ASAP Membership

Why ASAP

Alliance management is one of the most strategic and least understood functions in any organization.

ASAP exists to change that.

Who We Are

Empowering collaboration across industries

As the only global nonprofit dedicated to the alliance and partnering community, we bring together thousands of practitioners across pharma, tech, and beyond. Whether you're building your first alliance framework or leading a global partnering function, membership gives you the best practices, credentials, training, and peer connections to do the work better and advance faster.

This is the community that built the profession. Join us!

Member Benefits

Yes, you belong here.

Alliance management is an industry-agnostic skillset. Wherever organizations come together to create something new, alliance management boosts their chance of success.

Whether you’re building, leading, or managing strategic alliances and partnerships in technology, nonprofits, finance, academia, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, housing, construction, healthcare, or international trade, ASAP has something to offer you — and you have a unique perspective to offer ASAP.

Member types

In a fast-moving world, your skillset travels with you. Your membership should, too. You can easily move between membership types as you move between employers and through your career.

Membership options

Professional member

You're working in alliance management, partnering, alliance operations, or business development with partnership responsibility. This membership is built for the professionals driving partnerships at every level — whether or not “alliance” is in your title or job description. Cost: $399 annually

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Academic or nonprofit member

For individuals employed full-time at a university, registered nonprofit, research institute, or tech transfer office, this membership gives you full access to the broader alliance and partnering community at an affordable rate. Cost: $279 annually

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Career transition member

Between roles and actively looking? This membership keeps you connected to the ASAP community while you navigate your next move. Available for up to one year for practitioner members without a current employer or consulting income as their primary source. Cost: $199 annually

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Retired member

You've built a career in this field. Stay connected to the community and the profession you helped shape. This membership is for individuals who have fully retired and are no longer engaged in any compensated professional, consulting, or commercial work. Cost: $99 annually

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Student member

Just getting started in alliance management? This membership is for full-time undergraduate, graduate, PhD, and postdoctoral students ready to build their foundation in the field without a current employer or consulting income as their primary source. Cost: $49 annually

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Enterprise memberships

Shared framework, stronger partnerships. Enterprise memberships give your whole team the ASAP tools, training, and network they need — plus savings as you add seats.

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