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Basic Information

National Association for Members
4740 Silver Oak Street
Dayton, Ohio 45424-4650  USA
(937) 236-2882

Organization Contact

Daniel W. Hopper, Chairman/CEO
nam@natlassoc.org

One Sentence Description

NAM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax exepmy, consumer advocacy and educational organization. We work with government officials, attorneys, campground/timeshare operators, and the public.

Mission

In 100 words or less (1,000 characters max.), please discuss your organization's history, philosophy, and/or purpose.

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Operating Programs

1. Develope and distribute printed information to help victims of campground and timeshare schemes. (Newsletters)
2. Maintain 2 web sites to facilitate reporting of unfair or illegal schemes against campers and timeshare owners.
3. Maintaine a telephone hotline for people who need assistance.

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In 150 words or less (1,500 characters max.), please describe your major operating programs including, if appropriate, size and beneficiaries.

Accomplishments

1. Posted official court records (motions, judgements, notices and dismisslas) affecting various camp ground resort memberships.
2. Established a contact at the Federal Trade Commission where campground members can file complaints.
3. Developed and distributed complaint forms specific to campground membership and timeshare complaints.

Objectives

1. Keep the general public, campground resort members and the state Attorney's Generals appraised of scams against senior citizens.
2. Promote the Federal Trade Commission complaint opportunity to affect changes to better protect the campground resort membership consumers.
3. Contact all State Attorneys General offices with specific complaint forms and inform them of the contact with the FTC.

Keywords

Choose keywords that describe your mission or programs. (100 characters maximum.) Put a comma between keywords.

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Select Your NTEE Codes

These codes are used in keyword searches.
See: http://www.guidestar.org/npo/ntee.jsp
Code 1: I01
Code 2: I50
Code 3: N01
Code 4: N20

Web site

natlassoc.org and natlassoc.com

Funding

We are currently seeking funds from:

• contributions

• grants

Funds are used for:

• unrestricted operating expenses

• specific projects - ???

• Consumer Education/Advocacy

• endowments ???

Geographic Reach

Which areas do your programs serve?

• throughout the United States

Audited Statements

Will you make your audited statements available to the public upon request?
Do we have any of these???

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Doing Business As
Organization Abbreviation

NAM, National Association for Members [NAM]

Year Founded

1996

Employees, Volunteers, and Board Members
(Select a range for each category)

Number of Volunteers) ???
Number of Full-Time Employees 0
Number of Part-Time Employees 0
Number of Board Members ???

Additional Comments

NAM is a non profit organization with unpaid staff providing information to the general public, government agencies and consumers regarding membership campground resort and timeshare scams, current litigation and information as to where and how to file complaints regarding harrassment and unfair sales tactics.

Self Assessment

We have many letters and emails thanking us for the help we have provided to people who had no where else to turn for advice.

Chief Executive

Name and Title

Chief Executive Profile

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Board Members Names
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Financial Comments

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