Chapter Leader E-Newsletter May 2025

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

Tip: Why Does My Association Have Low Engagement?

• Misaligned Offerings
• Low Benefits Awareness
• Inaccessible Offerings
• Read more in the Playbook/ Section VI (b)

Tip: The Board’s Role in Times of Crisis

• It’s up to boards to play a support role, while acknowledging that they’re still a collaborative body—and not management
• Read more in the Playbook/Section IV(b)

Reminder: Add to your Board Agenda ~ CAMFT is planning an update to the Chapter Agreement

• For the new leaders not too familiar with this document, it is the agreement between CAMFT and your Chapter
• Your Chapter should have a signed copy from the previous update in 2020-2021. If you don’t have a copy, please let me know at mchampion@camft.org
• Click here for a link to the clean/unsigned version of the 2020-2021 Agreement
• Discuss as a Board any changes you would like to see and submit the suggestions/edits here, by June 30
• Thank you for your time!

Treasurers/Secretaries/Chapter Admin

Tip: How to read non-profit financial documents

• All you need to know about Statement of Activities, Expenses, Revenue, Net assets, Liabilities you can read about in a few minutes in the Playbook/Section V(a)

Invitation: Do you have financial questions throughout the year?

• Feel free to reach out to Michele at mchampion@camft.org
• Or attend the Chapter Leader Forums
  • Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Noon – 1:00 pm
  • RSVP/Login
  • Meeting ID: 848 5605 1455 / Passcode: 031890
• Or join the Financial Listserv and post your questions there
  • To join the Listserv, contact mchampion@camft.org
  • Email the Listserv here: chapter-finances-listserv@camft.topicbox.com

Events/Education/CEPA

Tip: 5 Best Practices for Creating and Sharing Post-Event Surveys

• Define clear objectives
• Keep the survey short and focused
• Use simple and clear language
• Time your survey distribution
• Analyze and act on the feedback
• Read more in the Playbook/Section General articles

Tip: May presenters receive CEs for presenting?

• Per the BBS: Presenters can receive CEs for the workshops they facilitate but only one time during their licensing renewal. To go into a bit more detail, if they offer the same course 20 times, they can still only receive credit once. If they offer several different courses, they are able to receive CE credit but only for up to 18 hours during their licensing renewal.
• Per the BBS: § 1887.3. Continuing Education Course Requirements and Credit for Specified Activities:
  e) If a licensee teaches a course provided by a board-accepted provider, the licensee may claim credit for the course, receiving the same amount of hours of continuing education credit as a licensee who attended the course. The licensee may only claim the course one time during a single renewal period. A maximum of 18 hours of continuing education may be met by teaching courses during a single renewal period.

2025 Presentations: 2025 CAMFT Presentations offered to Chapters

• State of the Profession (SOP) – In-Person
  • All income generated belongs to the Chapter
  • Chapters are responsible for all expenses (except Presenter travel and accommodation)
  • 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
  • Click here to schedule your presentation

• Law & Ethics (L&E) – In-Person
  • All income generated belongs to the Chapter
  • Chapters are responsible for all expenses (except Presenter travel and accommodation)
  • Certain criteria apply- click here to view 
  • Spots are limited ~ Dates are available on a first-come, first-served basis
  • The presentations will be available April - December 2025
  • Click here to schedule your presentation

Membership/Marketing/Sponsorship

Tip: Do you want to know what other chapters are doing to recruit members?

• Click here to see what the chapter leaders shared with each other during the “Speed-Sharing” session at last year’s Chapter Leadership Conference

Tip: Sponsor recruitment - quick tip

• For those of you who attended the CAMFT Annual Conference, reach out to the sponsors you met on the exhibit floor and ask them if they would be willing to sponsor a Chapter event
• The Chapter leaders who reached out to them at the conference, already have a few sponsors lined up
• So, give it a go!

Quarterly: Add/Drop Membership Reports

• The reports were emailed to chapters on May 8, 2025
• If you have not received the reports, or need to be added to the recipient list, please contact mchampion@camft.org
• The information contained in the reports is CONFIDENTIAL, but chapters have permission to use the information in their membership recruitment and retention efforts
• To verify whether your chapter member is a member of CAMFT, log in to www.camft.org / My Dashboard. On the left navigation bar, scroll all the way down to “Membership Directory”

Reminder: Chapter members need to be a CAMFT member first

• Yes, before anyone can join a chapter, they need to be a CAMFT member first
• Click here for the list of CAMFT membership categories and for a link to join CAMFT

Reminder: Membership rosters due to CAMFT monthly

• If your chapter has opted into the L&E Revenue Share program, you need to provide us with a member roster the first week of every month
• Please email rosters to mchampion@camft.org

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Tip: DEI Nonprofit Strategies: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Read more in the Playbook/Section VIII

Pre-Licensed/3,000 Club

FREE On-Demand Webinar Road to Licensure (RTL)

• Share with your Pre-Licensees and use as incentive to recruit new members
• View for free here with your CAMFT Member login

FREE Insurance: CAMFT's FREE Student Pre-Licensed Liability Insurance Program

• Share with your Pre-Licensees and use as incentive to recruit new members
• CAMFT is pleased to offer free professional liability insurance for graduate student members!
• Read more here

Technology/Website/Social Media

Tip: Cybercriminal&s also target smaller associations/companies

• Why? Because they assume that these organizations have fewer defenses in place to prevent cyberattacks
• Remember these tips to stay safe (courtesy of KnowBe4):
• Never share your password with anyone. Additionally, use complex passwords, and use different passwords for each of your online accounts or services.
• Look for red flags in emails such as a sense of urgency or a request for sensitive information. Carefully check the domain of the sender’s email address and remember that any domain can be spoofed.
• Don’t click on links or open email attachments if you don’t know who sent them, why you received them, or what they contain.
• When you’re in doubt, follow your organization’s process for reporting suspicious emails. If you’re not sure how to report the email, ask a supervisor.

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