News for CMAA Leaders: November 2022

Club Employee Demographic Assessment Now Available

Last month, CMAA launched the Club Employee Demographic Assessment. This research survey presented with support from The Club Foundation, will provide a baseline and snapshot of the demographics across the club industry. This three-year project will enable your club to benchmark your changing demographics over time.

According to the 2020 US Census, nearly four of 10 Americans identify with a race of ethnic group other than white. This is especially noteworthy for the younger portion of the population (16 & younger) identified as a racial or ethnic minority.

Diversity in the workplace means employing people of different ages, genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, and education levels.

Please encourage your Chapter members to participate—their information will be confidential. We are asking for only one response per club. Participating in this assessment will allow you to gain insight into your team’s diversity and assist in formulating your own DEI strategy and tactics. 

Participation in this assessment will also provide data to help CMAA build education and resources to help clubs recruit and retain diverse talent, making it attractive for everyone to choose to work in clubs.

Thank you in advance for your support of this important initiative!

CMAA News

1. PepsiCo Becomes Official Sustainability Partner of CMAA’s 2023 World Conference and Club Business Expo
2. Catch Up on the Let’s Talk Club Management Podcast: Ep. 82: Understanding Your Club’s Financial Story
3. Brett Morris Named 2022 Club Executive of the Year

To Do

1. November 16: Participate in the Women in Club Management Community Call
2. November 29: Save the Date for Giving Tuesday & Support The Club Foundation
3. December 1: Chapter Officer/Chairman Report Form Due
4. December 15: Register for the 2023 World Conference and Club Business Expo & Qualify for Early Registration Pricing
5. December 15: Chapter of the Year Entries Due

All Officers

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 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 for helping us 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 2023. National committee service qualifications criteria, additional information, and the service request form are available online. As committee placements and needs vary annually, CMAA cannot guarantee selection of all volunteer applications. Applications to serve are due by December 31, 2022.

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

CMAA Theme for 2023

Each year, an annual CMAA theme is introduced to give all CMAA members, Chapters, and National a common goal to work towards for the membership year. The theme for the 2023 membership is “Engage. Enrich. Unite.”

Managing Directors

CMAA members have until December 31 to pay their 2023 National dues without penalty. Please reach out to your members who need to pay their dues, so we don’t lost them!

Career Services Chairman

Advertise Your Fitness/Wellness Jobs on CMAA

CMAA has added a new category under job details in the online job form: Wellness. With Fitness Departments and Wellness areas becoming an integral part of so many clubs, it is important to bring these types of jobs to the forefront. Listings can be anything from entry-level hourly wage positions to Directors and everything in between. Keep CMAA's job boards in mind when looking for all levels of club personnel.

Contact Karen Woodie with any questions.

The Club Foundation Liaison

Participate in The Club Foundation Golf Tournament at World Conference

Be sure to add the Golf Tournament and the ClubLove 5K to your registration for the 2023 World Conference. This year’s Golf Tournament will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, FL, on Thursday, February 23, 2023. There are limited spaces available, so be sure to register now. We look forward to seeing you on the course this year!

This year’s expanded ClubLove Fun Run/Walk includes the traditional run-walk on Monday morning, February 27, 2023 and counts toward this year’s Wellness Challenge. The Wellness Challenge allows you to earn points for mental and physical activities during Conference—and participants could win a prize.  We look forward to getting moving with you this year!

Learn more about these activities.

Communications/Public Relations Chairman

Show Your CMAA Pride

All current CMAA members and Chapters are eligible to use CMAA’s logo. Any member of the Association in good standing may use the phrase “member of CMAA” or use any logo, emblem, insignia, or phrase indicative of membership as approved by the Board of Directors.

Please note the use of the CMAA logo for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. For complete style and brand guidelines and sample usage, please refer to CMAA’s Style Guide.

Visit CMAA’s Logo Usage Policies page to download the logo artwork and add it to your business card or email signature.

For questions, please contact Melissa Low, CAE, Senior Director, Communications and Advocacy, at 703-739-9500 ext. 286.

Corporate Relations Chairman

KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE Renews CMAA Partnership

KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE, a leading club industry recruiting and consulting firm, has renewed its partnership with the Club Management Association of America (CMAA) through December 2023. As a Business Partner, KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE will continue to be the official sponsor of the Club Leadership Summits which they helped to develop. To date, Principals Richard Kopplin, Kurt D. Kuebler, CCM, and Thomas B. Wallace III, CCM, CCE, ECM, have shared their expertise with more than 360 club management professionals and club board members through these in-person and virtual Summits, helping to create a better educated club industry. Learn more about this partnership.

Advocacy/Legislative Chairman

Independent Contractor Feedback Needed

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new proposed regulation to redefine a worker’s status as an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rule outlines six, stringent economic reality test factors to consider in determining whether an employment relationship exists. Read full details in the Legislative Report.

DOL is accepting public comments on the proposed regulation through November 28, and CMAA is formulating our response. CMAA would like to hear from you in the formulation of our comments. How will these proposed regulations impact your team and operations? Will your current independent contractors be impacted or need to be reclassified? Share your comments by contacting Melissa Low, CAE.

Membership Chairman

New Member Recruitment Contest Ends December 31

We are in the homestretch for the recruitment contest and the races are close! See if you can help push your Chapter past the finish line (and beyond!). Happy recruiting!

Professional Development

Need Chapter Speakers? Just Ask.

Each year, over 40 percent of the presenters are first-time CMAA presenters. Conference is a great opportunity for chapters to see new speakers that they can invite to chapter educational events. The Professional Development Department is always willing to share feedback on the presenters as well as provide contact information or facilitate an introduction between a chapter and a presenter.

Research Chairman

Final Call to Submit Data to the Compensation and Benefits Survey

The 2022 Compensation and Benefits Survey launched last month and all CMAA Professional Members have been invited to participate in the survey. If you have not yet submitted your data, there is still time to do so. The survey is easy to complete and includes customized reporting tools for you and your staff. The study is hosted and maintained by Industry Insights on the CMAA Research Portal.

Participants will receive a complimentary copy of the industry report plus a customized Club Compensation Report, with their club’s compensation figures reported alongside the appropriate industry comparatives. Club Resource Center subscribers who participate in the survey will also receive access to an online portal for interactive industry comparatives.

As an additional benefit of participation, participating clubs will receive a chapter level report if their Chapter has a participation level of at least 10 clubs and a 20 percent Chapter participation rate.

The deadline for participation is Friday, November 11. If you have any questions, please contact Patti Clever at 614-389-2100 ext. 111 or Amilcar Davy, CMAA's Director of Research, at 703-739-9500.

Student Chapter Liaison

Help Your Students Prepare for the Student Chapter Idea Fair and Shark Tank Competition

There are two opportunities at the 2023 World Conference and Club Business Expo for Student members to show off their ideas and interests.

The Student Chapter Idea Fair is your Chapter's chance to share as many ideas as you’d like across six different categories for a chance to win a $1,000 chapter grant from The Club Foundation. Show off everything your Chapter has done to be successful! Entries are due January 23, 2023.

The Student Shark Tank Competition is for any student member (or a group up to five) that has an innovative mind. Do you have an idea or product that you think the club industry could benefit from? Tell us about it! Learn more about this program and the chance to win a $1,000 Visa gift card. Entries are due January 18, 2023. 

Wine Society Liaison

Register for Upcoming Webinars with the CMAA Wine Society

Both Wine Society member and non-member opportunities are available! Register now.