The Association of Associations (AoA) was established to help the members and leadership of associations of all types and sizes in South Africa to maximise the potential of their association.

There are more than 300 associations in South Africa, of which a large number are run by volunteers on a part-time basis, while others are professionally staffed and run as non-profit organisations.

Regardless of whether or not your association is run by passionate volunteers or full-time staff, the goal is the same: to work together with like-minded individuals to advance both the individual knowledge of all members and the communal knowledge of your industry or profession, and maximise the impact your association and its members have on the industry within which you operate and society as a whole.

Managed and supported by Gateways Business Consultants, the AoA provides associations with a host of services aimed at developing the association in terms of how it is managed and grown, the extent to which it is known within the industry in which it operates and by the public at large, as well as increasing the ability of the association and its members to impact their own industries and society at large.

The Association of Associations has a full-time staff complement dedicated to all matters that impact its membership. Through continuous research, we are able to update our service offering to meet the needs of all our members. This might include aspects as essential to members as keeping them informed of the latest statutory and legislative changes that may impact them or as convenient as reviewing a new venue for meetings or seminars and negotiating special discounts with service providers for members of the AoA.