CSAE is pleased to partner with the Canadian Meetings + Events Expo (CMEE) with All Shook Up: Rethinking a Long-Standing Association Conference, an exceptional CSAE education session coming August 14 to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Co-presented by Danielle Lamothe, CAE, CTDP, Vice President, Learning and Innovation, CSAE and Stephanie Lockhart, CMP, Executive Director, Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association, this session will help participants:

• Explore how we build our education program using a competency framework and introducing a mix of learning formats
• Delve into how we are rethinking sponsorship and exhibit opportunities
• Get an insider look at our planning and execution strategies
• Gain insight from our mistakes and successes and share some of yours!

Click here for more information about the session and to register.

Missed a past Insights Webinar from CSAE? You can now access them on Associations Connect. CSAE’s Insights Webinars are free learning opportunities offered to CSAE members each month on a wide range of relevant and sought-after topics and speakers — from leadership, HR, communications and more.

They’re always free to members!

Click here to check the past sessions.

AssociationJobs.ca is a great platform to elevate your association’s recruitment efforts. Now you can also use it to post your volunteer and internship opportunities. 

Pricing:
Volunteer postings: FREE to both members and non-members.

Internship postings: FREE for CSAE members, and $150 for non-members.

Visit our website for details and to post.

Member (most recently) since 2016

I’ve been a CSAE member since the 1990s during my hotel days, then in the 2000s at the Ottawa Congress Centre, and in the 2010s at the Shaw Centre and now in my current role as Director, Business Development for Intertask Conferences, where I manage marketing initiatives, provide strategic conference management advice to our existing clients and look for new clients.

Connecting with business members in similar roles promotes collaborative best practices; networking with executive members leads to new opportunities; participating in CSAE events — both at the national and network level — expands my professional network; and volunteering on the Ottawa-Gatineau Network communications committee allows me to give back to the vibrant not-for-profit community that has given so much to me. Onto the 2020s!

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Member since 2002

I’m Geoff Thacker, executive partner of the research practice with The Portage Group. I joined CSAE because I am passionate about helping associations make decisions that are informed by excellent data and sector insights. My TPG colleagues and I are always happy to lean in to help CSAE in any way we can, whether that is as their research partner, contributing our expertise through CSAE publications, speaking at events, or by rolling up our sleeves on various local committees and network executives. CSAE is a cornerstone of my business network filled with great people who are focused beyond the bottom line and who seek to make the world better for professionals and organizations across this country.

Are you a CSAE member who would like to be featured in our newsletter? Email nicolas@csae.com for details!

Join more than 600 fellow association professionals in Canada who are CAE® certified or are working toward their designation.

Designed with the flexibility you need to balance your life, work and learning, the CAE® program includes five, 12-week online courses and a certifying exam that you can take at your own pace. Its courses integrate real-world scenarios in the assignments, allowing you to dive in to your professional knowledge in a truly rewarding way.    

For the full course list and to register, visit the website.

Questions? Contact Eve Mechici, Program Manager, at eve@csae.com or 416-363-3555, ext. 242.

On October 22nd, join Dr. David Weiss for a full-day exploration of key questions association and not-for-profit board members and senior leaders should ask themselves when developing a strategy. How can you build a strategy that delivers sustainable competitive or comparative advantage? How can you track your strategic progress and your investment in innovation on a regular basis?

Discover how to contribute greater value to the future of your organization and learn to master the tools you’ll need to get there.

For more information and to register, click here.

Have you thought about leveraging CSAE's relationship with over 15,000 association executives to fill your next position? Post your job to AssociationJobs.ca now! Remember CSAE members save 40%.

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