Boost Your Effectiveness as an Association Professional 

Join us at our Association Basics event this November. Working for an association can be exciting, rewarding, yet challenging and frustrating at times. If you are looking to improve your effectiveness as an association employee or partner, investing time to deepen your understanding of the composition, legal status, governance structure, and core activities of an association is perhaps the fastest way to achieve your goal. 

SPACE IS LIMITED
If you’re new to the association world, don’t miss this new CESSE training opportunity to learn the ins and outs of working for an association. 

Registration is Closed

Thank you to those attendees who registered for the upcoming Association Basics training this November 15 and 16. This event is currently SOLD OUT. If you'd like to join the waitlist, please email Member Services at [email protected]. 

• Ascertain attributes and nuances of non-profits and associations.

• Articulate the mission and purpose that underlie your association's existence.
• Expand upon and analyze the fundamental initiatives, offerings, and services of an association.
• Elaborate on the balance between financial sustainability and the fulfillment of the association's mission.
• Explain the volunteer governance structure of an association board and its supporting committees.
• Provide a comprehensive understanding of membership types, benefits, and engagement tactics.
• Depict the operational intricacies of local sections and chapters functioning within the association.
• Identify effective techniques for nurturing and supporting volunteers and their respective committees.

Meet Your Presenters

MATT MILLER

CEO, Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB)

Matt Miller, Chief Executive Officer, CLARB is an association executive with 19 years of experience in managing and leading mission-driven organizations and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB).  Read full bio.

NICOLE BOSTON

Principal, Boston Consulting

Nicole Boston is a certified association executive (CAE) with 25 years of experience in the engineering industry. She previously served as Deputy Director of Fiatech, an industry-led consortium in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin focused on deploying new technologies to improve capital projects. Before that, she served as executive director of the Building Futures Council as well as held senior management positions at the Civil Engineering Research Foundation at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Read full bio.

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