Thank you for taking to the time to submit your FY26 Professional Chapter Annual Reporting.  In accordance with Operating Standards, chapters are required to report specific information to the AMA Support Center on a monthly and annual basis. This information helps us provide the support and resources you need to be successful.

Reporting Deadline: August 15


   Required Reporting:
 

• FY26 Strategic Plan (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026)
• FY26 Budget (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026)
• FY25 Income Statement (July 1, 2024 -June 30, 2025)
• FY25 Balance Sheet (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)

   Guidelines:
 

• Create an Account: You will need to create a free Submittable account or sign in with Google or Facebook credentials to submit your form.
• Primary Contact: We recommend designating a primary point person to coordinate your chapter reporting. While multiple people will likely be a part of preparing the information, a singular point of contact keeps everything streamlined.
• Invite Collaborators: Simply select the "Invite Collaborators" button on the top right once you begin the form to get assistance from others on your team.
• Editing Form: Don't have all your reports yet? No problem. You can edit your submission at any time with updated information. Just "Save Draft" or request to edit the submission when you are ready.
• File Naming Conventions: Pay close attention to the file type and naming conventions listed for each report. Please adhere to them.
• Confirmation: You will receive a confirmation email once you have submitted your reporting. This email will have additional information worth reviewing.
• Technology: This platform works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Internet Explorer is not supported. Please make sure you are using a supported browser.

Need to update AFTER Submitting? Have the Primary Contact email Ursula at ulittlejohn@ama.org. We will open access for you to edit on the backend and you will receive an email notifying you when your submission is available to edit.


   Have any other questions or need an extension on the timeline? Please reach out to Ursula Littlejohn, Assistant Manager of Professional Communities, at ulittlejohn@ama.org

Thank you for taking to the time to submit your FY26 Professional Chapter Mid-YearReporting.  In accordance with Operating Standards, chapters are required to report specific information to the AMA Support Center on a mid-year and annual basis. This information helps us provide the support and resources you need to be successful.
 

Reporting Deadline: January 31, 2026

Required Reporting

        Documents to Submit:
 

• Financial Snapshot from the last 6 months 

                    Financial Snapshot is specifically: 

                     Income Statement (July - Dec '25)

                     Balance Sheet (July - Dec '25)

 Questions to Answer: 

• Status of FY26 Strategic Goals
  
• Update on FY26 Board Role Vacancies
  
• Status Update on FY27 Succession Planning
  
• Status Update on Membership Efforts        
  
• Status Update on Collegiate Engagement Efforts                                    
  
• Status Update on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Efforts
  
   

Guidelines:

 

• Create an Account (Or Login to Existing): You will need to create a free Submittable account or sign in with Google or Facebook credentials to submit your form.
• Primary Contact: We recommend designating a primary point person to coordinate your chapter reporting. While multiple people will likely be a part of preparing the information, a singular point of contact keeps everything streamlined.
• Invite Collaborators: Simply select the "Invite Collaborators" button on the top right once you begin the form to get assistance from others on your team.
• Editing Form: Don't have all your reports yet? No problem. You can edit your submission at any time with updated information. Just "Save Draft" or request to edit the submission when you are ready.
• File Naming Conventions: Pay close attention to the file type and naming conventions listed for each report. Please adhere to them.
• Confirmation: You will receive a confirmation email once you have submitted your reporting. This email will have additional information worth reviewing.
• Technology: This platform works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Internet Explorer is not supported. Please make sure you are using a supported browser.

Need to update AFTER Submitting? Have the Primary Contact email Ursula at ulittlejohn@ama.org. We will open access for you to edit on the backend and you will receive an email notifying you when your submission is available to edit.


        Have any other questions or need an extension on the timeline? Please reach out to Ursula Littlejohn, Assistant Manager of Professional Communities, at ulittlejohn@ama.org

The American Marketing Association Nonprofit Marketer of the Year Award honors extraordinary leadership and achievement in the field of nonprofit marketing. Nominees must be currently employed at a nonprofit organization with an active 501(c)(3) category tax status, and their current responsibilities must focus on the branding, marketing, and communications aspects of a nonprofit organization.

When nominating someone for the AMA Foundation Nonprofit Marketer of the Year, please consider the following three categories:

Strategy

• Has the candidate achieved breakthroughs and advances in organizing and planning in the context of nonprofit organizations?
• Has the candidate developed unique methodologies?
• Has the candidate shown effective collaboration inside the organization as well as with outside partners?
• Has the candidate successfully implemented creative approaches to solving marketing and communication problems?

Results

• Has the candidate employed effective methods of measurement?
• Has the candidate’s work helped their organization achieve both short- and long-term goals?

Vision and Leadership

• Has the candidate’s work helped advance or transform their organization or the field of nonprofit marketing?
• Has the candidate shown thought leadership by speaking and writing on nonprofit marketing?
• Has the candidate been recognized by others in the field for their work?

Once nominations close, all nominees will receive notification of their nomination and will be require to complete and submit a candidate profile form for further consideration that provides additional information on the candidate’s experience.

This award recognizes books that have had a significant impact in marketing and related sub-fields. Self-nominations are accepted for this award.

Qualification criteria:   The book should have been published within the previous three years (2025, 2024, 2023).   Marketing books published overseas are eligible if the book was published in English and was available for distribution in the United States.   Anthologies, textbooks, and manuals are not eligible to receive this award.

Selection criteria:   The book should be an exceptional marketing book that has set the standard for excellence, offering a fresh perspective on fundamental issues in marketing such as:  

•  How do customers and consumers really behave?
• How do markets function and evolve?
• How do firms relate to their markets?
• What are the contributions of marketing to organizational performance and societal welfare?
• The book should offer practical guidance for marketing managers and has the potential to shape thinking and change marketing practice.
• The book must be well written and well designed.