Many people find membership in both National and the Mount Diablo chapter extremely valuable. National's services and reach provides breadth, while our services provide depth and a local community.
Here are comments from some Mount Diablo chapter members about
"National makes it easy to do research. They provide summaries of articles and even quick synopsis' of book reviews. I read these to see if the articles or books are worth looking into and this saves me a lot of time."
"I use National to add power behind my recommendations or requests. It's one thing to have little ole me expressing an opinion; when I quote research from ASTD, my boss tends to sit up and listen."
"When my company was looking for benchmarking data on how our training compares to other companies, I was able to use the benchmarking service at no extra charge."
"It's worth remembering that National doesn't just provide services to its members, it provides services to our chapter too. Without National, our volunteer-run chapter would find it difficult to succeed."
And here are a few comments about how membership in both National and Mount Diablo provides value:
"I like being a member of both National and Mount Diablo. One gives me exposure to training issues on the larger, national scale, the other lets me to talk those issues over with my cohorts in the chapter."
"There's a nice balance between the two that makes the investment well worth it. I've also used National to help friends with job search in other parts of the U.S.."
For more information about National ASTD, follow the link to their website.
If you plan to join National:
National gives your local chapter (that's us) funds based on your national membership. To ensure the chapter receives credit so we can put those funds to use for you, please note:
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You don't have to be a National member to buy useful resources and neat-o stuff from the store! Just click on the "store" link from their home page.
Remember to use our chapter number: CH8000.