Chapter Leader E-Newsletter December 2024
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2024 Chapter E-Newsletter

Dear Chapter Leaders,

May the holidays bring peace, love, and joy to your family this season.

The holiday edition includes:

  • Chapter Leadership Conference registration and room reservations
  • Annual Report needs and due date
  • 2025 CAMFT presentations available to Chapters
  • Chapter Table Hosts at the Fall Symposium
     

Michele ChampionIf you have any questions, need more information, or have content suggestions, please reach out to the Chapter Relations Manager, Michele, at mchampion@camft.org.

 

Happy Holidays

Monterey Chapter
Monterey County Chapter Holiday Party
Send us your holiday photos.
 

 

 

  • For All Positions
  • Chapter Calendar
  • Presidents
  • Treasurers/CFOs/Bookkeepers
  • CEPA/Education/Events
  • Membership and Marketing
  • Diversity, Equity,
    and Inclusion
  • Pre-Licensed/
    3000 Club
  • Technology/
    Website/
    Social Media
  • Archived
    Newsletters

For All Positions

Invitation: Chapter Leadership Conference, Feb 7-8, 2025

  • Registration is now open. Click here 
  • Why should you attend? Click here  and scroll down to this year’s conference testimonials
  • Room reservations:
    • CAMFT provides one complimentary hotel room per Chapter
      • Click here to request a room
      • Reservations are due ASAP, but no later than January 6, 2025
    • Room reservations in the CAMFT room block
      • First-come, first-served, upon availability
      • Click here for more information
    • Need to know how and what to budget for the conference?
    • Review the Treasurer section

Annual Reports: Due on February 28, 2025

  • In order to be compliant, Chapters are required to provide an Annual Report to CAMFT
  • Recommendations:
    • Assign reports per board position, so that the President is not responsible for all the reports
    • Work on the reports this year, while the information is fresh and access is easily available, rather than waiting until next year when board members have termed out, or the information is no longer easily accessible
    • Reports needed are: General, Membership, Financial, Events, DEIA+, and Pre-Licensed
    • To save you time drafting lengthy reports, links to a form with a few questions are provided
    • Some database reports are needed (member roster, financial reports, and list of events)
  • The reports may be emailed all together OR separately to mchampion@camft.org
  • Click here for the Annual Report requirements

New in 2025: CAMFT Presentations offered to Chapters

  • There are changes to the presentations and webinars offered to Chapters next year
  • Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with which of the offerings have changes and which of the offerings will remain unchanged
  • For more information, review the CEPA/Education/Events tab on the left

Chapter Hosts: East Bay, Marin County, and Santa Clara at the Fall Symposium

  • Board members and volunteers from the East Bay, Marine County, and Santa Clara Valley Chapters were hosts at the CAMFT Fall Symposium in San Jose on Friday, November 1. They greeted symp-osium attendees and shared pertinent local information about their Chapters, the community, and local restaurants and entertainment.  Throughout the day, they also engaged symposium attendees in conversation and activities, while offering treats and giveaways.

    The Chapter hosts shared that this was a wonderful opportunity to introduce their chapters, its programs, and member benefits to the attendees.

    A huge thank you to hosts Khea  Gumbs and Tanya Jacobs (East Bah Chapter), Elizabeth Clark (Marin County Chapter), and Liliana Ramos, Marte' Matthews, Erin Rosenblum, Kusum Punjabi, Ursula Jorgensen, Rachel Costella, and Kassie Butterworth (Santa Clara Valley Chapter) for their time.

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Chapter Leaders

Presidents (incl. –Elect, Vice-, and Past-)

2025 Presidents: CLC Registration and hotel room reservations

  • Encourage your 2025 Board to attend the Chapter Leadership Conference (CLC)
  • Reserve your complimentary hotel room here ASAP, but no later than Monday, January 6, 2025
  • Share with your Board members that they need to request additional self-pay rooms in the hotel room block here

Reminder: We need your 2025 Board roster ASAP after your elections

  • As soon as we have a list of your new board members, we can add them to our leader database, so they  have access to register for the CLC
  • Provide in Excel format: Please include names, positions, emails (Should be the email that they are monitoring frequently for Chapter-related communications)
  • Email to mchampion@camft.org

 

Treasurers/CFOs/Bookkeepers

CLC: Budget for your Board’s CLC 2025 travel, accommodation, and parking

  • Yes! Budgeting for your board members to attend is a legitimate expense
  • Included at no cost to the attendees:
    • Registration for all Chapter board members and committee chairs
    • Friday reception and Saturday breakfast, lunch, and breaks for all attendees
    • One hotel room for the chapter President on Friday evening
  • Attendees need to pay for/Chapters need to budget for:
    • Additional hotel room nights for the President (other than Friday evening)
    • Hotel rooms for any other board members and committee chairs attending
    • Flight & ground transportation for the President, board members, and committee chairs attending
    • Parking: It is $39/day (discounted)
    • Uber/Taxi fees: The event is at the Hilton, San Jose, approximately 15 minutes from the San Jose airport
  • More information is available on the CLC website here   

Secretaries:  We need your 2025 Board roster ASAP after your elections

  • As soon as we have a list of your new board members, we can add them to our leader database, so they  have access to register for the CLC
  • Provide in Excel format: Please include names, positions, emails (Should be the email>that they are monitoring frequently; could be other than chapter email)
  • Email to: mchampion@camft.org

CEPA/Education/Events

Discuss with your Board: 2025 CAMFT Presentations offered to Chapters

  • There are changes to some of the presentations/webinars CAMFT offers Chapters annually
  • Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with which of the offerings have changes and which of the offerings will remain unchanged
  • No changes: SOP in-person, L&E revenue share program, and L&E in-person
  • Changes: SOP webinars and RTL webinars

NO CHANGE from 2024

  • State of the Profession (SOP) – In-Person
    • Chapters are eligible to receive one in-person presentation in 2025
    • Since the presentation is only a 1 CE/90- minute presentation, Chapters are encouraged to combine it with e.g., their Annual Meeting, Lunch & Learn, “Meet the Board” reception, or Pre-Licensed event
    • Dates are available on a first-come, first-served basis
    • Click here to schedule your presentation
  • Law & Ethics (L&E) Webinars – Revenue Share Program
    • The L&E revenue share program was a huge success, so it will continue in 2025
    • To date, the Chapters participating in the program received $19,260
    • If you are not familiar with the program yet, click here, or contact mchampion@camft.org for more information
    • Click here to sign up for the 2025 program
  • Law & Ethics (L&E) – In-Person
    • Limited spots are available 
    • Certain criteria apply- click here to view 
    • Dates are available on a first-come, first-served basis
    • The presentations will be available April - December 2025
    • Click here to schedule your presentation

CHANGES from 2024 

  • State of the Profession (SOP) – Webinars
    • In 2025, Chapters will no longer host the SOP webinars
    • Instead, CAMFT will be offering the SOP webinars to all CAMFT members
    • Registration will be through CAMFT  and Chapters are encouraged to promote the webinars to their members 
    • The webinar information will be posted on the CAMFT website as soon as the date is confirmed
    • BONUS: Updates will be provided through the Chapter Leader e-newsletters here
  • Road to Licensure (RTL) – Webinars
    • In 2025, Chapters will no longer host the RTL webinars
    • Instead, CAMFT will be offering the RTL webinar and recordings to all CAMFT members
    • Registration will be through CAMFT and Chapters are encouraged to promote the webinar to their members 
    • The RTL webinar is scheduled for April 11, 2025, at 9:00 am - Noon
    • BONUS #1: CAMFT members may attend for free. Updates will be provided through the Chapter Leader e-newsletters here
    • BONUS #2: Chapters will receive email addresses of non-CAMFT and non-Chapter member attendees, so that they can include them in their membership outreach effort
Membership

Membership and Marketing

Welcome to the holiday edition!

  • Please read the FOR ALL POSITIONS tab on the left
  • You are also welcome to view the Archived newsletter tab on the left to catch up with tips, articles,  and reminders from earlier in the year
  • The regular messages will resume in the new year
     

 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Welcome to the holiday edition!

  • Please read the FOR ALL POSITIONS tab on the left
  • You are also welcome to view the Archived newsletter tab on the left to catch up with tips, articles,  and reminders from earlier in the year
  • The regular messages will resume in the new year
     

Pre-Licensed/3000 Club

Welcome to the holiday edition!

  • Please read the FOR ALL POSITIONS tab on the left
  • You are also welcome to view the Archived newsletter tab on the left to catch up with tips, articles,  and reminders from earlier in the year
  • The regular messages will resume in the new year
     
Chapter Leaders

Technology/Website/Social Media

Welcome to the holiday edition!

  • Please read the FOR ALL POSITIONS tab on the left
  • You are also welcome to view the Archived newsletter tab on the left to catch up with tips, articles,  and reminders from earlier in the year
  • The regular messages will resume in the new year