You may join the National Multifamily Speakers Alliance as a Professional Speaker, Corporate Trainer or Professional Consultant.
You may also join the NMSA as an “Apprentice”. This allows you to attend meetings, workshops and forum events and qualifies you to participate in our Mentor Program which will give you the time to build the skills and experience necessary to qualify for full membership.

Membership
Applications and instructions may be downloaded below. Once you have downloaded your packet, please complete all membership qualifications and contract agreements and mail the supporting documents along with the application fee of $149.00 in a check made out to: National Multifamily Speaker Alliance to 4945 West 8th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80634.

Once your membership is approved, a $99.00 Annual Membership Fee will be due upon acceptance of your membership. We will then include your photo and information in our membership listings at MultiFamilySpeakers.com.

Only our “Professional” members including Speakers and Consultants will be listed in our public Membership listings for industry meeting planners and management firms looking for a industry professionals.
The first 50 members will receive a special recognition as a Charter Member. If you have any questions about membership, please contact info@multifamilyspeakers.com.

National Multifamily Speakers Alliance Qualifications for Membership

Option 1 – Professional Speaker

• To qualify as a professional multifamily speaker you must have received compensation for 12 presentations within a complete calendar year.
• A presentation is defined as a professional multifamily educational program with 10 or more attendees, presented live, on-line webinar, teleconference or consultation training in which you are the lead instructor.
• Verification documentation may include any of the following: contracts, speaker agreements, client reference letters or documents generated as a result of your speaking engagement, with a minimum of 10 letters of recommendation from meeting planners, managers, regional managers, or company executives with reference to your presentation skills or copies of event evaluations. No documentation will be accepted that includes any information relating to cost, fees and details of financial agreements or compensation. This information must be omitted prior to submission.

Download Professional Speaker Application (PDF)

Option 2 – Professional Consultant

• To qualify as a professional consultant you must have worked a minimum of 30 hours per month or not less than 360 hours within the last 12 months on a project or projects in the multifamily industry.
• A project is defined as working with a multifamily organization to improve their overall performance in the industry.
• Verifying documentation may include any of the following: scope of work, description of assignment, documents generated as a result of the assignment (results).
• As a part of this application you must submit 10 letters of recommendation - 5 from industry consultancy projects (If you only had one contract for the year then you need 5 letters from different people with whom you worked) and 5 letters from managers, regional managers, marketing/training directors or executives with reference to your consultation, presentation skills or implementations skills.
• No documentation will be accepted that includes any information relating to cost, fees and details of financial agreements or compensation. This information must be omitted prior to submission.

Download Professional Consultant (PDF)

Option 3 – Corporate Trainer

• To qualify as a corporate trainer you must have given 12 presentations within a complete calendar year to multifamily audiences of 10 or more, as a salaried position in multifamily housing.
• 10 letters of recommendation from meeting planners, managers, regional managers, or company executives, with reference to your presentation skills or copy of event evaluations.
• Supporting documentation from your employer indicating the professional training presentations that you have given, the size of each audience, and the time frames in which the presentations were given, is required. NMSA will provide “sample forms” to help you complete this portion of the qualification process.

Download Corporate Trainer (PDF)

Option 4 – Apprentice

If you do not meet the qualifications for any of the three membership categories, you may join the NMSA as an Apprentice. This will allow you access to attend meetings, workshops and forum events. This qualifies you to participate in our Mentor Program and build the skills and experience necessary to qualify for full membership. Joining the Apprenticeship category requires a $49.00 non-refundable application fee, 10 letters of recommendation from multifamily associates and $199.00 annual dues.

Download Apprentice (PDF)

All Membership Qualification Verification Process
Please read all information carefully when preparing your qualifications for NMSA membership:

• Complete each portion of the NSMA Membership Verification Form
• All verification documents are treated as confidential information.
• Photocopies and electronic files may be submitted.
• All references to fees must be deleted or masked by the applicant prior to submission