Club Membership

Club Leader Resources

August 20, 2020: Moving Our Industry Beyond “Window Dressing” in Diversity & Inclusion

• Webinar Recording

August 6, 2020 Webinar: Compliance vs Commitment: How to Go Beyond Accessibility with Advertising & Disability

• Webinar Recording

June 30, 2020 Webinar: Programming for Young Professionals

• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

May 29, 2020 Webinar: Finding and Preparing Future AAF Leaders

• Presentation
• Succession Planning Detail
• Webinar Recording

March 26, 2020 Webinar: Operating Your Club Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

February 27, 2020 Webinar: Membership Growth 

• Presentation
• Membership Growth Plan Document
• Membership Communications Plan Document
• Membership Brochure Design Files (InDesign)
• Webinar Recording

The Association Leadership Training Program

Available exclusively to the AAF's club members, The Association Leadership Training Program is a workshop designed to assist club leaders with overcoming everyday challenges of leading an Ad Club. Each training is tailored to the individual club's needs or interests and include:

• Strategic Planning
• Volunteerism
• Developing Strong Board Members
• Cultivating Management Skills
• Successful Committees
• Membership Recruitment & Retention
• Fiscal Management

For more information, contact the Club Services Department at (202) 898-0089. 

AAF University 

A course video series for AAF Club Presidents and District Leaders to learn how to better run their clubs, communicate the value of AAF, develop future leader and much more. 

• Communicating the Value of AAF
• The AAF Club of the Future
• Developing Future Leaders
• The History of AAF

How-To Guides

• Advertising Education How-to Guide (.pdf)
• Financial Management How-to Guide (.pdf)
• Government Relations How-to Guide (.pdf)
• Membership Management How-to Guide (.pdf)
• Program Planning How-to Guide (.pdf)
• Public Service How-to Guide (.pdf)
• Club Roster Administration  (.pdf)
• Club Import Template  (.xls)
• AAF Quick Start Guide (.pdf)

Brochures/Pamphlets

• Advertising Principles of American Business
• American Advertising Federation Bylaws 
• American Advertising Federation Model Bylaws (Sample Bylaws for Clubs/Federations)

Membership Cards 

Help your members feel like part of the club with these templates for national and local Ad Club identification cards. Each includes a place for signature, club president information and date of issuance. Member cards are wallet size for convenience.

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Membership Certificates 

Membership Certificates are the perfect opportunity to help new members showcase their membership to the Federation. Each certificate template is signed by the AAF's current president, a space for the new member's name, the name of the Ad Club or Federation they have joined and its president. 
Specs: 8^1/2" x 11"

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The AAF Lapel Pin

When you attend an event, you can wear your Lapel Pin with pride. Each pin features the AAF red and blue logo set off with a white background. 

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Membership Brochure 

The AAF has designed a brochure template specifically for Ad Club use to promote your club and its initiatives and increase membership. Each brochure template has been developed with flexibility to accommodate Ad Clubs large and small with a variety of needs in mind. To customize each template, replace the RED text with your club name, events, photographs and more. *Be sure to make a web-ready version to post on your website or email to a prospective member.

Specs: 8 Pages, No Bleed, 11"x17" (Download includes: InDesign CC document, InDesign Markup document (IDML, for those using Adobe CS6 or lower), Apple Pages document, Microsoft Word document, low resolution PDF, fonts, images)

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Logos, Branding & Style Guides

Looking to include the AAF in your upcoming news release? Download the AAF's logos and view our style guide.

• AAF Brand Guide
• AAF Logos (.zip)