ACA offers two tiers of membership, each with its own benefits:
Voting Membership — Annual Dues Contribution: $500
Benefits:
- Receive voting rights with ACA
- Included in advocacy and other efforts by ACA
- Priority listing in ACA directory as a resource for patients and/or community needs
- Receive priority pilot and passenger referrals from the ACA automated referral system
- Receive an ACA seal in group directory and for use on VPO website
- Discounts on annual Air Care conference
- Opportunity to collaborate on and participate in additional VPO benefits
Non-Voting Membership — No charge
Benefits:
- Listed in directory as a resource for patients and/or community needs
- Included in advocacy and other efforts by ACA
About Membership
Membership in the Air Care Alliance indicates that a Volunteer Pilot Organization (VPO) or other volunteer-based public benefit flying organization supports the mission of the Alliance and shares in the concept that it benefits the work of all groups if the Members collaborate in order to improve their missions of service to the public and to enhance access to aviation transportation for those with special needs. Likewise, individuals, companies, or other organizations supportive of public benefit flying may join.
Members receive many benefits from their association with the Air Care Alliance. They are able to network with many other like-minded organizations and learn from one another; participate more fully in organizing and determining the content of our annual Air Care conference; have delegates participate on our board committees and working groups to develop national policy regarding public benefit flying; work with our other members in setting priorities and achieve consensus on such issues as safety, regulations, and legislation; and be featured as Members for phone and email referrals as well as in our website Directory of Groups flying to serve our communities.
About the Directory: The Air Care Alliance lists all nonprofit volunteer flying groups, whether they are members of the Air Care Alliance or not, in the interests of providing all possible help to patients, communities, and others with needs. Listing does not imply a review or endorsement of any group, thus individuals must make their own determinations about the helpfulness, relevance, or validity of individual groups and their volunteers, and about their fundraising practices. However Members are given special prominence because of their willingness to work in mutual support with other organizations and improve the state of the art of pubic benefit flying overall, demonstrating their commitment to provide maximum service to those in need and to society through charitabe aviation.