American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. ASTD’s members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in more than 130 U.S. chapters and with more than 30 international partners. Members work in thousands of organizations of all sizes, in government, as independent consultants, and suppliers.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China and India.

WorldatWork is a global human resources association focused on compensation, benefits, work-life and integrated total rewards to attract, motivate and retain a talented workforce. Founded in 1955, WorldatWork provides a network of nearly 30,000 members in more than 100 countries with training, certification, research, conferences and community.

HR.com is a free website that is in business to help build great companies by connecting them to the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage the people side of business. As the largest social network and online community of HR executives, we provide thousands of worldwide HR Professionals and Suppliers with easy access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends and industry news in order to help them develop their most important asset - their people.

Connect and Grow is not just a slogan, it’s what ASBA does and will be doing even more in the future. Their mission is to Grow Arizona Businesses and through them the Arizona Economy. They do this by connecting their members to the people, information, and resources they need to grow. Is it any surprise that thousands of businesses across Arizona choose ASBA as a key resource in their success strategy?

The National Speakers Association (NSA) is the leading organization for professional speakers. Since 1973, NSA has provided resources and education designed to advance the skills, integrity and value of its members and speaking profession.

Inspiring Speakers Bureau is the home of the world's best professional motivational speakers. Since 1997 they've been bringing internationally renowned professional keynote speakers to their clients. They represent hundreds of motivational professionals, and their roster represents the highest talent level their industry has to offer, covering a wide array of topics and fees.

With 12 years online, over 230,000 articles and more than 3,000 professional, paid contract writers, Suite101.com is dedicated to delivering great articles by skilled writers. In doing so, they aim to create opportunities for writers at every stage of their careers. They offer professional one-on-one editorial coaching, a peer network, and access to comprehensive tutorials on freelance Web writing.