Hi Susan,
If you get money from your institution you can pay for individual
memberships.  You can't use your federal grant funds for that.

Karen Hadley Keim
(She/Her)
Director Maine Educational Opportunity Center &
Maine Educational Talent Search
207.299.6590






On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 2:51 PM Katharine Lualdi <
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> Hi, Susan.
> MEEOA program membership is an allowable cost, individual memberships
> aren't because they are non-transferrable (vs. NEOA). But without the
> individual memberships, you have to pay the full conference rate when the
> time comes.
>
> All three are key to MEEOA's bottom line.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Katharine
>
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> On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 4:44 PM Susan Dubay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> My name is Susan Dubay and I am the Director of Student Support Services
>> at UMFK. Would someone mind talking me through the differences between
>> program and individual? I have three staff and myself.
>>
>> Thank you so much.
>>
>> Sue
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 10:57 AM Kathryn Bosse <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello MEEOA,
>>>
>>> My name is Kathryn Bosse and I will be taking over for Kate as the new
>>> Membership Chair for 2023-2024.  I work at the University of Maine at
>>> Presque Isle under both Upward Bound and Talent Search grants.  I'm so
>>> excited to work with all of you in this new capacity.
>>>
>>> As you know, it's Fall!  Time to enroll/renew your MEEOA Membership
>>> (Individual and Program) for the new year!
>>>
>>> Please access the links below to learn more about the benefits and
>>> details of MEEOA membership, and let us know you'd like to be a member. * If
>>> you have new colleagues in your program this year, please, please, share
>>> this email. * It's an opportunity for them to learn more about our
>>> Association and join this list-serv, on which we rely to share information
>>> about upcoming events and reach out to colleagues on time sensitive issues.
>>> The link to the membership page:
>>> https://www.meeoa.org/membership.php?id=4
>>> The link to the join or renewal process:
>>> https://www.meeoa.org/join_meeoa_info.php?id=4
>>>
>>> Enrolling/renewing generates an invoice that you can use to make your
>>> $25 individual (or $75 program) membership payment, or you can click the
>>> yellow "PayPal" linke.  If your membership name is different from your
>>> payment name, please let me know ([log in to unmask])!
>>>
>>> Each person can have an individual membership.  Each separate TRIO
>>> Grant, even if one office runs more than one grant, is asked to have a
>>> Program Membership.
>>>
>>> *Important NOTE*: If you're generating an electronic payment through
>>> the University of Maine System for your MEEOA (or NEOA) payments, please
>>> refer to the attached document, "Purchase Orders for MEEOA and NEOA for
>>> UMS." *Following these steps will help us greatly in crediting you
>>> electronic payment to the right invoice!  If someone has fine-tuned
>>> electronic payments for the Maine Community College System, we'd be
>>> thrilled to have you share those steps with your colleagues.*
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to
>>> seeing you at this year's MEEOA Conference!
>>>
>>> Kathryn
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Susan M. Dubay
>> Director of Student Support Services at UMFK
>> University of Maine at Fort  Kent
>> 207.834.7869
>> [log in to unmask]
>> Office located in Student Success Center/TRIO
>> Apply for TRIO today!
>> https://mycampus.maine.edu/group/umfk/trio-application/
>>
>>
>>