Membership Campaign for the Future Forward Economic Alliance

Eligible members include businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies and individuals working in or concerned about the economic future of the region’s 12 counties (Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford, Watauga and Wilkes).

Specifically the membership categories include:

• Any city or town within the counties mentioned above;
• Other public sector entities in those counties such as higher educational institutions, public or private K-12 schools, multi-jurisdictional bodies, and other agencies or authorities;
• For-profit private sector companies whose production or client/customer base is all or partially within the boundaries of eligible counties;
• Not-for-profit entities whose constituency base is all or partially within the boundaries of eligible counties;
• Any individual interested in the mission of the Alliance

Membership Fees:

• Eligible counties at $0.05 per capita based on the most recent estimate of the North Carolina Office of State Management and Budget.
• Eligible municipalities with greater than 10,000 population at $1,000 and with less than 10,000 population at $500.
• Other public sector entities at $500.
• For-profit private sector companies with fewer than 50 employees shall invest $150; with 50 to 100 employees at $250; and with more than 100 employees at $500.
• Not-for-profit entities shall invest a minimum of $150.
• Individual members shall invest a minimum of $75.

Membership applications are available here.

For more information call Dana Lingerfelt of the Western Piedmont Council of Governments at 828-485-4221.