Membership Procedures
Membership Approval
- On receipt of a membership application form, it will be checked that it is completed correctly.
- The member will receive a letter explaining the approval procedure and estimated time of approval.
- The member's payment/debit order authority should accompany the application form.
- The membership application will be forwarded to the relevant Association Chairperson for comment.
- Follow up will be done with the relevant Association Chairperson regarding their comments.
- The relevant Association Chairperson's comments will be forwarded to the Standing Committee for approval
- Once the application has been approved by the Standing Committee, the member will receive a membership pack
- The member's details will then be put on the Database and clusters.
- The completed membership form is then passed onto the Accountant for invoicing and filing.
Membership Resignations
- Three months written notice is to be given for any Resignations.
- On receipt of a resignation letter it will be forwarded to the relevant Association Chairperson and the member's details will be removed from the SANA Database and the Yellow Pages
- The Association Chairperson will contact the resigning member to discuss their reasons for resigning.
- Once the Association Chairperson has accepted the member's resignation, the SANA Office will be notified, who in turn will notify the membership portfolio liason on the Standing Committee.
- The fax and e-mail clusters will be updated accordingly.
- The resignation letter will then be passed to the Accountant to stop invoicing and collect any outstanding monies. The Resignation letter will be filed together with the original application form.
