Member Affinity Benefits Program

Member Affinity Benefits Program AFOA has negotiated affinity programs with key suppliers on behalf of members as a new member benefit. We are selecting suppliers and service providers that we think you will use and find valuable. The affinity programs will offer you significantly discounted pricing on a wide range of services and products. Information on our Affinity partners and what they have to offer you is in this booklet. AFOA Affinity Partners Communications • Aboriginal Conferencing • Aboriginal Link Telecommunications • Accutel Inc. • Bell Conferencing Solutions • Momentum Conferencing Corporation Computer Software Providers • Abenaki Associates • A.D. Morrison & Associates Ltd. • Adagio by Softrak • Advanced DataSystems Ltd. • Pro-forma Plus Pro-forma Plus • Xyntax Systems Financial Services • ADP Payroll Services • First Nations Bank of Canada • William Squibb & Associates Insurance • CINUP • Freedom 55 Financial • LIFE Benefit Plan • Many Nations Insurance Ltd. • Marsh Canada Ltd. Travel • AVIS Car Rental • Delta Hotel & Suites • Enterprise Rent-a-Car • Hertz • InterContinental Hotel Groups • Marriott Hotels& Resorts Hotel & Resorts • National/Alamo Car Rental • Park’N Fly • SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts • Thrifty Car Rental • UNIGLOBE Bon Voyage • Westmont Hospitality Group Products/Resource Tools • Custom Employee Handbook Custom Employee Handbook Miscellaneous • CG Hylton & Associates • FTD Floral • Higgins International • NEBS DELUXEPINPOINT • Tobacco Healing Centre New Partners Updated September 14, 2009 Page 2 Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada Abenaki Associates Abenaki is the only Aboriginal Sage ACCPAC Business Partner in Canada, and the largest supplier of Sage ACCPAC software and training services to First Nations. Offering a wide variety of solutions to successfully manage your First Nation or organization. Abenaki also has in their Abenaki First Nations Management Systems a Membership & Community Information Management system, a Social Assistance & Case Management system, and a CMHC award-winning Abenaki Housing Inventory Management system. Abenaki offers a 5% discount on Abenaki Training and Abenaki software exclusively to all AFOA members. Aboriginal Conferencing Aboriginal Conferencing hosts Audio, Web and Video conferencing services and provides easy, convenient and cost-effective solutions to help meet your communication needs. It’s easier to share information, speed up decision-making, improve productivity, save time and reduce travel costs with Aboriginal Conferencing. Aboriginal Link Telecommunications Aboriginal Link is Canada’s first dedicated national Aboriginal communications program offering Primus communications for your phone, facsimile and high speed or dial-up internet needs. Aboriginal Link also offers 3.5¢ per minute rates for Primus’ voice, fax and data anytime in North America. Accutel Inc. Accutel Inc. is the latest innovation from the people who have been pioneering the conferencing industry for decades. Whether meeting by audio, web or video, we have the technology, combined with full-featured services to ensure that once you’ve met with us, you won’t ever want to meet anywhere else. Establishing a connection with Accutel gives you access to the most advanced conferencing technology available today including state-of-the-art fiber optic installations and digital bridging technology. Via internet or telephone, our team assures you the highest possible quality of service in your conference. Conduct your conference call at any time, with participants from anywhere in the world, while keeping your costs to a minimum! A. D. Morrison & Associates Ltd. A. D. Morrison & Associates Ltd. has been providing First Nations with consulting and software solutions for over 16 years. They offer several products available to help make running First Nation's a little easier. All AFOA member will receive 20% off any software purchase. Affinity Benefits—September 2009 Page 3 Adagio by Softrak Adagio by Softrak has been helping accounting departments improve their productivity. Adagio by Softrak provides Windows-based accounting solutions for small to medium enterprises including ACCPAC and Adagio. Adagio by Softrak offers AFOA members a free, full electronic copy of Adagio FX for Simply, QuickBooks, or ACCPAC Plus. ADP Payroll Services ADP provides a full range of employee administrative services to help successfully manage your payroll needs. This simple and economic service reduces your payroll administration time, protects you from payroll tax penalties and improves your productivity with useful reports and simplified year-end administration. ADP offers AFOA members 15% payroll processing service fees. AIS by Advanced DataSystems Ltd. Advanced DataSystems Ltd has been in the Custom Software and Database Development business for 31 years. For the past decade we have focused on the First Nations and Aboriginal marketplace with AIS:Aboriginal Information Systems … including Membership, Social Assistance, Housing, Education, Child and Family Services, Case Management, BCRs, Skills-Matching, Nominal Roll, Voice-of-the-People, and Per Capita Distributions … with seamless integration to financial software programs. We can tailor your AIS:System or Custom Build databases to meet unique needs of your Organization. AIS provides your staff with the tools to simplify administration, approve payments to members and suppliers, and print meaningful reports for funders and managers. We work closely with First Nations on Capacity Building and Sustainability, through the AIS:HelpCentre, the AIS:CertifiedTrainers, and AIS: New Releases. AIS is working in every region in Canada. AFOA members receive FREE registration to any scheduled AIS Workshops. These workshops are a great opportunity to share the vision for an Integrated Model, and for a hands-on ‘try before you buy’ experience. AVIS Car Rental AVIS is a service car rental provider Worldwide. Whether it is for personal or for business travel, AFOA members can enjoy special member rates, considerable value-added discounts and the ease and convenience of AVIS’ Preferred Express service. AVIS offers up to 10% off special Canada association rates as well as other value-added discounts for rentals in other countries. Page 4 Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada Bell Conferencing Solutions Bell Conferencing has easy, convenient and cost-effective solutions to help you communicate, collaborate and consult. It is easier to share information, speed up decision-making, improve productivity, save time and reduce travel costs. Whether your needs are the traditional Audio Conferencing, or real-time interactivity of Web Conferencing, or the global reach of Video Conferencing and Webcasting, Bell Conferencing Solutions can help you with your business interactions. Bell Conferencing offers AFOA members special rates. CG Hylton & Associates Inc. Established in 1991, CG Hylton & Associates Inc. provides the innovative and cost effective solutions to your organization's human resource and benefit needs. We are Calgary based, with Associates located in major centres, ready to serve you and your organization. Ask about our AFOA member discount and free consultation. CINUP The Aboriginal group benefits division of Rice Financial, CINUP offers group insurance and pension services designed specifically for the unique needs of Status and Non-Status employers and employees. Using a bulk-buying approach to benefits, CINUP helps First Nation groups save money and access better products and services not generally available to smaller groups. Collectively, CINUP members become a large enough group to take advantage of these perks. Custom Employee Handbook Carswell Custom Handbooks is please to be a new Affinity Partner of the AFOA. Our goal is to provide those members who require a current compliant employee handbook the opportunity to have this project completed (nobody likes writing policies); in the most economical and efficient process available. Special pricing is available for AFOA members. Delta Hotels & Suites Delta has 38 first class business hotels in cities across Canada. Delta invites AFOA members to join their Delta Privilege member program services in order to enjoy one-minute check-in, extended check-out, as well as early check-in guarantees. Other special services in their member program include complimentary in-room coffee & tea, free local phone calls, free telephone access charges on credit card & calling card calls, and a free newspaper in your room. Delta offers AFOA members negotiated rates for their hotel accommodation needs across Canada. Affinity Benefits—September 2009 Page 5 Enterprise Rent-a-Car You’re a member of The Enterprise® Business Rental Program. This means you save every time you rent a car using your Aboriginal Financial Officers Association Business Rental Membership. Receive additional benefits like award-winning customer service, your choice of a wide variety of vehicles, the convenience of more than 7,000 locations across North America, and of course, free pick-up. First Nations Bank of Canada First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) is all about commitment—their commitment to First Nations peoples and more specifically to you, as individual customers. They are committed to providing a total banking relationship by fulfilling your complete banking needs and working diligently to maintain a high level of customer service. FNBC offers AFOA members reduced fees and discounts on personal and commercial products and services to meet your banking needs. For example, for a closed fixed rate mortgage loan, AFOA members can enjoy a 1.0% discount off the current posted rate. Freedom 55 Financial Whether your goal is a comfortable retirement, education for your children or having the right financial security plan in place for your business, Freedom 55 Financial provides security and investment representatives to help you get there. Freedom 55 Financial offers AFOA members access to a broad range of products and services such as Life Insurance, Group Insurance and Group retirement plans. FTD Floral FTD Floral is the largest floral company in the world and offers over 400 floral arrangements and a network of 20,000 florists. To meet AFOA member’s needs whether it is for personal and for business, FTD Floral can assist you with your floral arrangement needs. FTD Floral offers AFOA members a 15% discount on all floral items. Hertz Hertz is a Global company owned corporately in most of the major locations around the world, whether it be Europe, United States, Australia, New Zealand or Canada, our service is consistent throughout the world. As an AFOA member, you are invited to receive a fee-waived Hertz #1 Club Gold membership. Take advantage of Hertz’ innovative, time-saving frequent traveler program. This service allows you to by-pass the rental counter and go directly to your car with no paperwork to sign. Page 6 Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada Higgins International Higgins International is an Aboriginal owned executive search company. If your organization requires a placement at the management, executive or board level, Higgins can help you find the right candidate. Higgins International offers AFOA members a 5% discount of the total search project quote as well as free extensive background checks on all short listed candidates. InterContinental Hotel Groups InterContinental Hotel Groups presents a wide variety of hotel accommodation and meeting venues - from comfortable and practical to luxurious. IHG Groups offers AFOA members access to the world's best hotel brands by selecting the planning experience that best suits your personal or business travel needs. AFOA members have direct access to make reservations with InterContinental hotel & resorts, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites or Candlewood Suites. LIFE Benefit Solutions Inc. LIFE – A Benefit Plan for First Nations is an exclusive program for Group Insurance and Group Retirement including Chief and Council Insurance, health & dental coverage for status employees for those NIHB non-covered prescription or treatment needs. LIFE offers AFOA members who submit information to produce a group insurance quotation will receive a $150 gift certificate of their choice. Many Nations Financial Services LTD. As a First Nations employer, a properly designed employee benefits (Group Life, Health, & Pension Plan) program can assist you in attracting qualified employees and retaining "key" people. Many Nations is your First Nations Employee Benefits Specialist with a key focus on Customer Service. Many Nations is a First Nations owned and operated full service brokerage that will design your employee benefits package specific to you, our valued client. YOU are UNIQUE! Marriott Hotels & Resorts Experience world class hotels in cities across Canada. Enjoy luxurious accommodations, convenient amenities and legendary Marriott service. Whether traveling for business or pleasure, we are pleased to offer special First Nations rates at participating hotels. Affinity Benefits—September 2009 Page 7 Marsh Canada Ltd. Managing risk exposures is the key to unlocking the power of an organization's potential and capitalizing on its opportunities. Marsh can help identify and quantify risks and bring them under control. We create and implement customized solutions employing the most effective blend of risk mitgation, risk transfer, and advanced risk financing. These solutions go beyond traditional property/casualty insurance programs to encompass strategies that can help increase a firm's revenue growth, enhance its net income, and strengthen its balance sheet. Marsh offers easier access to their services. Momentum Conferencing Corporation Momentum hosts Audio, Web and Video conferencing services and provides easy, convenient and cost-effective solutions to help meet your communication needs. It’s easier to share information, speed up decision-making, improve productivity, save time and reduce travel costs with Momentum Conferencing. Momentum offers exclusive AFOA member pricing of 9.0¢ per minute on Audio conferencing and 20.0¢ per minute for web professional conferencing. Momentum also offers Non AFOA members reduced rates as well. National/Alamo Car Rental National & Alamo are a service car rental provider Worldwide. To meet an AFOA members needs whether it is for personal and for business travel, AFOA members can enjoy special member rates, considerable value-added discounts with ease and convenience. National & Alamo offer a professional association account so our AFOA members can enjoy up to 10% off rental rates. NEBS DELUXEPINPOINT NEBS is a market leader specializing in personalized designed and branded short-run business products and services. NEBS also provides pay web services to meet your payroll processing needs. NEBS DELUXEPINPOINT offers AFOA members 10% off a first time NEBS product order and 5% on products previously purchased. Page 8 Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada Park’N Fly All trips start and end at Park'N Fly. Whether you are travelling for business or planning some down time, start your next trip at Park'N Fly, Canada's only national airport parking service for more than 40 years that includes: Convenient locations minutes from the airport in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver; quick shuttle service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; safe, well lit, fenced-in compounds; guaranteed parking availability; aeroplan miles with every parking transaction at participating locations only friendly and professional staff; quick computerized Express In/Out Pay stations; and luggage assistance. Pro-forma Plus Pro-Forma Plus is a complete budgeting, cash flow forecasting and business planning model that is easy to learn and easy to use. It runs inside Excel versions 2000 and higher. To run Pro-Forma Plus, only a basic understanding of accounting principles and spreadsheets is necessary. The model produces a multitude of financial statements and supporting schedules including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows, as well as schedules for cost of sales and inventory (if the entity involves the sale of goods), overheads, banking, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and cash flow assumptions. Full details can be entered for each supporting schedule. Pro-Forma Plus will take you through the business planning process easily and expertly. You'll see the steps involved in setting up the initial plan, articulating the strategies, and activating the review process. SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts, formerly CHIP Hospitality, is one of Canada’s leading hotel management companies and currently manages and asset manages 35 hotels and resorts across Canada. The company manages independent hotels and hotels operating under major franchise brands, such as Crowne Plaza, Radisson, Residence Inn by Marriott, Holiday Inn, Hilton, Quality, Gouverneur, Best Western and Ramada. CHIP Hospitality is fully owned by British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“bcIMC”), a Canadian leader in investment funds management that is based in Victoria, British Columbia. SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts is offering AFOA members discounted hotel rates and a FREE upgrade Certificate. Thrifty Car Rental By partnering with Thrifty Car Rental, AFOA has established a relationship with one of the largest car rental companies in the world, and one that is fully equipped to service the needs of its member base. The discounted rate and special benefits that have been negotiated between Thrifty and AFOA will be honored at any of Thrifty’s 800+ North American locations, 365 days a year with no black-out periods. Affinity Benefits—September 2009 Page 9 Tobacco Healing Centre The Tobacco Healing Centre offers an in-house tobacco addiction healing program for smokers who wish to break free and Tobacco Addiction Specialist Certification training for community and health car providers and others who want the knowledge and expertise to assist smokers. AFOA members will receive a 15% discount on both the addiction healing program and Tobacco Addiction Specialist Certification training. UNIGLOBE Bon Voyage Travel We are the leading Canadian owned travel management company with over 800 locations across 40 countries. Since 1984, UNIGLOBE Bon Voyage has provided professional travel management services to businesses and communities across Canada. We offer our clients a Corporate Travel management Program that guarantees PLATINUM SERVICE backed by our BEST FARE ASSURANCE. UNIGLOBE Bon Voyage will work with AFOA members to develop, implement and manage a travel services program. Westmont Hospitality Group Westmont Hospitality Group is pleased to provide AFOA Canada members with annual discounted rates at our Choice, Travelodge, Radisson, Holiday Inn brand hotels and the Best Western North Bay. We recognize the importance of your business and therefore it gives us great pleasure to extend the Westmont Hospitality Group VIP Program to AFOA members. This program gives additional Savings off of the Standard Corporate Rate at any of the participating hotels, there are no date restrictions and the national volume requirement is 50 room nights per annum. William Squibb & Associates William Squibb is the leader in First Nation G.S.T. and P.S.T. recoveries in Canada. They have recovered over $5 million in taxes from provincial and federal tax authorities on behalf of First Nation clients, and continue to put tax money back into the hands of Band Administrations today. William Squibb offers First Nation communities and organizations easier access to their services. Xyntax Systems Xyntax offers a complete line of Financial Management and Enterprise software specifically designed for First Nations. As the actual manufacturer of the software, we have the ability to respond to the unique requirements of First Nations and the individual departments. With over 25 years of experience, we take great pride in our level of support and training provided to all our clients. Xyntax offers AFOA members a 10% discount on all software products, and the GST Tracking & Recovery Module free ($1,200 value) with the purchase of a Xyntax financial system. Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada In order to benefit from these savings, you must visit our website at www.afoa.ca and log in as a member in order to receive your savings code, if applicable. If you do not have your username and password, please contact Randy Mayes, Manager, Membership & Certification at (613) 722-5543 or by e-mail at rmayes@afoa.ca. If your company or organization would like to reach our 1,000 members across Canada by providing them with savings for any product or service that you have to offer, please contact Tammy Saulis, Director, Finance & Administration at (613) 722-5543 or by e-mail at tsaulis@afoa.ca. Published by: AFOA Canada 1066 Somerset Street, Suite 301 Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4T3 Tel: (613) 722-5543 Fax: (613) 722-3467 e-mail: info@afoa.ca Editor: Tamara Saulis, CAFM Director, Finance & Administration ext. 113 e-mail: tsaulis@afoa.ca AFOA Canada would like to thank our Affinity Partners for their support to our members by providing them with these valuable benefits. Designed by: Randy Mayes, CAFM Manager, Membership & Certification ext. 112 e-mail: rmayes@afoa.ca