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KSA Affiliate Membership Benefits The goal of the Kendall Square Association (KSA) is to improve, this innovation ecosystem through convening the community and offering vital programming. As the neighborhood grows, so does the population doing business here. With this growth comes a new opportunity for KSA affiliate membership. Businesses eligible for affiliate membership are those that seek to participate in the Kendall Square economy but are not necessarily located in Kendall Square and that have a vested interest in growing the community in a thoughtful and sustainable manner. In carrying out its mission the KSA offers the following benefits to affiliate members. Please invest in the community with us! Networking & Events The KSA hosts monthly networking events designed only for members and quarterly community events open to the public. Affiliate members are eligible for the same discounted prices for ticketed events as traditional members. These events provide you with an opportunity to meet with colleagues and share ideas and visions with some of the nation’s best and brightest entrepreneurs, investors, inventors, educators, and restaurateurs. We also invite Affiliate members to host and design one event per year to highlight and promote their businesses. These Partnership Programs (organized by members and marketed by the KSA) are in invaluable opportunity to increase your brand awareness in in the community. Sample KSA-run networking events include:

• Third Thursday Events • KSA Annual Meeting • Kendall EatUp – Affiliates receive 2 Complimentary Tickets • Annual Members’ Reception • Lunch & Learns

Marketing

• Website listing in the KSA Membership Directory – The KSA website receives over 33,000 unique visits per year

• Events Calendar listings for Kendall-based events – i.e. Partnership Programs • Twitter Promotion, Marketing, and Announcements – over 3,100 followers • Newsletter Announcements – our weekly @KendallNow e-newsletter reaches up to 10,000

people (affiliate members are eligible for quarterly promotions in @KendallNow)