The following information is taken from two brochures produced by IAF brought back from the conference by the facilitators in Nis.

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FACILITATORS

The mission of the International Association of Facilitators is promoting, supporting, and advancing the art and practice of professional facilitation through methods exchange, professional growth, practical research, collegial networking and support services.
The IAF sponsors a network of conferences around the globe. Each year, conferences are held in Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Europe, Latin America, and North America. These conferences are interchange events where the participants share their facilitation knowledge and skill with each other. You can find the latest information about this network of conferences at http://www.iaf-world.org.
A few of the great reasons to join the IAF

• Network with colleagues: As an IAF member you will meet and exchange ideas with colleagues from all over the world at our conferences. Stay in touch with IAF's online Membership Directory. Participate in IAF list-serves and website communities. IAF members are characteristically open to sharing expertise and mentoring.
• Access information: IAF provides information on a myriad of facilitation and related topics via our website. Information ranges from news to downloads of specific materials through links to related sites and information in English and Spanish.
• Professional certification: The IAF Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) is a credential giving others evidence of your demonstrated facilitation skills. Assessments in core facilitation competencies are now available in Asia, Western Europe and North America and IAF is now actively involved in developing the capability to offer certification in every part of the world.
• Member website space: As an IAF member you will have a free space on our website to describe your facilitation services (coming soon).
• Shape the profession: Pioneer in a growing discipline. Participation in IAF sponsored programs is shaping the field of professional facilitation.
• Contribute to the community: IAF's Community Outreach Strategic Initiative and our Global Facilitators Service Corps (GFSC) alliance support our core values and provide avenues for service.
• Skills development: IAF offers a variety of opportunities to develop and sharpen your skills through pre-conferences and concurrent sessions offered in conferences around the world. These include topics ranging from methods for beginning facilitators, specific skills for all levels, advanced sessions by experts in the field and think tanks.
• Conferences: As a member you will have easy access and up-to-date information about local networks and the opportunity to participate in conferences in Europe, Latin America, the Far East, Australia, and other global locations.
• Career Resources: The IAF website provides a convenient way for people who either need or provide facilitation services to connect with each other. Organizations can post their in-house or contract facilitation job opportunities, and members can post their consulting information. The IAF website also provides links to members' websites for ease of contact.
• Member discounts: All members receive special rates on IAF-published materials, conference registrations, workshops and certification. Developing countries and groups are also eligible for special rates.
• Distinguish yourself professionally: Members can utilize and strengthen their leadership skills by serving on the Association Coordinating Team - ACT (the board of directors), participating in the many IAF professional and service projects, becoming a certification assessor and contributing to IAF publications.

NETWORK AFFILIATION

The IAF will:

• Give discounts on IAF membership from 8%-15% depending on number, to members of the Affiliate Network.
• Offer priority on IAF International Scholarship to members of Affiliated Networks, according to established criteria.
• Offer the Affiliate Network its own limited website space on the IAF website.
• Exchange publications and other resources with the Affiliate Network
• Give priority placement of Network activities in the IAF website.
• Authorize the use of IAF name/logo as an "IAF Affiliate Facilitator Network".
• Offer mentoring in network development from the Regional Coordinator or other designated IAF representative.
• Send publications and manuals on network development to the Affiliate Network.
• Share with the Affiliate Network the list of all IAF members in the geographic region of the network, as well as those from the inquiries that the IAF receives.

The Affiliate Network will:

• Have a membership of at least ten people, planned activities and an established formal or informal structure (no specific legal status is required).
• Have mission, vision and values that are compatible with those of the IAF.
• Send its member list for inclusion in the IAF database.
• Have and maintain a minimum of five members or 5% of the members of the Affiliate Network, whichever is greater, as active members of IAF.
• Promote or permit the promotion of IAF membership and activities in Network Activities.
• Provide occasional updates about the Affiliate Network to the IAF webmaster.
• Accept that no legal responsibility be assumed by the IAF for the activities of the Affiliate Network.

Affiliation Checklist.
This checklist will help you gather the documentation you need to complete the process. After the requested items are submitted to IAF and verified, the affiliation process should be completed in about two weeks. The IAF membership and affiliation coordinator, your regional representative and the IAF office staff are available to assist you and answer questions.

• Written statements of mission and values which are in alignment with IAF's mission and values (found at http://www.iaf-world.org).
• Copies of bylaws or other evidence that the group is an organized entity (for example, a description of the history and current status of the organization)
• Written overview that summarizes defined leadership roles and designated meetings or other planned activities
• A list comprised of a minimum of five (5) affiliation members or 5% of the affiliation's membership (whichever is greater) who are current IAF members
• A list of current members of the potential affiliate for IAF's use in providing discounts and benefits
• Designated contact person for IAF communications during and after the affiliation process (name, email, phone, mailing address)
• A cover letter that acknowledges desire to affiliate and intent to sign and comply with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOA)

Important - Email all of the required documentation to the Membership and Affiliation Coordinator. Please copy your regional representative as well. You may send materials by post, if necessary, but electronic transmittal is preferred.

IAF Pridružni Program za udruženja

PREGLED POTREBA ZA PRIDRUŽIVANJE u

Mreže i Udruženja Fasilitatora

Drago nam je da vaša mreža ili udruženje razmišlja o formalnom pridruživanju IAF-u. Ovaj pregled potreba će vam pomoći da sakupite svu dokumentaciju koja vam je potrebna da uspešno obavite proces. Nakon što se sledeća dokumentacija podnese IAF-u i verifikuje, proces pridruživanja bi trebao da bude završen u roku od dve nedelje. Koordinator IAF-a za učlanjenje i pridruživanje, vaš regionalni predstavnik i IAF-ovo osoblje vam stoji na raspolaganju za svu potrebnu podršku i da odgovori na vaša pitanja.

• Pisane izjave o misiji i vrednostima koje su u skladu sa IAF-ovom misijom i vrednostima. (mogu se naći na: www.iaf-world.org)
• Kopije zakonskih ili drugih dokaza da je grupa organizovana celina (na primer: opis istorije i trenutnog statusa oraganizacije)
• Pisani pregled koji rezimira određene vodeće uloge i plan sastanaka ili drugih planiranih aktivnosti.
• Lista sačinjena od minimum pet (5) članova udruženja ili 5% od udruženih članova (štagod je više) koji su trenutni članovi IAF-a.
• Spisak trenutnih članova potencijalnog udruženja, koju bi IAF koristio u ponudi popusta i drugih povlastica.
• Određena kontakt osoba koja bi komunicirala sa IAF-om u toku i nakon procesa pridruživanja. (ime, e-mail, telefon, adresa)
• Propratno pismo u kojem se izražava želja za pridruživanjem i spremnost da se potpiše i poštuje Memorandum o Razumevanju. (MOA)

NAPOMENA: Pošaljite (e-mailom) sva potrebna dokumenta Kordinatoru za učlanjenje i pridruživanje. Iskopirajte i vašem regionalnom predstavniku, takođe. Možete da pošaljete materijal poštom ukoliko je neophodno, ali poželjnije je elektronskim putem. Kontakt informacije za regionalnog predstavnika i IAF kancelariju su dostupna na IAF veb-sajtu. www.iaf-world.org

KONTAKT DETALJI za Koordinatora učlanjenja i pridruživanja:
Mark Pixley
Telefon: +86 755 8211 1366
Skype: mjpixley
US Skypein: 1 310 933 6012
e-mail: mark@ieadershipinc.com.cn
mjpixlen@gmail.com

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