New Member Information
Mission Statement:
The mission of Bay Area Senior Advocates is to help elderly citizens in the Bay Area
by offering resources and services that are supplied by our members.
After years of representing companies that offer resources and services to the elderly, we understand the necessity of forming relationships with people who share our passion for defending the rights of senior citizens. Members of Bay Area Senior Advocates come from a variety of local businesses and groups, but they are all united by the goal of advocating for seniors and defending their welfare. We are a networking organization whose mission is to support and encourage regional companies that cater to the needs of senior citizens. Our joint objective is to strengthen older adult advocacy and provide assistance to neighborhood groups that advance the welfare of senior citizens in our community. Together we have the capacity to affect positive change on so many levels, locally and perhaps nationally.
If your values align, please join us in our mission!
Embodying a true entrepreneurial spirit, Bay Area Senior Advocates, Inc. exists to help each member’s business grow through referrals and the sharing of business knowledge and relationships. We hold each member to high ethical standards in their business as well as membership. We meet to exchange business leads, marketing, and growth ideas and to build quality relationships between members that will increase our individual and collective value in the group as well as in the community. We strive to build and maintain a positive reputation in the community that will allow our group to be a trusted source of local businesses as well as give each member the opportunity to give back.
Benefits of becoming a member of Bay Area Senior Advocates, including:
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Referral and sales opportunities
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Education, speaking, and presentation opportunities
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Placement of promotional items at events
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Opportunity to give business commercials at meetings
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Priority choice of event participation and table placement
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Exposure through live broadcasts on our Facebook page
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Monthly e-mail blasts for one event you will be hosting
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Opportunities to host or sponsor meetings, events, and fundraisers
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Chance to serve on the board or committees
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Speaking spotlight for sponsors and hosts at each meeting
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Interactive business website listing
Qualifications:
Members must demonstrate a high standard of quality, ethics, professionalism, and reliability, both personally, and with regard to their products and/or services. Criteria for the selection of new members will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors (BOD) by way of a vote. This networking group is a great opportunity to meet other business leaders in our community as well
as develop a way to grow your business through referrals.
**Please Read Carefully**
Application Process:
1. A prospective member may attend as many meetings as they desire without membership fees. At any time a prospective member may join BASA, Inc. by either filling out an application here on our website, or obtaining a copy from the group’s Membership Coordinator or any member of the Board of Directors of BASA, Inc.
2.The Board of Directors will review application submissions at the next available BASA, Inc. Board of Directors meeting and will notify the applicant within two weeks if accepted.
3.Once you submit the application a representative will contact you for payment pending your approval. A prospective member must have completed their application, along with a credit card payment, check or cash in the amount of $25.00 (twenty-five dollars) made payable to BASA, Inc. (if you are paying with a check) and present to BASA’s Treasurer or, any member of the Board of Directors in the absence of the Treasurer. If your check is returned for non-sufficient funds (NSF), you will be responsible for the maximum processing fee allowed by law. If you are paying by card.
4. The Membership Chair will announce new members at BASA, Inc.’s monthly meetings. An applicant’s attitude, desire, and knowledge of their industry and referral contribution are important. If the standards of BASA, Inc. are not being met at any time, BASA, Inc. reserves the right to terminate membership.
Each new member is reminded that membership is not permanent and will go through a yearly renewal process. We all must continue to practice basic networking rules to continue to be productive members of BASA, Inc.
Thank you for your interest in Bay Area Senior Advocates, Inc. We look forward to building a lasting relationship with you.
