NAEM Chapters offer members an opportunity to express their views, meet informally with peers, share information and address common problems at the local level. Networking through chapter participation provides a support system that can strengthen your career and make you more effective.

NAEM provides a charter (an agreement that supports and guides state and regional chapter administration) and helpful guidelines to encourage membership development and participation. This allows for consistent organization and management to meet NAEM objectives while providing appropriate autonomy to address local interests, including regulatory issues and individual group fund-raising activities. All chapter activities are consistent with the mission of NAEM, but created and implemented at the local level.