Are you a new Business member or thinking about joining the NPN Community? You have come to the right place.

Membership Benefits       Discussion Forum Etiquette          Website News       A Word from our Sponsors          Need help?

Jump On Board with NPN's Membership Promotion Opportunity - Become NPN's exclusive membership drive sponsor! Your business' information will be blasted to our full contact list (20k+ contacts) detailing the gift promotion you will provide new and/or renewed members. Help NPN grow, and promote your business!  Some helpful details about this promotion include:

• The gift promotion must be a gift certificate offer to all prospective and current members who sign up with NPN during the given promotional time frame.
• The gift certificate must have a minimum $15 value with at least a two month expiration.

Email us with your interest and questions.

THANK YOU to Building Blocks for running such a fantastic promotion this summer.

Business Membership is a great way to access the following benefits ($60/year) - Join today!

• Leverage the active Discussion Forum & interact with NPN member parents (Read Forum Etiquette)
• Host NPN events in your space
• Provide your expert opinion as a speaker for an event
• Promote a Parent Perk discount/special offer to our members
• Network with other local businesses at our quarterly Business Member Networking Events
• Write an article for our quarterly Parent to Parent Newsletter*
• NEW: Participate as a guest blogger*
• NEW: Promote events through our NPN Calendar* (Coming soon!)
• Advertise and take advantage of your Proud NPN Member 15% Discount, good for all advertising (discount excludes sponsorship and ad design fees)
• Sport NPN's Proud Member Badge on your web site and link back to NPN
• Get listed on Twitter (@NPNparents) by us and become a Facebook page favorite! Tweet or DM us to say hi!

Proud NPN Member 15% DIscount Requirements (where applicable):

• Business, Nonprofit, or School level NPN Memberships qualify (not applicable for Parent/Family Memberships)
• Post your Proud NPN Member badge (please see instructions above) on your website and/or social media pages
• Follow NPN on Facebook and Twitter @NPNparents
• Set NPN as a Facebook Favorite
• Promote the benefits of NPN membership at least one time during the advertising contract

* Must be reviewed and approved by NPN with the right to edit/reject the content based on availability, focus of other content, and/or appropriateness for our members.

Discussion Forum Etiquette  

Whether you are a new or a seasoned NPN member, please use these important guidelines when participating on our active NPN Discussion Forum:

• Identify yourself as a school member. Our members will appreciate your honesty
• Respond to posts relevant to your expertise – stick to original post’s topic
• Don’t duplicate your posts in different folders - posting just one time is sufficient. 
• NOTE: Updates may take several minutes to show up – wait before posting again
• Be objective in your advice and comments when possible
• Choose your opportunities to participate wisely – parents are sensitive & reactive
• Email bj@npnparents.orgif you need help with a duplicate or problem post

Website News  

What an exiting year for NPN! Our new site launched in January and we are still working on many exciting changes and update.  Please check back here for information that impacts our partners:

• Discussion Forum Changes – Do you want to post anonymously? Big changes coming soon!  All posts by non-parent members will be identified with your logo/organization name.  All posts made before the change will remain anonymous.  If you are also a parent and want to continue to be able to participate anonymously, please open a second account and/or use your parent account to post in this way.
• Discount offer for 2^nd account: Combo package - $80 for both! Contactbj@npnparents.orgfor promo codes.  If you have a parent account & want business account - $25 off Business Acct.  If you have a business account & want parent account - $25 off Parent Acct.
• New Account Profile Functionality – Click on “My Account” to 1) Add your Logo/Image to your NPN Account Profile (all membership types) and 2) Update and manage your Parent Perk Offer (business members only)
• Our NPN News Blog has officially launched: Visit: http://npnparents.org/posts and please share with your contacts – RSS feed will be set up soon!
• Parent Perks program is in full swing: Add your Perk to your member profile & feel free to change as often as you want!  Bigger perks get bigger promotion!  Perk alert emails go out 2x’s a month
• Share your events with our NPN Communit!  Here are the best ways to get the word out:
• To promote events to NPN community, we recommend:
  1) Tweet to @npnparents and we will RT event info. 
  2) email event info to amy@npnparents.org and she will post on our NPN Discussion Forum
  3) Post the event details on our NPN Discussion Forum using your NPN log in info
  4) Post on our NPN FB Page

What our sponsors and partners are saying about NPN!

COUNTRY Financial - Parent University – Presenting Sponsor, Board Member, & more

“Our strategy in Chicago has been to help families achieve financial security one neighborhood at a time. We couldn’t ask for a better community partner than NPN to mutually achieve this goal,” says Mike Fisher, COUNTRY Financial District Director of Chicago Agencies. “We are pleased to team with NPN to create secure families which serve as the foundation for strong neighborhoods.”

Olive.You.Nanny – Sarah Davis – Supporting Sponsor, Board Member, & more

“In the last 2 years I’ve met a ton of parents who are now clients. NPN has given me the opportunity to spread the word about Olive.You.Nanny and without them I would not have been able to build my business in which it is today. Thankfully I've had the chance to become a business member and get involved!”

Melissa Song Photography – 1^st and 2^nd Annual Family Festival Supporting Sponsor

“I would say that working with the NPN staff was remarkably easy!  Very well organized, friendly and most helpful! Through the NPN event I photographed and the NPN message boards, I have received many wonderful referrals. I would work with NPN again anytime!”

Rosanne Locricchio Barnum, Owner of Musical Magic – Event Host, Advertiser, & more

“As the owner of a children’s music business, I have found NPN to be an invaluable tool to help me reach my target market – parents. Whether marketing at one of their festivals, or advertising in their newsletter, NPN's volunteers are helpful and professional and I find my involvement with their organization to be beneficial to my business.” 

BrightBin – School Fair Exhibitor

”NPN School Fair was huge success! The New Generation Lunch Box was in serious demand!”

Still need help?  Contact one of the following individuals

• ellie@npnarents.org - all of your advertising and marketing questions and needs
• alison@npnparents.org - Family Festival, School Fair, Silent Auction, and other special events
• jay@npnparents.org - provide your expertise as a speaker or sponsor NPN events
• amy@npnparents.org - host one of our groups/clubs in your space or volunteer

We look forward to hearing from you!