History of APPL
The Association of Partners for Public
Lands (APPL) was known for its first twenty years as the Conference of National
Park Cooperating Associations (CNPCA), an organization that worked to advance
the common purposes of its national park-affiliated members. In November
1997, CNPCA’s members voted to expand their umbrella to include not-for-profit
organizations that serve all public land management agencies.
Incorporated in California in 1977, APPL will soon celebrate 30
years of serving the public lands community.
Financial Notes
APPL follows the dues philosophy
set out by the founders of the Conference of National Park Cooperating Associations
in 1978. They recognized that, because of qualifying criteria, membership
would be limited. They wanted all member associations, regardless of size,
to have an equal opportunity for training, services and delegate voting
power. Voting members have a single vote regardless of the amount of dues
paid. As in America’s democratic government, those with higher incomes
pay more to support the system’s existence for the good of the whole.
Annual dues are calculated on a sliding scale based on the organization's
gross receipts for the preceding year. Minimum dues are $500.00 and there
is a dues cap of $7,500.00. Affiliate, non-voting, members pay flat annual
dues of $500.00. Dues are assessed on a calendar-year basis. Payment plans
must be approved by the APPL board treasurer.
APPL's dues income is supplemented by several sources of non-dues revenues:
annual conventions, training course fees, contracts, Vendor Support Program,
and Combined Federal Campaign.
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