CAE Fall Term – Starts Sept. 9

Work your way toward a CAE designation—the pinnacle of achievement for association executives—through Canada’s only fully online program. Register today to get early access to your materials.

Students in the original program, you have until August 2027 to complete the program and earn your designation. Resume your journey today to make sure you complete the program on time!

Webinar: Indigenous Socio-Economics and Demographics – Sept 17

Unlock the power of Indigenous data! Join CSAE & Indigenous Works for a webinar on Indigenous demographics & socio-economic trends, happening September 17 at 1:00 pm ET. Learn how to build effective recruitment strategies. Discover how to:

• Understand Indigenous talent pools
• Build targeted recruitment plans
• Leverage data for Indigenous recruitment strategy

Executive Insights – Sept. 25

Join us for an insightful session led by Rick Bawcum, CAE, CISSP a seasoned technologist and futurist, as he navigates through the levels of AI maturity, from exploration to transformation. Discover how to align AI strategies with organizational goals, build essential competencies, and create impactful AI applications. Explore use cases, assess impact, and develop a roadmap for successful AI integration within your association.

Virtual Governance Forum – Oct. 9

Attention, CEOs! Bring your Board and team leadership together at a single price for a productive session on Oct. 9 that will set up your organization for success. Dr. David Weiss leads this specially designed workshop for Board members to think about their role in building strategy and how they collaborate with senior management in this process.

2024 CSAE Digital Maturity Report for Associations

Gauge your association’s digital readiness with the 2024 CSAE Digital Maturity Report. The report, produced in partnership with 108ideaspace, brings you data on different aspects of digital maturity at associations, namely technology strategy, governance and planning; technology tools and systems; training and adoption; data security and management; artificial intelligence; digital transformation and maturity; vendor selection and management; and future concerns and plans.

Julie Beckstead | Ontario Real Estate Association

My Name is Julie Beckstead, and I am the manager of the Young Professionals Network (YPN) at the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA). OREA represents REALTORS® in the province and advocates for housing. OREA’s YPN program focuses on providing value to a segment of the membership that is crucial to future membership growth, retention and engagement rates. It also focuses on equity, diversity and inclusion through membership engagement and volunteer recruitment and retention. I am currently pursuing my CAE designation and sit on CSAE’s Young Professionals Advisory Committee and EDI Advisory Committee. Through CSAE, I appreciate the opportunity to meet other association professionals and address topics that define the industry. Volunteering with CSAE helps me in developing my skills, learning industry best practices, and hopefully, making a difference to other associations as well. Connect with me on LinkedIn.

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The 2024 Digital Maturity Report for Associations dives deep into technological adoption at Canadian associations. The report, produced in partnership with 108ideaspace, brings you data on different aspects of digital maturity at associations, namely technology strategy, governance and planning; technology tools and systems; training and adoption; data security and management; artificial intelligence; digital transformation and maturity; vendor selection and management; and future concerns and plans.

The 2024 Benefits & Compensation Report provides essential salary and benefit information on all levels of staff within Canada’s association and not-for-profit communities. This latest report reflects data collected in fall 2023 and provides 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.

The 2024 CSAE Membership Trends Report is an invaluable source of information to allow you to understand membership trends and compare your practices with other associations across Canada. With responses from over 200 associations, this resource dives into member recruitment, engagement and retention statistics across different types of associations. It informs you on what practices lead to increased membership numbers. You will also get a sense of the challenges that associations have been facing with respect to their membership practices. Visit the CSAE Bookstore for more information and to purchase.

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