Promoting value and good business practice

• The MAP Code of Conduct (consultation process now taking place - See below...)
• The MAP Professional Framework (consultation process now taking place - See below...)
• The MAP Peer Review Process (coming soon...)

Press Release (August 2009) - Click HERE

Stage 1 - Membership & Association Professional (MAP) Code of Conduct

Until quite recently it has been difficult to establish individual and organisational excellence within professional bodies of all kinds.

Three organisations* have now come together to form the Membership and Association Professional (MAP) Network to champion excellence and best practice in this large and valuable sector.  This joint collaboration is providing a standards scheme against which individual and organisational competence can be benchmarked. The four elements of the scheme include provision of a Code of Conduct, Competence Framework, Peer Review Process and ongoing validation.  

The Membership & Association Professional (MAP) Code of Conduct, suitable for both individuals and organisations, is the first stage of demonstrating and achieving excellence.  The code will enable those who comply to declare their professional and ethical intent and will provide the foundation for each of the stages which follow. 

View the MAP Code of Conduct HERE. 

If you have any comments or input about the code, please send them to map@memberwise.org.uk.

It will be possible for individuals and organisations to declare their compliance with the (MAP) Code of Conduct and the (MAP) Competence Framework and, later, for this compliance to form the basis of the (MAP) Peer Review process for organisations.

The code is, therefore, to be the enabler for a series of beneficial enhancements to the capability and competence of membership organisations and professional associations, for individual employees, volunteers and memberships as a whole.

*The MemberWise Network; The Professionalism Group (an independent advice and consultancy  organisation established to drive best practice in the sector); and MemNet Network (an independent network offering membership-specific information, advice and events)

Stage 2

The Membership & Assocation Professional (MAP) Framework is suitable for individuals and organisations, and is the second stage of demonstrating and achieveing excellence. The framework will enable competence; within all functions/departments and at all career stages; to be defined so that individuals and organisations can establish strengths and identify areas of development.

An overview of the framework is available to download and a consultation process has begun. If you would like to give feedback please email: map@memberwise.org.uk

View the MAP Framework Overview HERE

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