Assure Program
LOOKING FOR THE GREATEST MEMBERSHIP ROI? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE ALFN ASSURE PROGRAM. MEMBER REWARDS, ASSURED.
ALFN membership is a big investment, and our goal is to maximize your results and help ensure that each member is getting what they need out of their membership. Our programs, events, and publications rely on member volunteerism and sponsorship/advertising support, so that's what the ASSURE program takes into consideration: your level of volunteerism and sponsorship/advertising dollars. The greater the volunteer participation, the lower the sponsorship threshold becomes to reap the benefits of the ASSURE program.
Each member starts at the same place with goals ranging from $2,500 (10 credits) - $7,500+ (30+ credits), in either spent sponsorship/advertising dollars and/or earned volunteer credits. Listed below is what earns volunteer credits for your member company. Each one of these activities is given 1 credit ($250 value each credit). A member organization can complete ten of these activities to reach Level I, twenty activities to reach Level II and thirty activities for Level III. Or with your combined sponsorship/advertising spend, you may not require as many volunteer credits to reach each of those levels.
During our ANSWERS conference each year, an award will be given to members who have gone above and beyond in their volunteerism and support of the ALFN throughout the past year. For the award eligibility only, we count the total number of volunteer credits (and assign 1 credit for each event or opportunity your company participated in as a sponsor advertiser). In the event of a tie, we then consider the amounts contributed towards sponsorship or advertising to break any ties. The 2 Law Firm/Foreclosure Trustee members and the 2 Associate members with the greatest amount of support (largest number of credits) in the ALFN over the past year will be receiving this award and recognition.
Here is how you earn credits through your participation in ALFN activities. Participation is by company and not by each individual. For example - if your member company has 10 individuals participating in one of our committee's, you would earn 1 credit ($250 value) for your member companies participation and not 10 credits.
- Active Participation (attends meetings and contributes) in an ALFN Member Committee or Task Force (earns you 1 credit for each committee your company is involved in, with a max of 4 credits allowed)
- Leadership Role (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Subcommittee Co-Chairs) in an ALFN Member Committee or Task Force (earns you 1 credit for each leadership position your company holds, with a max of 4 credits allowed)
- ALFN Board Member (earns you 1 credit)
- Content contributions (not including paid ads) to an ALFN publication (earns you 1 credit for each publication issue or content contribution opportunity that your company contributes to), including:
- ANGLE Magazine
- WILLed Magazine
- Legal Updates
- Regulatory Comments or Congressional Briefing Materials
- Industry Letters or White Papers
- Amicus Brief Drafting
- Picture the Future Review Committee Participation
- ALFN Event Attendance - ANSWERS, INTERSECT, WILLPOWER, IDEA, LEAD, Servicer Onsite Training, Webinars (earns you 1 credit for each event or webinar your company attends)
- ALFN Event Speaker - ANSWERS, INTERSECT, WILLPOWER, IDEA, LEAD, Servicer Onsite Training, Webinars (earns you 1 credit for each event or webinar where your company is speaking)
- Successfully referring a new ALFN member. Member applicant is required to list your name on the membership application as the referral source, so we can track who they were referred by, or not credit is given (earns you 1 credit for each new member, with a max of 2 credits allowed)
- Successfully securing a new mortgage servicer attendee at an in-person ALFN event (servicer that hasn’t attended in over a year). Servicer is required to list your name on the event registration form so we can track who they were referred by, or no credit is given (earns you 1 credit for each new servicer individual attendee, with a max of 4 credits allowed).
LEVELS & BENEFITS
August 1 – July 31: Annual time period for accruing amounts or credits towards earning each
ASSURE Levels - Sponsorship/Advertising spend and volunteer credits are combined to calculate your total.
- Level I = $2500 in sponsorship/advertising spend &/or 10 volunteer credits ($2500 value) to achieve
- Level II = $5000 in sponsorship/advertising spend &/or 20 volunteer credits ($5000 value) to achieve
- Level III = $7500 in sponsorship/advertising spend &/or 30 volunteer credits ($7500 value) to achieve
Level I Benefits:
- Invitation to attend the ASSURE event during ANSWERS with servicers. Recognition on the ALFN Events Mobile App at ANSWERS for your level of support.
- 1 additional invitation for a representative of your firm to attend LEAD if ALFN allows more than 1 attendee per firm to attend (associate members must first be top sponsors of LEAD to qualify for this benefit). Additional invitations will be given to Level II & III members first, then to Level I members for any remaining opportunities.
Level II Benefits:
- Invitation to attend the ASSURE event during ANSWERS with servicers. Recognition on the ALFN Events Mobile App at ANSWERS for your level of support.
- Enhanced listings in our online member directory at ALFN.org. Listed first for each state of membership with detailed company description, including address locations for all states and a company logo (listed first in alphabetical order with any other Level II & III members, and other members with Enhanced Listing Status).
- 1 additional invitation for a representative of your firm to attend LEAD if ALFN allows more than 1 attendee per firm to attend (associate members must first be top sponsors of LEAD to qualify for this benefit). Additional invitations will be given to Level III members first, then to Level II members for any remaining opportunities.
Level III Benefits:
- Invitation to attend the ASSURE event during ANSWERS with servicers. Recognition on the ALFN Events Mobile App at ANSWERS for your level of support.
- Enhanced listings in our online member directory at ALFN.org. Listed first for each state of membership with detailed company description, including address locations for all states and a company logo (listed first in alphabetical order with any other Level II & III members, and other members with Enhanced Listing Status).
- Premium listings in our Legalist membership directory e-publication. Listed with a blue star next to your company name under each of your membership states.
- 1 additional invitation for a representative of your firm to attend LEAD if ALFN allows more than 1 attendee per firm to attend (associate members must first be top sponsors of LEAD to qualify for this benefit). Additional invitations will be given to Level III members first.
THE PAY-OFF
Members participating in the ASSURE Program and who successfully meet their combined volunteer credit and/or sponsorship/advertising spend goal will be invited to a special ASSURE event during ANSWERS. The ASSURE event will be a requirement of any clients (mortgage servicer/investor/GSE) accepting ALFN Scholarship funds. The event will be a one-hour "thank you" to reward members who exhibit the highest commitment to the industry and volunteer their time, expertise, and support to the ALFN. ASSURE Awards are given to recognize the two Law Firm/Foreclosure Trustee member companies and the two Associate member companies with the highest level of volunteerism and support from the past year. ASSURE Level II & III members receive enhanced listings in the online member directory at ALFN.org, and Level III members receive additional benefits in the form of enhanced listings in the Legalist (ALFN's Membership Directory Publication). If additional attendees are allowed to attend LEAD from each member firm/company, only members of the ALFN ASSURE Member Rewards program will get that opportunity.
ARE YOU HITTING ASSURE MILESTONES AND DON'T EVEN KNOW IT? FIND OUT!
Susan Rosen
Senior Vice President
Membership & Industry Relations
American Legal & Financial Network
Direct: 214-415-7883
srosen@alfn.org
THE FINE PRINT
Each year after ANSWERS the slate is swiped clean and the program restarts for every member. Tracking occurs between August 1 and July 31 the following year (1 full year). Credits are awarded based on membership for law firm/foreclosure trustee and associate members and are awarded from participation by the member company (not by individual). Members with annual dues of $7500 or greater are automatically included in Level III ASSURE Rewards. Members of the ALFN Board of Directors are automatically included in Level I ASSURE Rewards. 1 credit of volunteer support equals a value of $250 in the program by a member companies participation in eligible volunteer activities.
Susan Rosen
Senior Vice President
Membership & Industry Relations
American Legal & Financial Network
Direct: 214-415-7883
srosen@alfn.org
THE FINE PRINT
Each year after ANSWERS the slate is swiped clean and the program restarts for every member. Tracking occurs between August 1 and July 31 the following year (1 full year). Credits are awarded based on membership for law firm/foreclosure trustee and associate members and are awarded from participation by the member company (not by individual). Members with annual dues of $7500 or greater are automatically included in Level III ASSURE Rewards. Members of the ALFN Board of Directors are automatically included in Level I ASSURE Rewards. 1 credit of volunteer support equals a value of $250 in the program by a member companies participation in eligible volunteer activities.