TO FURTHER AND PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COLLECTION PROFESSION IN THE STATE OF INDIANA AND ELSEWHERE; TO REGULATE PRACTICES, PRESCRIBE ETHICS, AND ENFORCE PROPER CONDUCT AMONG ITS MEMBERS; TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE ADOPTION OF LEGISLATION FAVORABLE TO THE RIGHTS OF COLLECTORS AND CREDIT GRANTORS; TO GATHER AND DISSEMINATE MATERIAL RELATIVE TO THE COLLECTION PROFESSION WHICH MAY BE VALUABLE TO MEMBERS OF THIS ASSOCIATION; TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE RESPECT FOR AND CONFIDENCE IN COLLECTION AGENCIES; TO FACILITATE MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONS AMONG AND BETWEEN MEMBERS, THE ASSOCIATION, AND ACA INTERNATIONAL; AND TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND MEETING THE CHALLENGES BY CHANGING MARKETS THROUGH LEADERSHIP, DIRECTION, EDUCATION, AND SERVICE.