Dues Assessment, Balloting & Certification

Dues Determination and Collection
The dues for your membership organization may be based on confidential data. Retaining Veris as an independent third party to collect information for dues determination, assessment and collection can alleviate concerns your members may have about disclosing confidential information. The Veris team has conducted dues assessments and collection programs for a number of organizations, associations and professional societies. We implement comprehensive safeguards to ensure accurate and confidential invoicing.

Election and Ballot Tabulation
Retaining Veris to conduct your ballot or election can enhance the credibility, efficiency and effectiveness of the process, which in turn can help increase participation in the process.

Veris has significant experience implementing a variety of election and ballot procedures and tabulations. Our balloting engagements have ranged from asking dozens of questions of 70,000 eligible voters, to asking one question of 100 voters. We have conducted ballots and elections using the simple "majority rules" method, as well as the HARE and Borda proportional methods to tabulate and determine results.

Certification Program Design
Engaging Veris to design and implement your certification program can enhance the value, efficiency and effectiveness of the program. The comprehensive design phase must assess the goals of the certification program, including how, when and why members will use the credentials once they are earned.

The information requested from the participants and the process for verifying that information must be clearly defined.

• Veris reviews existing documentation and procedures that may be relevant to the program.
• We propose enhancements. If no documentation exists, Veris draws on its experience to draft clear, comprehensive documentation and procedures.
• We gather input and feedback from each party involved in the certification program including certification candidates, the organization and any other necessary parties.
• Veris considers all input and works with the organization to produce the final program design and implement the certification program. As appropriate, Veris may suggest conducting an audit to monitor the certification processes.