Shine A Light on Leadership
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This year, CSAE is marking 60 years of association excellence as we recognize our 60th year of incorporation. Join the celebration by nominating an outstanding colleague for a 2022 CSAE Award. Submissions are open until March 14, 2022. Click here for all the details.
Tête-à-Tête is back in person this year – so let’s do it! Association professionals, reconnect with peers and explore a wide range of products and services that will support your success.Vendors have been waiting two years to see you again – and have some exciting prizes, experiences and giveaways for you! Free for association and not-for-profit leaders, meeting and event planners and government procurers. Register here.
CAE® Spring Term – Begins April 18
Invigorate your professional skills and knowledge by taking your next step toward your Certified Association Executive (CAE®) designation. Register here for the spring term to put yourself on a positive path forward!
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Get ready to reunite in Halifax at CSAE’s 2022 conference, Oct. 19-22,2022. Reconnect with colleagues, rejoice in celebration, refresh yourself with east coast favourites and rethink strategies to association leadership.We’re shaking up the format to deliver a blend of the familiar and the new. Register today.
Trillium Network Professional Development Bursary
Looking to give your professional development a boost? Check out the Trillium Professional Development Bursary program! This year, one $500 bursary will be awarded to a Trillium network member to pursue learning opportunities through CSAE. All Trillium network members in good standing are eligible.
Click here for more information and to apply.
Application deadline: June 1, 2022
CSAE LEARNING & NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
Meet & Greet with Dr. David Weiss
Hosted by CSAE’s Saskatchewan network
March 7th – 12:00 pm CST
Come together for a virtual meet & greet and a discussion about managing board expectations – with Dr. David S. Weiss, president & CEO of Weiss International Ltd., specializing in innovation, leadership and HR consulting for Fortune 500, social enterprise and public sector organizations. You may be familiar with Dr. Weiss as the facilitator of CSAE’s popular Governance Forum – back again on May 26. Get a taste of the Forum at this free session. Open to all. Register here.
Talk Tuesday
March 8, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST
Members, join this informal virtual drop-in hosted by CSAE president and CEO Tracy Folkes Hanson – to discuss anything that is on your mind. All CSAE Members are welcome. Free. Register here.
Symposium for Chief Staff and Chief Elected Officers
March 24-25 – In-person workshop, Toronto, ON. Register here.
CEOs don’t miss this incomparable two-day working session for you and your board chair. Establish a strong working partnership and set goals for a productive year ahead. Expertly facilitated by Glenn Tecker and Donna French Dunn, CAE, this is an event that fills up.
Sponsored by:
Feel Good Friday – CSAE Trillium
March 25, 12:00 pm EST
Topic: Returning to the workplace in a post-COVID world
Join Laura Williams, LLB, CSP for a discussion about returning the workplace in a post-COVID world. Laura has built two highly-respected firms which respectively provide proactive HR law and HR consulting advice designed to minimize workplace law challenges, maximize employee engagement and boost bottom line performance. Free and open to all. Register.
Governance Forum
May 26, 2022
Bring your Board – at one group price – to this incomparable workshop led by Dr. David Weiss. Examine the Board’s role in building strategy and how to effectively collaborate with senior management. Identify ways that Board members can contribute to organizational resilience and high performance. Early bird pricing until April 1.Register here.
Find Valuable Insights on the CSAE Blog
Don’t miss these curated perspectives on a variety of association-focused issues. Recent posts include:
How to Evaluate Member Needs: A CSAE Case Study
In 2021 CSAE conducted a member needs assessment with Bramm Research, which helped us better understand our members and informed our strategic planning process. Read all about the process for some valuable insights on how to approach your own member needs assessment.
A Guide to Effective Meeting Minutes
If you want to take more effective minutes at your next board meeting, check out some tips from Marko Lindhe, vice president of Minutes Solutions.
3 Powerful Growth Strategies to Boost Non-Dues Revenue for Your Association in 2022 and Beyond
How can you increase non-dues revenue for your association this year? Read some top tips by Dr. Laurelle Jno Baptiste, vice president of professional services at vocalmeet.
Click here to explore more content on the key competencies of governance, organizational direction, leading people, operations and value to membership.
How to Drive Member Retention with Data Analytics
Webinar
March 31, 2:00 pm EST
Member retention is top of mind for every association professional, yet many face the same challenges. During this free, informative discussion by data experts from Association Analytics, you will learn key questions to ask for calculating retention, how to understand retention in member segments based on demographics, characteristics and behaviours and more! Free and open to all. Register here
Brought to you by:
Minutes Solutions Contest
Enter to Win: Every month until the end of 2022, Minutes Solutions is offering one CSAE member a FREE minute-taking service! Enter here.
Mauro DiTullio | Federated Insurance
I am Mauro DiTullio, manager, association partnerships at Federated Insurance. I joined CSAE to build valuable relationships with members. Being part of the Federated Insurance company means we’re more than just an insurance provider; we’re your trusted advisors and business partners. We’re proud to be recommended by over 70 trade associations and buying groups. With over 100 years of experience, we can confidently say we take the time to build strong relationships with CSAE members and commit to them for the long term. Contact me at maura.ditullio@federated.ca
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Ottawa Meet Week
Planning is underway for Canada’s meetings and events industry to meet face-to-face in Ottawa.
Source: Ottawa Meet Week
Organizing Data for Improved Success: Association Member Software or Member Data Platform
At the core of an association are its members. Selecting the best system to manage membership data to help make powerful and accurate business decisions is critical to help your association reach its goals, but it can be challenging.
Source: Association Adviser
The 5 Rules of Association and Vendor Partnerships
Your association, along with many others, may have been riding the reactionary behaviour wave due to the pandemic. You may have been asking yourself questions such as, “What can we cut? What can we change?” and pivoted accordingly.
Source: Association Adviser
2021 CSAE Benefits & Compensation Report
Looking for essential salary and benefit information for all levels of staff within Canada’s association and not-for-profit communities? Find it here. Get insight on remuneration data, statistics and emerging trends relative to executives, directors, managers and frontline employees working in all types and sizes of organizations within the sector. This is a key reference for sector leaders and their boards, as well as executive search and consulting firms. Visit the CSAE Bookstore for more information and to purchase.
Employers…
Leverage CSAE’s relationship with over 15,000 association executives to fill your next position. Post your job to AssociationJobs.ca now! CSAE members save 40%.
Job Seekers…
Interested in finding the latest career opportunities in the association sector? Click here to find the most recent postings, such as:
Title: Vice President, Economic Affairs and Climate Change
Organization: Mining Association of Canada
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Title: Executive Director
Organization: Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors & Providers
Location: Remote/Work from Home
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Title: Executive Director
Organization: AFP Greater Toronto Chapter
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS
Featured Corporate Partner: Pheedloop
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