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Don’t miss your opportunity to establish open communication, trust and transparency with your board during the 2020 Symposium for Chief Staff and Chief Elected Officers – in Toronto on February 24-25 and in Calgary on February 27-28.

At CSAE, president and CEO Tracy Folkes Hanson finds it infinitely useful to sit and work with her Board Chair every year. See what she has to say about this event in the video below:

This symposium will set you up for successful collaboration with your current and future board chairs to:

• define annual priorities
• learn how to work better together
• apply the value of informed policy and strategy as primary tools of leadership

To learn more or to register visit our website.

Thank you to CSAE’s symposium sponsor:

Member since 2019

I am the executive director of the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC (CUFA BC), which is an association for unions that represent the interests of faculty and academics at BC’s research universities. My work focuses on the value of post-secondary education and research to the wider public, academic governance and university labour relations.

I am a returning member to CSAE and have been grateful for the resources available to working professionals, especially the online discussion forum Associations Connect, governance workshops, and an impressive resource collection of books and newsletters. I recently volunteered for the annual CSAE Conference and Showcase in Vancouver and was pleased with how well organized and well attended it was. It’s a very welcoming community. Thank you for all the support.

Connect with Annabree on LinkedIn and Twitter at @annaberrypie.

Join Christine Saunders from Halmyre on March 2, 2020 for a Q&A session on the importance of value proposition and engagement strategy! Register here and you will be automatically added to the discussion forum. Post your questions from 12-1 p.m. EST on March 2.

Thank you to our sponsor:

• Annual Reports – Seeking Innovative Ideas View
• Useful Tools for Associations View
• New Member System View

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Excerpt: ”Whether you are now chair of your not-for-profit board, in line for the job, or are considering letting your name stand for the job at some point in the future, this publication was developed to help you make the most of your tenure at the helm when that time comes. Many publications have been written to help board members understand and discharge their responsibilities, but far fewer have been written specifically for the chair. This publication seeks to fill that void.”

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Questions? Contact nicolas@csae.com.