAQC conferences10-25%;
Access to quality-improvement resources and best practice guidelines on the NAQC website;
Opportunities to collaborate with NAQC and your peers on new initiatives;
Opportunities to participate in committees and workgroups;
Ability to connect with peers in a real-time discussions on our Listserv to exchange resources as well as strategies;
Access to annual survey benchmarking data that shows how your quitline compares to others;
Receipt of one-on-one technical assistance from our qualified staff;
Access to technical assistance on developing public-private partnership, eReferral, and Medicaid cost-sharing;
Ability to promote your resources and opportunities via NAQC monthly newsletter - Connections;
Updates on important news in the quitline community through our online Newsroom and other timely e-communications;
Promoting your RFP through NAQC’s Listserv, Newsroom and e-newsletter;
Making the public aware of your quitline through our quitline profiles and map; and much more.

NAQC prides itself on being a community of practice that brings members together virtually and in-person to advance the field. Together we strive to increase the visibility of quitlines to the policy makers, the health community, and the general public and to provide evidence-based resources that address emerging issues.

GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

NAQC staff is available to assist you in making the best use of your membership benefits and to show you applicable ways in which you can use the materials and resources to aid in advancing and enhancing your current work. We would love to set-up some one-on-one time with you to talk about your needs whether you are new to the Consortium or simply need a refresher. If you have any feedback regarding NAQC membership please contact us today at 800-398-5489 ext. 707 or membership@naquitline.org.

We also host ongoing orientation/refresher webinars. Please find the scheduled dates and times below and RSVP by messaging membership@naquitline.org.

May 9 at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET
July 11 at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET

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

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be qualified to join NAQC, applicants must:

support the mission and goals of NAQC
comply with NAQC’s policy on relationships with the tobacco industry
meet the criteria for at least one of the membership categories

NOTE: If the above qualifications are not met, NAQC reserves the right to decline membership.

Organizations that are not eligible for NAQC membership may be eligible to participate in other capacity, please contact NAQC for more information at membership@naquitline.org.
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APPLICATION PROCESS

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 NAQC will announce the beginning of its membership drive and send a renewal invoice to each organizational contact and individual member. Membership dues can be paid by check or 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.
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MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES & BENEFIT LEVELS

NAQC offers four organizational membership categories and one individual membership category. Each organizational membership allows a specific number of employees to participate in NAQC. One of these employees will be designated to represent the organization and to vote on its behalf.

According to NAQC members, the membership benefits they most value include the opportunity to network with colleagues, share experiences, and learn from others in the field. NAQC membership offers: access to top-notch training and technical assistance; informative communications; quality standards and benchmarking data; a voice in moving quitlines forward through voting rights and participation in workgroups; and much more. NAQC continues to enhance membership benefits based on member needs.

The charts below outlines the different member categories, dues levels and benefit levels. Please note that the dues levels were revised by the Board in 2014 and will not be increased until 2017 or later.

MEMBER CATEGORIES

QUITLINE FUNDER: This 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, Web site costs and one-time capital expenditures.
FUNDER	BUDGET	Budget of up to $300,000	Budget of $300,001 - $600,000	Budget of $600,001 - $1,000,000	Budget of $1,000,001+
	FISCAL YEAR DUES	$400	$750	$2,000	$3,000
	INCLUDES	Organizational representative and 3 individual members	Organizational representative and 4 individual members	Organizational representative and 5 individual members	Organizational representative and 6 individual members
QUITLINE SERVICE PROVIDER: This organizational membership is open to North American non-profit and for-profit organizations that deliver the tobacco dependence treatment and cessation call 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 thecurrent 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, fax-referral operations (but not detailing contracts) and evaluation of the quitline. Exclude promotion costs, research grants, Web site costs and one time capital expenditures.
SERVICE PROVIDER	FUNDING LEVEL	Revenues up to $500,000	Revenues of $500,001 - $1 M	Revenues of $1,000,001 -$5M	Revenues of $5,000,001- $10M
	FISCAL YEAR DUES	$750	$2,000	$4,000	$10,000
	INCLUDES	Organizational representative and 3 individual members Revenues over $10M $15,000 Organizational representative and 10 individual members	Organizational representative and 4 individual members	Organizational representative and 5 individual members	Organizational representative and 6 individual members
PARTNER ORGANIZATION: This organizational membership is open to North American non-profit and for-profit organizations that are committed to and play a significant role in supporting quitlines and other tobacco cessation efforts and activities and provide other services for quitlines (e.g., online services) and do not qualify for membership under the criteria for Quitline Funder or Quitline Service Provider. At this time, pharmaceutical companies and their employees are not eligible for membership in NAQC; they are encouraged to join NAQC’s Corporate Roundtable. 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. Dues: Rates are based on annual organizational expenditures in the current fiscal year.
PARTNER	EXPENDITURES	Revenues up to $1,500,000	Revenues of $1,500,001- $5,000,000	Revenues of over $5,000,001-	Funders of NAQC of $250,000 or more annually
	FISCAL YEAR DUES	$500	$1,200	$3,500	Complimentary
	INCLUDES	Organizational representative and 2 individual members	Organizational representative and 3 individual members	Organizational representative and 4 individual members	Organizational representative and 5 individual members
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION: This organizational membership is open to an organization that is located, operates, and/or serves individuals outside of North America, but is primarily committed to the field of tobacco cessation. Membership includes one organizational contact and one individual member that is complimentary. Dues: Rate is a flat $500 per organization.
RESEARCHER/INDIVIDUAL: This membership is designed for individual researchers and selected other professionals living and working in North America who are committed to and play a significant role in supporting quitlines and other tobacco cessation efforts and activities and meet at least one of the following criteria: full-time researchers committed to the field of tobacco cessation* individuals who do not qualify for membership under any of the above standards (e.g., not employed by a quitline funder, service provider, or other entity eligible for organizational membership) but who are committed to and play a significant role in tobacco cessation efforts. *An individual’s organization in this group may also be eligible for membership as a Partner, which provides more robust member benefits. Please see criteria for this membership category. Dues: Rate is a flat $300 per individual.

MEMBER BENEFITS

BENEFITS

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

Quitline Funder

Quitline Service Provider

Partner Organization

International Organization

Individual

Voting Rights

Board

Other Issues

Access to Data

Highest Level of Access

Limited Access

Analyses

Ability to Promote Services on the NAQC website

Ability to Promote Resources Through NAQC Communication Channels

Assistance on Establishing Public-private Partnerships

Assistance on Receiving Medicaid Match

Publications and NAQC Communication Channels

Teleconferences & Webinars

Technical Assistance

Quality & Benchmarking

All Materials

Limited Materials

Listserv

Member Website

Member Directory

Member Profile

Reduced Fee For NAQC Conference

Eligibility for Advisory Council

Eligibility for Board of Directors

Eligibility for Workgroups & Committees

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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

APPLICATION PROCESS

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES & BENEFIT LEVELS

MEMBER CATEGORIES

MEMBER BENEFITS

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