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Member Benefits

The Minnesota Council for Quality is a member-based organization that offers individual and organization memberships. We currently have over 300 members representing over 130,000 employees throughout and beyond Minnesota (as of 9/30/11).

As a member, your contribution not only helps us execute our vision of assisting Minnesota organizations to improve their performance, but also entitles your organization - and all employees that fall under the organization's membership - to specific benefits. Our goal is to provide value for your contribution - to provide a return on your membership investment.

Begin benefiting from a Council membership today! Join on-line by completing a simple application. Membership runs for a 12-month period and begins immediately upon receipt of your contribution.

Current Council memberships include the following benefits (for all employees under the membership):
  • Recognition
    • Recognition of your support of the Council and a commitment to performance improvement with a certificate and letter.
    • Public announcement of your membership support in the Council's newsletter, in our website's member directory, and in press releases distributed to local media.
    • One Scholarship for an Evaluator in need of support for training, in your organization's name (for Sponsoring members only).
  • Access to Services
    • Receipt of our monthly electronic newsletter, which offers announcements, improvement tips, and other helpful information.
    • Access to the member-only functionality of the Clearinghouse, including access to our Consultant Referral Network - see http://www.councilforquality.org/vendor.cfm .
  • Discounts to Our Services
    • Discounts to Council-sponsored workshops, seminars, webinars, conferences, and Lean Six Sigma Forums (amount varies, but typically range from $50-200 discount per event per person)
    • Free admission to all monthly breakfast learning forums (a $300 value per year per employee)
    • Discounted listing fees for the Consultant Referral Network (for consultants) - see http://www.councilforquality.org/vendor.cfm .
    • A 16% discount to Evaluator training for all employees in your organization ($200 for new Evaluators and $100 for second-year).
    • A 30-67% discount to all Council assessment services (for Supporting and Sponsoring members only; this discount ranges from $2500-4000 depending on organization size and type of assessment).
  • Discounts to our Partners' Services (see http://www.councilforquality.org/alliances.cfm for more information)
    • A 10% discount to specific University of Minnesota Continuing Education courses.
    • A $10 discount to all Association for Strategic Planning discussions (a $90 value per year per employee).
    • A $50 discount to all Century College Continuing Education quality courses.
    • A 15% discount to all Inver Hills Community College Management Academy and other improvement-related courses.
    • A 15% discount to quality/improvement courses at the Center for Business Excellence, University of St. Thomas.
    • A 10% discount to certain quality courses at Hennepin Technical College.
    • A 10% discount to all South Central College (Faribault, Mankato) quality courses.
    • A $10 discount to all MN OD Network meetings (a $90 value per year per employee).
    • A 50% discount to all MN Chapter of the International Society of Performance Improvement (MNISPI) meetings.
    • A $5 discount to all MN Facilitators Network meetings.
    • A 10% discounts to Normandale Community College.
    • A 5% discount to all Project Management Institute (PMI) meetings.
       

Other benefits will be added occasionally.  Watch for announcements in our monthly electronic newsletter or on this website.

The Minnesota Council for Quality is a 501(c)(3) Federal I.D. #41-1645157. Your contribution does not confer voting rights, but may be tax deductible under state and federal statutes.

Begin benefiting from a Council membership today! Join on-line by completing a simple application. Membership runs for a 12-month period and begins immediately upon receipt of your contribution.


 
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