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Welcome to April, chapter leaders, and thank you for your time and dedication as a chapter volunteer. Below are a few membership-related resources and updates, including HQ office hours, membership policy changes, and group membership discounts. If you have any questions, please reach out to membership@smps.org.
Bylaws Office Hours: Final two sessions!
Do you have questions about the Model Bylaws that are specific to your chapter? Curious how other chapters are navigating the adoption process? Join us for one of our last two Bylaws Office Hours. They take place on Wednesdays from 1:30-2 p.m. ET. Our last two sessions will be held today, April 1, and next week on April 8.
This is an informal drop-in session. Come anytime within the 30-minute window to ask questions, talk through scenarios, and hear what other chapters are doing.
We look forward to supporting you through the process. We’ll be using Zoom, so please keep this link handy.
Chapter Membership Activity
Have a new or reinstating member? SMPS HQ is currently testing new functionality where chapters will be notified within 24 hours of new and reinstated members joining. In addition, at the beginning of each month, chapters will receive a list of the members due to expire at the end of that same month, and a list of members who have 10 days remaining before being dropped (expiration date + 70-day grace period). In the interim, these members can be found within your chapter queries.
Foundation-donate
Now during the membership online renewal process, there’s an option to donate to the SMPS Foundation. Donations help the Foundation provide research, publications, and resources that drive industry growth and innovation for SMPS members and their firms.
2026 Membership Policy Changes and Clarifications: Membership Transfers and Refer a Member
Membership Transfers
Transferring an SMPS membership, from one colleague to another, supports members whose role has changed. As a result, the remaining time of the current membership may be passed on to another person/colleague at no additional cost. Previously, SMPS was liberal in its transfer administration. However, due to select cases, we revisited the policy. Effective January 2026, a firm may only transfer a membership once per calendar year and/or renewal cycle.
To facilitate a transfer, please encourage the active/departing member to email membership@smps.org with the name, firm name, and email of the person who should receive the remaining membership time. In turn, HQ will conduct outreach and complete the transfer. For chapter leaders, the active member roster query denotes transferred-in members.
Refer a member
Active members are granted a three-month membership extension for referring a new member. To receive the extension, a referred member must provide the name of the referrer within their smps.org account at the time of joining. Or, the referrer may share the same details by emailing membership@smps.org. Either action must take place within 30 days of the new member joining.
Group Membership discount
SMPS will offer firms that have a minimum of five new members, all joining at the same time, a 10% overall discount. Once a firm (or chapter) identifies the prospects, please email the list of names to membership@smps.org. HQ will instruct on next steps.
SMPS HQ Comp Membership: Each year, chapters are given one free membership ($449 value) to provide to a new or renewing member. For a new member with no previous membership history (or record), they would need to begin at smps.org, click “login” in the upper right-hand corner, and “create an account.” Once they’ve done this step, the chapter should email HQ at membership@smps.org so that we can apply the chapter’s complimentary membership accordingly.
That’s for this month’s Membership Corner. See you next month!