Interested in joining NACA? Here's some information that might be helpful for prospective associate members!
Associate membership in NACA is an effective way to put your agency or firm directly in touch with talent buyers from more than 1,050 member colleges and universities across the country. Because college programming boards change on a regular basis, ensuring that your name and programs or products remain in front of college buyers from year to year can be a real challenge. NACA helps you meet that challenge by offering associate members a wide range of services designed to promote name recognition and exposure to the college market, as well as a variety of opportunities for professional and business development. If you are selling, marketing or promoting programs, services and products in the college entertainment market, NACA is the association for you!
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Regional Associate Membership gives you access to the region of your choice, their regional events, the online regional Membership Directory & Buyers Guide, 1 subscription to Campus Activities Programming magazine, and access to the “Members Only” section of our web site. |
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National Associate Membership gives you access to all seven regions, their regional events, the National Convention, the online national Membership Directory & Buyers Guide, 3 subscriptions to Campus Activities Programming magazine, and access to the “Members Only” section of our web site. |
General Overview of NACA
In 1960, a group of school representatives formalized a simple and practical idea to help increase the buying power of their campus programming dollars. They developed a process that allowed schools within close geographical proximity to work together to share travel and other logistical costs for artists and performers booked for campus shows over a certain block of dates. This process, now known as Cooperative Buying or CO-OP Buying, forms the cornerstone of the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA).
More than 40 years after that first meeting, NACA has evolved into the nation’s largest collegiate organization for campus activities, with programs and services designed to reflect the field’s increased responsibilities for student leadership development as well as entertainment programming. NACA’s activities and services link the higher education and entertainment communities, providing a unique forum for business and professional development, information exchange and networking.