News for CMAA Leaders: December 2024

CMAA News

1. New Economic Impact Report Highlights the Significant Contribution of Private Clubs to the US Economy
2. Forty Club Management Professionals Achieve Certification
3. Listen to Let’s Talk Club Management, Episode 124: Capital Improvements Handbook: Financing Options and Feasibility and Episode 125: Catching Up with the 2024 Club Executive of the Year

To Do

1. December 15: Apply for 2025 National Committee Service
2. December 15: Chapter Workshop Grant Applications Due
3. December 15: Chapter of the Year Entries Due
4. January 3: Shark Tank Competition Submissions Due
5. January 7: Student Chapter & Faculty Idea Fair Entries Due
6. January 13: Register for the 2025 World Conference & Club Business Expo at Regular Registration Rates
7. Ongoing: Submit Your Chapter Photos and Announcements to goodnews@cmaa.org 

All Officers

Deadline Approaching: Calling All National Committee Volunteers

As a membership organization, CMAA is governed by members to serve members. Standing and At-Conference committees are an important part of CMAA’s leadership structure and are vital to its success.

Each fall, CMAA puts out a call for volunteers for Professional/Alumnus members to serve on National Committees. CMAA Chapter leaders are a great resource to help identify potential applicants and encouraging them to submit the required volunteer service information.

Appointments are made by the incoming CMAA Chairman and designed to achieve balanced member representation from chapters and regions, club types, individual demographics, skill set, and professional experience.

Close to 150 committee openings are anticipated for 2025. National committee service qualifications criteria, additional information, and the service request form are available. As committee placements and needs vary annually, CMAA cannot guarantee selection of all volunteer applications. Applications to serve are due by December 15.

Thanks in advance for encouraging your fellow members (or you!) to get involved with CMAA in this volunteer capacity. Member guidance and input are critical to the Association’s continued success!

Managing Directors

Members who have not paid their national dues by the end of the year will be dropped from the Association’s roster. Please look at your Chapter lists to see who has yet to renew and help us keep these members onboard. If you need assistance determining who still needs to renew, please contact the Membership Team.

Career Services Chairman

Looking for Interns in 2025?

Be sure to pass on to your chapter members that there are multiple ways to search for interns for your club.

1. List your opportunities on the Internship Job Board. The listing is free, runs for 12 weeks, and can be renewed.
2. Sign up for the Verified Internship Program and build a strong talent pipeline for careers in club management. Then list your jobs on the Internship Job Board.
3. Bring a copy of your internship and post it on the Job Boards in the Member Services Pavillion in Tampa, FL, during the World Conference and Club Business Expo.

Having interns not only gives clubs much needed help during peak times, it gives much needed experience to the students and serves to strengthen the future of the club management industry.

Contact Karen Woodie with any questions.

Communications/Public Relations Chairman

Dig Into the Economic Impact Report

A landmark study, conducted jointly by Club Benchmarking, the Club Management Association of America (CMAA), and the National Club Association (NCA), reveals the vast economic impact that private clubs have across the United States. The research indicates these clubs collectively generated $32.6 billion in direct revenue in 2023, supported a $17.4 billion payroll, and employed 573,000 workers, underscoring private clubs as a vital contributor to the national and local economies.

The report features a full breakdown of the economic impact by region. Review your Chapter’s region and consider how this information could be helpful to your advocacy, public relations, and community goals for 2025. Take time to share the information with your entire Board and Chapter members. Access the Executive Summary and full report.

The research and collaboration team will provide further insights at an upcoming industry webinar on Tuesday, December 17, at 1:00 p.m. Register now!

Legislative/Advocacy Chairman

Movies at the Club

Movies are an amenity that everyone enjoys. Whether your club is showing movies, TV programs, and other content as part of a children’s club activity, in the club, or as a planned movie night on the golf course or at the pool, they are an easy and affordable way to entertain.

Copyrighted movies, TV programs, and other content, when purchased, rented, or borrowed, are intended for personal, private use only and require a public performance license in accordance with the US Copyright Act when shown at your club facility.

CMAA members have access to exclusive savings through the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation. Find out about your club’s responsibilities and how to take advantage of CMAA negotiated discounts.

Membership Chairman

The 2024 New Member Recruitment Contest Ends on December 31

Please look at the New Member Recruitment Contest standings and see how your Chapter is doing. Many Chapters have already met or exceeded their goals! Remember, winning chapters in each size category will receive a $2,000 Education Grant funded by The Club Foundation. Congratulations on an incredible recruitment year!

Professional Development Chairman

New Culinary Training Now Available on CMAA’s Club Resource Center

CMAA’s Club Resource Center (CRC) course line-up has added 23 new culinary training courses from Auguste Escoffier. That’s almost 50 hours of culinary training! From Culinary Essentials to Sexual Harassment Prevention to Communicating Effectively, the CRC brings you a broad scope of online interactive training courses for all your club’s staff. Contact Bob Gould for a CRC course list or more information. 

Research Chairman

Compensation & Benefits Report Now Available

The 2023 Compensation & Benefits Report, a detailed report of salary, benefit, and labor key performance indicators, is now available to all CMAA members. This report is based on FY2023 data. 

This report is a collaboration with Club Benchmarking, a CMAA Executive Partner.

Student Chapter Liaison

Encourage Your Student Chapters to Apply for Award Programs

There are two exciting opportunities for your Student Chapters to gain recognition and showcase their innovative ideas at the upcoming CMAA World Conference & Club Business Expo. These programs offer a platform for students and faculty to demonstrate creativity, collaborate, and potentially earn rewards while making a lasting impact on the industry.

Don’t miss out on these chances to highlight your chapter’s ingenuity and be celebrated at a premier event!

Deadlines:

• Student Chapter & Faculty Idea Fair: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, by 12:00 noon ET
• Shark Tank Competition: Friday, January 3, 2025, by 12:00 noon ET

Encourage your Student Chapters to submit their ideas today!

Wine Society Chapter Representative

Wine Society Liaison: Purchase Your Ticket for the Wine Society Dinner at World Conference

The CMAA Wine Society will host the 37th Annual Wine Society Dinner on Friday, February 7 in Tampa, FL, at the Tampa Yacht Club during the CMAA World Conference & Club Business Expo. In partnership with the Willamette Valley Wine Auction, the pre-dinner reception will showcase wines from Abbott Claim, Adelsheim, Alexana Estate, Elk Cove Vineyards, Hamilton Russell Oregon, Nicolas-Jay, Résonance Wines, Willamette Valley Vineyards, and Zena Crown Vineyard. The dinner will feature amazing wines from Domaine Roux, Long Shadows, Hall Wines, Cervantes Blacktail, and Walt Wines.

To request/purchase your tickets, you must already be registered for World Conference. Please complete the online ticket form to request your tickets.