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Chapter Leader E-Newsletter November 2024

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Dear Chapter Leaders,

One of my greatest pleasures during the month of November is to share with you, my thanks for all you do for your Chapters. I appreciate all the late nights and your tireless efforts despite your heavy workload and family commitments. I am fortunate to work with all of you. Thank you!

Happy Thanksgiving “Gratitude is not something idyllic that comes when all good things line up to be counted. Gratitude is there all the time waiting to be focused on.” ― Antonia Montoya

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

This month’s highlights include:

Chapter Leadership Conference – Registration is now open!
Annual Reports are due before, but no later than February 28, 2025
2025 CAMFT presentations available to Chapters
Member Engagement Is Everyone’s Business
Three Ways to Use Meetings More Strategically
CAMFT Resource: Speaker list
Security Tip: Phishy Social Media Quizzes

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

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
Who may attend?
- 2025 Chapter Board members and Committee chairs
- 2024-2025 Chapter Advisory Council members
- 2024-2025 CAMFT State Board members
- All attendees must be 18+ years of age
Why should you attend? Click here and scroll down to this year’s conference testimonials
Room reservations:
- CAMFT provides one hotel room per Chapter. Click here to request a room
- Chapters needing multiple additional rooms, please reach out to mchampion@camft.org by Dec 1, so that we can check with the hotel on availability and a discounted rate.
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

CAMFT Resource: Speaker Resource List

It is NOT mandatory to use these presenters for your Chapter presentations
Staff created a Chapter Speaker Resource List in response to requests from chapters needing speaker references
The list is composed of all the chapters’ monthly e-blast submissions since 2019
CAMFT does not endorse any speakers on the list
The list was posted to the Events Listserv on Oct 28, 2024
If you would like to be added to the Events Listserv, or need a copy, contact mchampion@camft.org

Chapter Calendar

Chapter Leaders

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

Presidents-Elect: Encourage your 2025 Board to attend the Chapter Leadership Conference (CLC)

Testimonials from this year’s attendees are available here
For more information and to register, click here

2025 Presidents Reminder: Reserve your CLC hotel room

As soon as possible, but no later than Monday, January 6, 2025
Click here to do so
If your Chapter needs multiple additional rooms, please reach out to mchampion@camft.org by Dec 1, so that we can check with the hotel on availability and a discounted rate

Plan ahead: Annual Reports are 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 you as the President are not responsible for all the reports
- Encourage your Board members to work on the reports this year, while the information/access is easily available, rather than waiting until next year when they might have termed out and the new board members have to reach out to them to retrieve information that may no longer be easily accessible
The reports may be emailed all together OR separately to mchampion@camft.org
Click here for the Annual Report requirements

Tip: Member Engagement Is Everyone’s Business

None of us has enough time anymore
How do associations/chapters compete in an environment like this? Well, one way is to differentiate
Professionals need to connect. Create the space, place, and environment to enable connections like these
Read more in the Playbook/Section VI (b)

Treasurers/CFOs/Bookkeepers

Plan ahead: Annual Reports are due on February 28, 2025

In order to be compliant, Chapters are required to provide an Annual Report to CAMFT
Click here for the financial Annual Report requirements
Reports may be submitted to mchampion@camft.org as soon as it is ready. No need to send all the required reports together.

Secretaries: Share your 2025 Board roster ASAP after your election

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

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

Yes! Budgeting for your board members to attend is a legitimate expense
CAMFT provides:
- Free registration to all Chapter board members and committee chairs
- Friday reception and Saturday breakfast, lunch, and breaks to all attendees
- A hotel room for the chapter President on Friday evening
The chapter is responsible 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

CEPA/Education/Events

Tip: Three Ways to Use Meetings More Strategically

Immerse Attendees in the Outdoors
Leverage Unique Venues
Incorporate Wellness Into the Agenda
Read more in the Playbook/Section VII (b)

Plan ahead: Annual Reports are due on February 28, 2025

In order to be compliant, Chapters are required to provide an Annual Report to CAMFT
Click here for the events Annual Report requirements
Reports may be submitted to mchampion@camft.org as soon as it is ready. No need to send all the required reports together.

Share with your Board: 2025 CAMFT Presentations offered to Chapters

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 over $16,000 in total
- 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) – Webinar
- 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) – Webinar
- 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 and Marketing

Tip: 3 Steps to Incorporating Member Feedback Into Your Strategy

Create Feedback Channels and Mechanisms
Develop a Strategic Action Plan
Communicate Actions, Timelines, and Updates
Read more in the Playbook/ Section VI (a)

Plan ahead: Annual Reports are due on February 28, 2025

In order to be compliant, Chapters are required to provide an Annual Report to CAMFT
Click here for the membership Annual Report requirements
Reports may be submitted to mchampion@camft.org as soon as it is ready. No need to send all the required reports together.

Quarterly: Current/Drop Reports (formerly known as Add/Drop Reports)

The reports were emailed to Chapter leaders on November 6
You are invited to use the information contained in the reports in your membership recruitment and retention effort

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Plan ahead: Annual Reports are due on February 28, 2025

In order to be compliant, Chapters are required to provide an Annual Report to CAMFT
Click here for the DEIA+ Annual Report requirements
Reports may be submitted to mchampion@camft.org as soon as it is ready. No need to send all the required reports together.

Tip: Make Inclusive Language a Key Part of Your DEI Efforts

Read more in the Playbook/Section VIII

Pre-Licensed/3000 Club

2025: 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

Plan ahead: Annual Reports are due on February 28, 2025

In order to be compliant, Chapters are required to provide an Annual Report to CAMFT
Click here for the Pre-Licensed Annual Report requirements
Reports may be submitted to mchampion@camft.org as soon as it is ready. No need to send all the required reports together.

Tip: Looking for Pre-Licensed Articles of Interest and Sample Forms?