In September 1996, the Pacific Northwest Automotive Association (PNAA) was founded to bring together all of the automotive associations throughout the Pacific Northwest. Represented by more than 24 small Associations, the automotive industry needed a place for the trades and businesses that make up the automotive industry to come together on the issues. As a unified voice of the automotive industry, PNAA was the genesis of what was to follow.

In 2003, the Association realized that they had more in common with other small business Associations and Chambers of Commerce. The membership model had wide appeal to many other organizations outside the automotive industry. We discovered an emerging desire for Associations to have a unified voice for their members and a head for their member benefits that was not limited by industry.

To administrate and operate a menu of benefits and services that could serve multiple organizations, a complex information technology platform was designed. Once designed, the benefit platform required a full year of development before it was ready for release to the market. Today the data center provides a solid foundation allowing member organizations and their member's online support and access to the benefits.

Realizing the Association would require a name change to reflect the growing interest and participation from these new Associations, the name was changed in 2004 to the Affiliated Associations of America. A new Mission Statement was developed and the commitment to build the organization through supporting membership was implemented.

 

 

The Affiliated Associations of America (AAOA) provides a cooperative platform without the competition for membership between Associations, Chambers of Commerce, and Professional Organizations. Our members can discuss issues and develop solutions and strategies to shape the future of our country in order to maintain a vibrant business climate. Members have the opportunity to have a unified voice and the ability to combine their purchasing power to deliver real membership value.

Our Mission

Our commitment to the members we serve is reflected in our mission statement:

"Our Mission is to value the relationships that our Association and Chamber members have with their individual members; to strive to be a strong voice for our members on the issues; to reach out to all Associations and Chambers; to build strong long-lasting partnerships; to provide the benefits and services that increase and retain membership; and work to keep businesses profitable."

The Power of Partnership

We recognize the importance of Associations, Chambers of Commerce, and Professional Organizations, as well as the value of supporting their relationship with their members. We recognize the influence in our state and local community we have when working together with other membership organizations without competing for each others members.

We listened to our members and realized that organizations were competing for the same members. Members were being required to join association after association to find the right benefits for their company, with virtually no coordination between the organizations.

The Affiliated Associations of America supports memberships in our partner organizations and does not compete for our partner's members. We developed the AAOA member benefit program to provide a variety of programs and services to enhance the value of our partner's membership. Using the "Power of Partnership", we are dedicated under our mission to help Associations, Chambers of Commerce, and Professional Organizations be successful.