A:  The National Booster Club Training Council (NBCTC) is the first and only National Booster Club Association.  Dedicated to providing educational resources, support, and best practices to booster clubs across the United States. As the National Governing Body for Booster Clubs throughout the United States we aim to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of booster clubs by offering training programs, compliance resources, and networking opportunities. Additionally, NBCTC focuses on promoting ethical standards and governance to ensure that booster clubs operate transparently and in the best interest of their communities.

At NBCTC, we transform good intentions into tangible results by addressing the challenges of leadership turnover, organizational knowledge gaps, and financial deficits. Our mission is to cultivate robust, effective organizations that foster positive relationships between booster club leaders, coaches, program administrators, and school officials nationwide.  As a proactive national voice for booster clubs, NBCTC is committed to advocating for their interests and supporting their growth. We spearhead educational initiatives, reimagine booster club campaigns, and build strategic relationships with leaders across the nation, from state and national officials to business and community influencers.

A:  As a member of the National Booster Club Training Council, your booster club receives a wealth of benefits designed to enhance your effectiveness and impact, including:

• Comprehensive Training: Access to expert training programs that equip your members with the skills needed to maximize fundraising, manage finances and operations, and organize events efficiently.
• Hands-On-Support: Your officers, directors and committee chairs receive hands-on-support from a trained Club Advisor.  Guidance and support on any booster club question, issue, challenge or need.
• Exclusive Resources: A library of valuable resources, including templates, guidelines, and best practices, ensuring that your booster club operates at the highest level of professionalism.
• Networking Opportunities: Connections with other booster clubs nationwide, allowing us to share ideas, collaborate on projects, and gain insights from the experiences of others.
• Advocacy and Support: Representation at the national level, ensuring our interests are voiced and supported in educational and legislative discussions.
• Discounted Services: Special offers and discounts on products and services from NBCTC’s trusted partners; Nations lowest insurance premiums, add vendor discounts, enhanced fundraising commissions to name a few.

By leveraging these benefits, we not only strengthen your club’s operations but also enhance your potential to support your members and the participants within the extracurricular programs you support.

A:  No! The NBCTC’s online website is only the starting point from which the NBCTC provides many services. As we shared above The NBCTC is a full service association and provides a wealth of resources and support.

A:  Membership dues are paid every 12 months. It doesn’t matter whether you join mid-way through the year, you receive one full year of benefits starting the date you become an active member.

A:  Yes. You are guaranteed a locked renewal dues rate, which is published on the membership application page, and that will never increase as long as the booster club remain members in good standing..

A:  Yes. Every booster club pays a membership fee unless they are grouped under one main or executive booster club.

A:  Every member club is assigned a trained Booster Club Advisor with unlimited support access for all of your officers, directors and committee chairs.  Have a question?  Need help with a challenge?  Trying to find new ways to raise more fundraising or get more parents involved?  Need help becoming 501c3?  Need a booster club document, contract or form?  As members of the NBCTC, your Club Advisor is ready to help.

A:  The NBCTC has established a Business Code of Ethical Practices that all vendors we approve agree to abide by. If you experience a problem with any approved NBCTC vendor simply contact your NBCTC Advisor or the NBCTC directly and we will assist your booster club in resolving the challenge. Unfortunately if the vendor is not NBCTC approved we can’t help, so we always advise our members to only use NBCTC approved vendors to help minimize any challenges.

A:  The NBCTC provides an abundance of fundraising resources exclusively dedicated to the topic of fundraising, from guides, workshops, hands-on-support from your assigned Club Advisor and also vetted opportunities with the industry’s leading fundraising programs, who offer NBCTC members added discounts and enhanced benefits.

A:  Yes. Training is the core of our mission. We provide full-day Booster Summits, which are traditionally held on a state-by-state basis and we conduct regionally held Booster U Compliance and Best Practices Workshops, which are held around the country, each lasting about 2 1/2 hours and providing an abundance of knowledge, resources and information on most of the important topics pertaining to running and building a booster club. Members are also provided mini-training workshops (1 topic) and ongoing support via zoom and phone with your assigned Club Advisor.

A: Yes. The NBCTC provides many different opportunities to assist a start-up club. You can submit any questions or concerns to the highly qualified staff at the NBCTC who are eager to help get you on track and moving in the right direction. In addition, as a member of the NBCTC you receive hands on guidance and support from a qualified NBCTC Advisor as well as the ability to attend our Booster U training workshops where you will get the chance to interact with other parents and volunteers in other clubs around your area.

A:  Yes. Getting parents involved is a process of (1) helping them to understand how important your booster club is in ensuring the programs and activities you serve, and (2) helping them see themselves as playing a positive role in helping provide those continued activities for their son’s and daughter’s. The NBCTC can help you achieve these important issues and help increase your membership and parent involvement at the same time.

A:  Yes. As workshops attendance is highly sought, to ensure your seat, members pay a very nominal fee.  Seating is prioritized to NBCTC members, but when seating is available, non-members pay an expanded fee per attendee to attend.  Workshop fees are posted on the workshop page.

A:  Yes.  As members of the NBCTC we provide you with hands-on-support for all booster club needs including incorporation, becoming tax exempt 501c3, establishing bylaws and booster club best practices.