Jewelry Industry Summit opens up new membership opportunities
June 16, 19
The Jewelry Industry Summit, a non-profit charitable organization, announced that it is moving its business model to that of a membership-based organization and opening up a range of opportunities for individuals and organizations to align themselves publicly with the vision and goals by becoming a member. The step is in line with its mission to bring the jewelry industry together to advance sustainability and responsible sourcing.
Membership support will allow the Jewelry Industry Summit to amplify strategies to make the industry more sustainable by sharing learning and promoting the development of initiatives by people from all sectors of the jewelry industry.
Cecilia Gardner, Chair of the organization explained that "By moving to an annual, membership-based model, the Summit will be empowered to provide a comprehensive platform of continuous support to the fast-growing sustainability movement within the jewelry community. Our new platform allows all individuals and entities who are passionate about positively impacting the environment and jewelry producing communities to contribute in a variety of ways which are affordable but will make a real difference."
Along with the introduction of its new funding structure, the Jewelry Industry Summit will start to roll out a range of new benefits for members which will include access to member-only online content such as webinars and discounts to national and regional events throughout the year.
A membership level of $60 for individual proprietors will be supplemented by additional higher levels: Contributor - $100, Supporter - $500, Patron -$1,000 and Benefactor - $5,000. There will also be a $40 reduced-price membership for students acknowledging their important role in the future of sustainable jewelry design and manufacture. An option to contribute on a monthly basis means that members can sign up for as little as $7.00 per month ($5.00 for students).
Annual memberships usually run for one year from the date of signing up, however as an introductory offer, anyone signing up for annual membership before the end of this year will automatically have their membership extended until 31st Dec 2020 at no extra cost. Separate sponsorship opportunities are also available to further support Summit initiatives and events.
"We want to ensure sustainability becomes a broad based industry priority and urge everyone to visit our new website to find out how they can help and to sign up for our newsletter providing updates on a variety of efforts to sustain the jewelry supply chain," Gardner said.