Member Histories - Submission Guidelines

Submitting your company history is simple. As a CHA member, you are eligible to submit your company history for possible inclusion in the History of Success website. The Member History page section is a new feature of the CHA Industry History program. Use the Member History Submission Form to submit your company history.

The process is simple.

1. You complete the electronic member history submission form.

The form will guide you as to the limited number of words submitted and the file format of images attached to the submission.

2. CHA verifies your current member status.

3. The CHA History committee reviews the submission.

The CHA History Committee reviews submissions quarterly.  The guidelines used for acceptance include the following criteria:

a. Accuracy
Does all of the information appear to be an accurate representation of company history? 
Does the content submitted misrepresent your company, CHA, or other CHA member companies?

If there are questions as to the accuracy or potential misrepresentation of content submitted, the committee will notify the person submitting the form.

b. Contribution
Does the company history, as submitted, add to the purpose of the CHA History of Success program?

Project Purpose: In recognition of the success of our industry and the many individuals and companies responsible for this success, the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) launched a web-based history project, titled History of Success.

History of Success highlights the past and illustrates its effect on the present and how it provides inspiration for the future.

c. Complete submission – Are all three areas addressed - company history, company overview, CHA involvement?

4. After the committee reviews the submission, you will be notified that you were:

a. accepted as submitted

b. accepted with changes (CHA reserves the right to edit your submission to improve the overall quality.)

c. encouraged to re-submit based on committee comments

Because this is a new feature on the CHA History of Success website, the CHA History committee will be working with members to make the most of this feature.