Comprehensive Manual - on INTERNational WEBSite

Ever have a question about how something should be done, or need some clarification on an IAIP question?  The Comprehensive Manual is your go to document.  To go direct to the manual - click here

Conference Resources

• For help with finding hotels and negotiating contracts - Conference Direct (free to the association, they are paid by the hotels) - Contact: Krista Murphy at krista.murphy@conferencedirect.com - 619-793-5178

• Badges, Lanyards and Ribbons (especially good when International is out of stock, or for custom or fun ribbons) - PC Nametag - www.pcnametag.com or call 800-233-9767

IAIP History - 1940 Present Day

For a detailed history of NAIW/IAIP - click here

Leadership Resources and Tool Kits

Tool kits available on the International Website
(don't reinvent the wheel, use the great resources that International has developed for you!!)

Membership Tools

• How to Renew Online

• Employer's Membership - brochure to provide to employers to show them how membership benefits both the employer and their employees

Newsletter Resources

IAIP offers a basic and an advanced newsletter template.

Instructions can be found in the Marketing Toolkits: www.internationalinsuranceprofessionals.org/page/LeaderResourceTool

A brief summary of other services and what is included in their free service (they also have paid subscriptions):

• MailChimp - http://mailchimp.com - You can have up to 2,000 subscribers and send up to 12,000 e-mails a month under the free service. They have templates to help you design your newsletter (a mobile friendly version is included) and you can build in a sign-up form that can be used on your Facebook and Twitter pages to build up your audience. Simple to use and their basic features will help you project a professional face to your association.
  
  

• Verticalresponse - http://www.verticalresponse.com - This free service is more limited than MailChimp, but may work for smaller chapters. You can have up to 300 subscribers and can send up to 1,200 e-mails each month. There are a number of templates available to help you set up your newsletter.

  
  

Some chapters use Constant Contact (https://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp), which is a great service, but there is no free version.  There is a 60 day free trial, but after the trial the costs per month starts at $20 per month.

Website Resources

IAIP offers a free website builder (and hosting) for members who wish to create an IAIP association, council or regional website.

www.internationalinsuranceprofessionals.org/page/Website_Set_Up

For chapters looking for additional options or to start a website, or change providers, here are a few resources that are being used by our members (paid and free):

• Squarespace - https://www.squarespace.com/pricing/ - This is a paid service, ($18 a month if you pay annually or $26 a month for a month to month subscription), and they do provide a 14 day free trial so you can play around with the many available templates and get a feel for the service. For the basic package you get you get 1 free domain name, 20 pages for your site and your website is mobile friendly.
  

• Wix - http://www.wix.com/upgrade/website - This has both a free site and paid versions. The free site comes with templates to get you started, a drag and drop editor, 500MB of storage and a website that is mobile friendly. If you upgrade to one of the paid services, you will also receive a free domain name.