2025 CSAE Benefits and Compensation Survey

Help build a current picture of association compensation and benefits by participating. CSAE, in partnership with The Portage Group, invites you to contribute to the 2024 CSAE Benefits & Compensation Survey on remuneration and benefits statistics covering staff at all levels. Complete the survey by November 27, 2024 and receive $100 off.

Sign up for the CAE^® Winter Term

Take the next step in your association leadership career: earn your CAE designation. New this term, the third course in CSAE’s revamped learning pathway: Lead People.

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

Interactive Learning Guide: Intro to Associations

CSAE is excited to present “Intro to Associations,” a must-have resource for onboarding and updating association professionals on your team. This interactive guide to the association sector in Canada includes detailed explanations, case studies and real-world examples of association excellence. See preview.

Tête-à-Tête 2025

February 26
Ottawa, ON

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Be a pivotal part of the action at Tête-à-Tête 2025! Showcase your products and services to leaders from associations, not-for-profits and government organizations across the nation.

Western Summit 2025

April 23-25
Edmonton, AB
Modeled after The Summer Summit, which has successfully delivered professional development and networking opportunities to association executives over the past 17 years, the Western Summit is poised to attract audiences from associations across Western Canada. This two-day program involves multi-speaker panels, concurrent and plenary sessions. Early-bird registration for association executives is open now.

Jennifer Buccino | Diabetes Canada

Hello, my name is Jennifer Buccino and I am the Executive Director of the Diabetes Knowledge & Connection team within Diabetes Canada. Diabetes Canada is a national health charity whose vision is a world free of the effects of diabetes. I started my journey to learn more about association management in my member engagement role at Dietitians of Canada and joined CSAE and started the CAE program. Moving into a health charity made me realize the similarities in not-for-profit management between the association and health charity sectors. I was excited to continue the CAE journey and will be receiving the designation this month. To date, I’ve found value within my fellow CAE peers and look forward to improving my connection to the organization with the new designation. Connect with me on LinkedIn.

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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. 

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.

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.

Save money and gain information! This bundle includes both the Membership Trends Report and the Digital Maturity Report bundled together at a reduced cost.

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Now more than ever, members are looking to associations to help them thrive in your careers. That’s why leading associations are doubling down on learning as a distinctive member benefit. You can attract new members, redefine engagement, and unlock new revenue streams with online learning.

With D2L Brightspace, helping your members achieve their potential has never been easier. D2L’s cloud-based learning platform is specifically designed for associations, aimed to fast-track skill development while enhancing learner engagement, retention, and overall outcomes. By adopting D2L, associations can provide their members with the tools to propel their careers forward.

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