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Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:59 pm
by Skiprr
Selina Kyle wrote:I'm concerned because although I received a confirmation email stating that I had enrolled in the Life Membership offer, I got another one recently reminding me to take advantage. Doesn't show up on my account. I sent them an inquiry so hopefully it will get fixed soon.
As Pawpaw said, it's merely a time lag to the database.
And my sincere thanks for choosing to upgrade to Life Member. We need many more like you.
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 1:52 pm
by Skiprr
FYI, through August 20, 2014, the NRA (via the NRA Store) is offering some discounted memberships.
The normally $1,000 Life Membership is $495:
https://membership.nrahq.org/forms/sign ... d=XR029008.
A one-year membership is $25 (normally $35); a three-year is $70 (normally $85); and a five-year is $90 (normally $125):
https://membership.nrahq.org/forms/sign ... d=XR029007.
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:30 am
by C-dub
Upgraded to Patriot-Endowment Lifetime Membership this morning.
This thread is a few years old, but the same deal was still in place to upgrade for $250.
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:45 am
by brhalltx
C-dub wrote:Upgraded to Patriot-Endowment Lifetime Membership this morning.
Is there an 'upgrade' link?
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:49 am
by brhalltx
brhalltx wrote:Is there an 'upgrade' link?
Log into Online Member Services; there's an upgrade button next to "Membership Information":
https://www.nramemberservices.org/membe ... rship.aspx
No discount at that link. $1500 to go from Patron to Benefactor.
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:04 am
by Abraham
Then on to 'Starship Captain', next 'Fleet Commander" and then...- hey, I'm a proud member of the NRA, but this incremental higher and higher level is getting eye rollingly silly.
A new model needs to be created to keep the coffers up to snuff to combat the anti's.
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:26 am
by C-dub
Abraham wrote:Then on to 'Starship Captain', next 'Fleet Commander" and then...- hey, I'm a proud member of the NRA, but this incremental higher and higher level is getting eye rollingly silly.
A new model needs to be created to keep the coffers up to snuff to combat the anti's.
I understand your point, but there have been these different levels of lifetime memberships for quite a while.
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 5:04 pm
by PBratton
just upped to Benefactor Life...
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:10 pm
by MrMcCullster
I was curious about all of this as well.
I signed up on 1/31/18 for a yearly membership before all the craziness with Parkland, and immediately wanted to spring for the Life Membership. I sprung for the payment plan and will be trying to pay it every month. Glad to support them for a year or two and then on top of that support them monthly working toward the goal of Life Member.
After that it's just a hop skip and a jump on up to the next level. I'm only 36 (I should have started this process sooner), so if I keep this up I'll make Benefactor one day.
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:21 pm
by Flightmare
I just upgraded my membership last night.
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:23 pm
by Pawpaw
MrMcCullster wrote:I was curious about all of this as well.
I signed up on 1/31/18 for a yearly membership before all the craziness with Parkland, and immediately wanted to spring for the Life Membership. I sprung for the payment plan and will be trying to pay it every month. Glad to support them for a year or two and then on top of that support them monthly working toward the goal of Life Member.
After that it's just a hop skip and a jump on up to the next level. I'm only 36 (I should have started this process sooner), so if I keep this up I'll make Benefactor one day.

You'll make it!
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:30 am
by C-dub
It looks like it might be time to upgrade again.
I am currently a Patriot-Endowment Life Member with an offer on the table to move up to Patron. I guess in the Endowment-Patron-Benefactor model it is a move up. I probably wouldn’t bite except there is a couple nice party gifts this go around.
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:51 pm
by carlson1
I am a Patron Member and I just jumped up to the BENEFACTOR LIFE Membership.
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:55 pm
by parabelum
Why?
Re: How many levels of membership?
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 12:41 pm
by Rafe
I've been a Benefactor member since 2015. It was a slightly different NRA a decade ago, but I haven't given up on the 152-year-old organization. I think it needs to do some pivoting, and I think it dropped the ball in the 2020 elections compared to its effectiveness in 2016, but I still thinks it's positioned better than any other firearms rights organization to have an impact.
Just a FWIW, the NRA-PVF candidate ratings for the state elections were released within the past couple of days:
https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/Texas/.