Chapter Administration

• NEW RESOURCES
  • Chapter Administration
  • Chapter Leadership & Governance
  • Membership Outreach & Recruitment
  • Meetings/Field Days/Events
  • Membership Pricing, Cycles and Legal Considerations
  • Chapter Sponsorship
  • Speaker Topics and Presentation Ideas
  • How to Best Utilize Your Chapter Executive
  • Chapter SFM Career Information
• Chapter Event Insurance Form (PDF)
• Chapter Event Insurance Form (Word Doc)
• 2024 Chapter Affiliation Agreement Form
• Sports Field Management Magazine Chapter Member Subscription
• Submit Your Upcoming Event to be Featured on our Website.

SFMA and its affiliated chapters have a formal, legal relationship outlined in the annual affiliation agreement. Per that agreement, SFMA provides:

• Sports Field Management magazine for each chapter member
• Chapter event liability insurance (as requested)
• National marketing material for events & use of survey software for elections, etc.
• One information page on SportsFieldManagement.org
• Chapter Board Training through a variety of methods
• One complimentary SFMA membership per year for the chapter to designate its user
• Two complimentary SFMA conference registrations per year

In return, affiliated Chapters need to provide the following annually by June 1:

• Signed Affiliation Agreement
• Officer List
• Complete membership list
• Year-end Financial Report (Simple, un-audited)
• Secretary of State In-Good-Standing Documentation

Chapter will also provide one time to SFMA Headquarters:

• Bylaws (when adopted, and as updates occur)
• Articles of Incorporation (when incorporated or if changes are made)