Membership organization
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A membership organization is any organization that allows people or entities to subscribe, and often requires them to pay a membership fee or "subscription".[1] Membership organizations typically have a particular purpose, which involves connecting people together around a particular activity, geographical location, industry, activity, interest, mission, or profession.[2] This might simply be to encourage or facilitate interaction and collaboration, but it also often involves promoting and enhancing the purpose itself.
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Membership organizations are often not for profit, but there are also many commercially-run membership organizations, and some larger not for profit membership organizations (like the National Trust in the United Kingdom) which have commercial subsidiaries.[3] They vary in size from very small voluntary associations, which may not be formally established, to very large nationally or internationally renowned organizations,[4] like the aforementioned National Trust, which had 3.7 million members in 2010, each paying about £50 per year. Some of these membership organizations are referred to as multi-chapters if they have a main parent organization that is made up of chapters, clubs, or regions.[citation needed]
Types of membership organization include professional associations, trade associations, voluntary associations, political parties, clubs, and a wide range of others.[2] Membership organizations may rely on membership software to provide services to their members through the Internet.
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