Press Release
June 28, 2005
National Association of Hispanic Journalists Switches to Calendar Year Dues
NAHJ is converting its membership to a calendar year renewal structure. Regular member dues will remain $55 per year. However, NAHJ’s Board of Directors has established a dues structure that will accommodate all pending renewals and expirations. The structure is as follows:
• Memberships that expire between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2005 will renew at a rate of $75 with an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2006.
• Memberships that expire between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, 2006 will renew at the rate of $55 with an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2006.
• Memberships that expire between March 1 and June 30, 2006 will renew at a rate of $75 with an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2007
For those on a two-year membership plan:
• Memberships that expire between Jan 1 and Feb 28, 2007 will renew at a rate of $55 with an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2007.
• Memberships that expire between March 1 and June 30, 2007 will renew at the rate of $75 with an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2008.
The new expiration dates will apply to all members. The renewal rates mentioned above apply to regular, academic and associate members. This does not apply to lifetime members. If you are not sure of your registration renewal date, contact NAHJ Membership Coordinator Claudia Araujo at caraujo@nahj.org or (202) 662-7460.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. Why is NAHJ changing its dues structure?
A common renewal date for all memberships will help the NAHJ staff to streamline the processing of membership dues. It will also help the staff to better manage the membership database and reduce lapses in membership.
Q. Why are some people being charged $75 and others $55?
Members renewing at the $75 rate are actually receiving a discounted rate of $20 to bring their expiration dates to the end of the next calendar year. Those paying $55 will be receiving about a full year of membership benefits.
Q. I renewed my membership as part of the convention’s early bird registration in
March. When will my membership expire and what will I pay for renewal?
Anyone who has already paid dues this year (2005) will receive the full year of membership. In 2006, when the membership expires, the renewal rate will be $75 but the membership will carry through the end of 2007.
Q. My membership comes up for renewal in September. How much will my dues
be and when will my membership expire again?
Your renewal rate will be $75 and it will expire on Dec. 31, 2006.
Q. My renewal date is February 1. Why isn’t my renewal rate changing?
Memberships that expire in the months of January and February will fall into the grace period for the new calendar year dues structure.
Q. Under the new structure, when do memberships expire?
Eventually, all memberships will expire on Dec. 31 of each year. Renewal payment will be due on Jan. 1 of each year but will have a grace period through the end of February.
A Guide to Understanding the New Dues Structure
NAHJ's financial officer Sam Diaz explains the recent change in dues structure for members.
Founded in 1984, NAHJ's mission is to increase the percentage of Latinos working in our nation's newsrooms and to improve news coverage of the Latino community. NAHJ is the nation's largest professional organization for Latino journalists with more than 2,300 members working in English and Spanish-language print, photo, broadcast and online media.
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