BEVA

BEVA believes that provision of a broad range of member services is essential for professional associations. Member services fulfil several important functions:

• recruitment and retention of members
• increase member loyalty to the association
• increase the standing of the association within the professional community
• raise profile of the association with the industry 

most importantly, members services help members:

• improve their professional knowledge and skills
• improve their businesses
• improve practice standards
• deal with legislative requirements
• deal with the personal pressures, including career choices, presented by equine practice

Member services fall into several broad categories and may be provided ‘in house’ by the association or outsourced to collaborating organisations or commercial providers:

• Education
• Journals
• Business services
• Discounts with outside companies and services
• Guidance on professional & legislative matters
• Guidance on personal matters
• News and updates
• Web-based discussion forum (e-community)

BEVA’s aim is to provide a ‘one stop shop’ for all members’ needs via the BEVA website using a combination of in-house and outsourced delivery. The table below is a summary of the member services currently provided by BEVA: