Association Education Alliance NBMDA is a current active member of the Association Education Alliance, LLC.  Formed in 1991, AEA  now represents 43 industrial trade associations who work to identify, evaluate and develop educational products and programs for use by member associations as well as to facilitate networking and idea sharing among AEA members.
	Boxwood Online Career Centers NBMDA and Boxwood partnered to provide NBMDA members with access to the Distribution Career Center. Boxwood is the number one provider of online career centers for associations, providing hundreds of career centers to associations world wide.
	iLumen Financial Information Network NBMDA has partnered with the iLumen Financial Information Network to bring NBMDA members a phenomenal new tool: Financial Analysis and Industry Benchmarking. This service provides you with online access to analysis of the building materials industry's trends and peer group comparisons on a monthly basis.
	Institute for Trend Research NBMDA partnered with the Institute for Trend Research (ITR) to develop a series of customized economic reports produced exclusively for NBMDA members. Produced four times per year by ITR Senior Economists, the NPTA Economic Outlook Report correlates macroeconomic data to specific product categories directly related to the building materials industry.
	Modern Distribution Management NBMDA and MDM have partnered to deliver online news feeds and discounts on educational offerings to NBMDA members. MDM is an independent newsletter reporting on trends and events in the industrial supply channel for maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products. MDM delivers timely and insightful news coverage of the people, companies and trends that shape this industry.
	National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors Through its affiliation with the Washington DC-based National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), NBMDA members are kept informed of all government legislation, which could potentially impact their business.
	SmithBucklin As a client of the nation's largest professional association management firm, SmithBucklin, NBMDA members receive access to an extensive pool of knowledge and expertise in all areas of organizational management. SmithBucklin's Distributor Association Alliance brings NBMDA members closer to other distributor associations in order to share ideas and reduce expenses.