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Get Involved

The MMPA is the association for magazine professionals in Minnesota. As a member of the MMPA, you will gain the opportunity to enhance your business productivity and profitability, elevate the level of professionalism and technical standards in the industry, promote your company and your publication, and keep abreast of changing trends and technologies. Join today!

Benefits of Membership

For a full list of member benefits, click here.

  • Affordable, top-quality educational seminars enhance professional development in publishing.
  • A forum for networking, the exchange of ideas and solutions, and vendor interaction.
  • Annual Publishing Excellence Awards program recognizes and encourages excellence in magazine publishing.
  • Formal framework represents the strength of the entire publishing industry to government
  • Newsletter published six times per year is dedicated to magazine publishing in Minnesota.
  • MMPA website geared to events of interest to magazine professionals

Participate in a Committee

The key to your MMPA membership value is involvement. And a great way to get involved is through committees. MMPA has several committees looking for additional volunteers. You may volunteer to serve on a committee or to help a committee with an individual project.

Take a look at our volunteer opportunities and let us know which committees interest you. MMPA is your organization. Come and be a part of it! To sign up for a committee or to ask for more information, click here.

Communications Team
Exercise your editorial talents for the MMPA. The Communications Committee oversees production of the newsletter, content development of the website and other communications materials.

Sponsorship Committee
Sell advertising space for the MMPA Website; Sell advertising space for the MMPA FinePrint Newsletter; Solicit, track and fulfill the MMPA sponsorship program; Conduct marketing campaigns for sales initiatives for all of the above.

Excellence Awards
Help plan the MMPA’s biggest event of the year! The Excellence Awards Committee plans and implements the annual Minnesota Publishing Excellence Awards held each November. Includes oversight of category revisions, judging process, promotion, sponsorships, etc.

Summit & Expo Committee
Help plan one of MMPA’s biggest events of the year! The Summit & Expo Committee plans and implements the annual Summit & Expo held each summer. Includes oversight of speaker selection, promotion, sponsorships, logistics, etc.

Membership Committee
Make sure that the MMPA is valued by its members. This committee develops and implements programs to attract and retain members and to develop and implement additional member benefit programs.

Roundtables
Share your ideas to help us plan strong programming that meets the needs of our members. Develops and implements training and education programs for the members.