Chapter Leader E-Newsletter October 2025

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

Tip: 10 Lessons Chess Can Teach Us About Leadership

• Avoid the center of the board
• Focus on the long term
• Look for patterns
• Keep it simple
• Don’t get complacent
• Don’t be afraid to fail
• Don’t be intimidated by other players
• Don’t get stuck in your head
• Be prepared for anything
• Chess is a game of patience
• Read more in the Playbook/Section IV (b)

Celebrate: Recognize a leader from your Chapter by Oct 31, 2025

• Discuss with your Board this great opportunity to celebrate your hardworking volunteers
• The Outstanding Chapter Leader Award nominations are due October 31, 2025
• Click here for the Nomination Guide and more information

Invitation: Share your Chapter’s proudest moments

• Share with other Chapter leaders what worked well for your Chapter this year and what didn’t
• Choose from 2 topics and complete a few short questions
• The deadline is October 31, 2025
• Information will be shared with Chapter leaders at the CLC on January 30-31, 2026
• Click here for the Nomination Guide and refer to page 4 for more information

Plan ahead: 2026 Presidents will receive a complimentary hotel room at the CLC

• CAMFT provides each Chapter President with a hotel room on the evening of Friday, January 30, 2026
• CAMFT pays for the room and tax; incidental charges are on their own
• If the President is unable to attend, another board member may take their place
• Complete the room request here no later than Friday, December 26, 2025

Treasurers/Secretaries/Chapter Admin

Tip:  What are examples of how chapters can use their reserves?

• CAMFT has a newly revised Reserve policy, which may be useful to review
• If your chapter is holding reserves in an investment account, you should also have an  investment policy
• Click here to view CAMFT's Investment Policy

Reminder: Budget for your Board’s CLC 2026 travel, accommodation, and parking

• Yes! Budgeting for your board members to attend is a legitimate expense
• CAMFT provides:
  • Free registration to all board members and committee chairs
  • Friday reception and Saturday breakfast, lunch, and breaks for 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
  • There is a FREE shuttle between the airport and the hotel
  • Parking: $25/day (discounted)
• More information is available on the CLC website here

CEPA/Education/Events

Tip: Networking works best when it’s small and specific. Here are a few suggestions:

• Interactive table exercises during education sessions
• Meetups for affinity groups or birds of a feather
• Solution room sessions
• Ideation sessions or hackathons
• Community service projects—choose an activity attendees can do together in groups, talking while they work

Notification: 2026 CAMFT presentations available to Chapters

• State of the Profession (SOP): In-Person
• • Chapters are eligible to receive one in-person presentation in 2026
  • Since the presentation is only a 1 CE/90-minute presentation, Chapters are encouraged to combine it with their Annual Meeting, a Lunch meeting, a “Meet the Board” reception, a Pre-Licensed event, etc.
  • Dates are available on a first-come, first-served basis
  • Click here to schedule your Chapter presentation
• Law & Ethics: In-Person
  • Chapters that did NOT receive an in-person L&E in 2025 will be eligible to sign up
  • Dates are available on a first-come, first-served basis
  • The presentations will be available between April and December 2026
  • Limited spots are available
  • Click here to schedule your Chapter presentation

• Law & Ethics Revenue Share Program: Webinars
  • Less work for Chapter volunteers ~ more Profit for the Chapters
  • The highest earner two years in a row received over $received
  • The L&E revenue share program was a huge success, so we will offer it to Chapters again in 2026
  • If you are not familiar with the program yet, click here, or contact mchampion@camft.org for more information
  • Sign-up for the 2026 program will be available soon

Membership/Marketing/Sponsorship

Tip: Sense of Belonging Essential to Sustained Membership

• Members prefer personalization in their interactions with their organizations
• Members ranked interacting with people with shared interests as one of the top signifiers of value for the organizations they are affiliated with
• Read more in the Playbook/Section VI (a)

Tip: Mentorship Programs Engage and Retain Chapter Members

• Mentorship is a two-way street
• How to get Creative with Mentorships
• Read more in the Playbook/Section VI (a)

CAMFT Resource: Speaker List

• Staff created a Chapter Speaker Resource List in response to requests from chapters needing speaker references
• The list is comprised of chapters’ monthly e-blast submissions
• CAMFT does not endorse any speakers on the list
• The list was posted on the Events Listserv on October 1, 2025
• If you would like to be added to the Events Listserv, or need a copy of the list, contact mchampion@camft.org

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Celebrating ALL our Chapters: At the Chapter Leadership Conference, January 30-31, 2026

• Discuss with your colleagues on the Board
• We will be recognizing and celebrating all our Chapters, rather than only the winners of specific categories
• Chapter leaders will have the opportunity to share their successes, struggles, anything really! via answering a few questions, instead of submitting lengthy nomination packets
• Time commitment = Minimal
• For more information, click here
• Submission deadline: October 31, 2025

Tip: How to Lead Across Generations

• How do you get older and younger leaders to meet eye to eye?
• Managing conflict means knowing pressure points—and anticipating disagreement
• Read more in the Playbook/Section VIII

Tip: 5 Tips for Developing Goals Along the DEI Journey

• Understand the Why
• Gather the Right People
• Get Comfortable with Discomfort
• Review the Data
• Communicate Transparently
• Read More in the Playbook/Section VIII

Pre-Licensed/3,000 Club

Tip: Share with your members how to find a CAMFT Certified Supervisor

• Click here to view the current listing of CAMFT Certified Supervisors

Pre-Licensed Newsletter: 2025 Summer Edition

• Click here to read the newsletter

Technology/Website/Social Media

Tip: How to Overcome Your Digital Accessibility Hurdles

Here are initial steps that could help you get started:

• Define who is responsible for, and define how they contribute to, digital accessibility
• Set up guidance on how and where accessibility requirements are documented—for example, who should be documenting the requirements related to Name/Role /Value, and where the developer should be looking for that information
• Ensure your design systems and reusable components are accessible
• Enable your teams with awareness labs and education—in the session slides, there are many examples of free materials you could share that will drive awareness
• Use quality reviews and agile retrospectives to learn why accessibility defects happened and solve them to the root cause so that you don’t make those same mistakes in the future
• Educate, equip, enable—the best way to enable your teams to support digital accessibility is to educate them and equip them with the tools and processes they need to ensure they are building things accessibly
• Read more in the Playbook/Section VII (e)

Security Tip: What Can You Do to Stay Safe from Phishing Scams?

• If you receive an email claiming you have an account issue, always go to the organization’s website directly to log in.
• Never click a link in an email that you weren’t expecting, even if the email includes logos or links that look official. Always think before you click. 
• Verify that urgent messages are legitimate before taking action. Contact the person or organization directly by using another line of communication.

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