Apartment Association of Tarrant County (AATC )
The Apartment Association of Tarrant County is designed to inspire those we represent with a commitment to award-winning education curricula, exemplary public advocacy initiatives, effective communication mediums and a diverse network of forums for business exchange, each designed to define our marketplace.
That’s AATC’s mission in life – the reasons that we exist.
Please check out all the great things going on in the Career Development Department.
Association Executives of North Carolina (AENC )
AENC membership is comprised of CEOs and staff of associations in North Carolina and representatives from the association service and hospitality industries.
British American Business Council of New England (BABCNE )
The British American Business Council of New England, Inc. (BABCNE) is a non-profit international business association with a membership of more than 100 New England-based companies and individuals involved in transatlantic trade. It was launched in September 1986 by HRH The Prince of Wales.
The Council is dedicated to helping its members build and manage their businesses by providing them with introductions and referrals, marketing & networking opportunities and business intelligence through a variety of programs, trade services and publications. The programs range from events with distinguished speakers from government, industry and academia, to informational seminars on current business issues and international networking evenings.
BABCNE is a founding member of the British American Business Council (BABC) network which consists of 32 business organizations located in the US and UK and with affiliates in Canada and Mexico. Its combined membership includes around 4,000 companies and individuals involved in international trade, and provides invaluable networking opportunities to the members of the various chapters.
British-American Business Council of Tampa Bay (BABC )
The British-American Business Council Tampa Bay (BABC Tampa Bay) was first incorporated in 1985 as the British-American Chamber of Comerce of Tampa Bay and is an affiliate member of the British-American Business Council (BABC), which represents more than 10,000 executives of 33 member organizations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
The principle purpose is to promote trade and commerce between the United States and the United Kingdom. Locally, we represent a variety of companies and individuals who are either English establishing contacts, or setting up a business in the US -- or, Americans wishing to do business in the UK and/or attract inward investment.
Capitol Communicator (CC)
Dedicated to bringing together the vast spectrum of communications professionals who influence and educate the Mid-Atlantic region and the world - by providing news; trends; education; and opportunities for networking, career enhancement and showcasing great work -the Capitol Communicator serves as a resource to the region's communications community. Capitol Communicator focuses on creating a community that encompasses professions that include: public relations, advertising, marketing, online/offline media, graphic design, video, photography, Internet and the multitude of support professions that supports this regional multi-billion dollar industry.
Connecticut Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA CT)
AMA CT is the premier local marketing resource for leadership, skill-based training, education and networking in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
What They Do:
Assist in the professional development of our members.
Deliver top-quality educational meetings and professional networking events.
Advance the practice and appreciation for the field of Marketing
Georgia Society of Association Executives (GSAE)
GSAE is the state's only professional association for the executives of non-profit organizations representing business, industrial, professional and community service organizations with a combined economic impact in Georgia totaling more than $35 million.
The Georgia Society of Association Executives, Inc. is incorporated in the state of Georgia as a nonprofit organization and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c) (6) of the Internal Revenue Code. Dues paid to GSAE are not tax-deductible as a charitable contribution, but may be deducted as ordinary and necessary business expenses.
Greater Baltimore Urban League (BUL )
Established in 1924, The Greater Baltimore Urban League is one of Baltimore’s oldest community- based organizations devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. Through direct services, advocacy, research, policy analysis, community mobilization, collaboration and communications, we actualize our mission to empower communities and change lives.
Greater Washington Urban League (GWUL )
Founded in 1938 and one of more than 100 affiliates of the National Urban League, the Greater Washington Urban League is a major civil rights and social services organization located in the District of Columbia. The League has nearly
70 years of experience in dealing effectively with a wide range of social and economic problems, and is governed by a 37-member Board of Directors composed of a cross-section of individuals from the Washington metropolitan area, and an Advisory Board that lends expertise and guidance to support the work of the agency.
The mission of the League is "to increase the economic and political empowerment of African Americans and other minorities and to help all Americans share equally in the responsibilities and rewards of full citizenship." To accomplish its mission, the League uses the tools and methods of social work, economics, law and other disciplines to bring about equal opportunities and equal access to African Americans and minorities in the Washington metropolitan area.
This new decade and century see the Greater Washington Urban League continuing an ongoing partnership with major institutions in both the public and private sectors to alleviate the hardships experienced by our constituents. Such partnerships also provide new avenues for our constituents to enter into the economic mainstream. Base support is provided by various private funding sources and the League also has contracts with federal and local government agencies to conduct specially-funded programs. Although many of our programs are government funded, the League continually seeks creative ways in which to involve the private sector and community groups in joint programmatic ventures.
Houston Society of Association Executives (HSAE )
The Houston Society of Association Executives is a progressive organization whose purpose is to enhance the professionalism and performance of those involved with voluntary membership organizations in the greater Houston area.
HSAE is a unique resource to the professional lives of Houston's Association Executives, offering outstanding opportunities to network with peers and to educate association leaders and their staff members.
Their goals are to:
Develop and maintain high professional standards of service and conduct among association executives.
Develop and present educational programs which further enhance the knowledge and competence of association executives.
Provide effective representation for association executives in relationship with government, business and our industry on issues within our purview.
Make the public aware of the positive role association play in our society.
Cooperate with other groups of association executives, to advance organizational management as a profession and creat liasons with other professional, government and business groups.
Acquire and disseminate information about the function and accomplishments of associations.
International Trade Council of Greater Kansas City, Inc. (ITCKC )
The Mission of the International Trade Council of Greater Kansas City, Inc. is to promote international business through focused commercial education and networking to support individuals and businesses in the Greater Kansas City area. The ITC accomplishes its mission as a not-for-profit membership organization largely through the efforts of volunteer leadership with the assistance of a professional staff.
Kansas City Society of Association Executives
The Kansas City Society of Association Executives is:
Dedicated to raising the profile of Kansas City associations through public awareness and educating public officials, while advancing the professionalism of association management.
Enhancing the performance of its association members and promoting unique marketing opportunities to its business partners who serve associations.
A 501(c)(6) nonprofit corporation that operates through an elected board of directors chosen annually by its membership. Its membership is made up of nearly 180 association members and 80 allied business members.
An allied society of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), the largest organization of association executives and industry suppliers in the world.
Kansas Society of Association Executives (KSAE )
KSAE is the Association for Associations. The society helps you network with other association executives, lobbyist members, and associate members that provide services to associations.
Louisiana Society of Association Executives (LSAE )
LSAE is an association comprised of chief executive officers and top staff of many different types of associations across Louisiana--business, trade, professional and convention and visitors bureaus.
Mississippi Society of Association Executives (MSAE )
The primary purpose of MSAE is to provide educational opportunities for its members. However, MSAE also provides an excellent avenue for the exchange of ideas and information. Furthermore, MSAE provides its members with resources they need to enhance performance and ensure continued professional growth in associational activities. Executive members represent the business, government and professional interests of more than 100,000 Mississippians who belong to and participate in many different trade and professional associations.
The Mississippi Society is affiliated with the American Society of Association Executives located in Washington, DC. With more than 23,500 members worldwide, ASAE is the world's leading management education organization for association executives who manage trade and professional associations and societies and other not-for-profit membership organizations.
NASBITE International (NASBITE )
NASBITE International is a professional organization for the global business community. Our members include global business educators and trainers at academic institutions; trade specialists at federal, state and local trade assistance organizations, and practitioners that engage in or facilitate global business activity.
NASBITE Mission: Advancing the practice of global business
NASBITE Goals:
* To coordinate and administer the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) credential.
* To promote an exchange of information and resources among global business education and assistance professionals.
* To offer professional development for those engaged in global business education and assistance.
* To provide advocacy and leadership for global business education and assistance professionals.
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an organization of journalists, students and media-related professionals that provides quality programs and services to and advocates on behalf of black journalists worldwide.
Founded by 44 men and women on December 12, 1975, in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the world. Many of NABJ's 3,300 members also belong to one of the dozens of professional and student chapters that serve black journalists nationwide.
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NESAE Career Center
Founded in 1967, the New England Society of Association Executives (NE/SAE) is a not-for-profit membership organization comprised of association and chamber of commerce executives and their staff, convention and visitor bureau chief executives, and providers of goods and services to associations and other related organizations.
NE/SAE's main goal is to further the professional development of its members. We function as an educational resource and professional network for over 400 executives in the association community. Affiliated with the American Society of Association Executives in Washington, DC, NE/SAE serves the needs of New England's associations and the career development requirements of their staff.
NE/SAE provides opportunities for our members to get the professional development they need when budgets are tight by offering financial assistance in the way of scholarships. We are also proud to give awards that recognize outstanding accomplishments in the industry.
New Jersey Society of Association Executives (NJSAE)
NJSAE is the place for professionals who work at associations in New Jersey. Our members include some of the top leaders at international, national, state, and local associations based in the State. There are over 250 associations executives and associates in NJSAE, which makes our organization a field rich with resources and talent.
Because association activities create millions of dollars in revenue annually, vendors realize that the best way to reach out to this all-important business segment is to associate with its key people through membership in the New Jersey Society of Association Executives. Approximately 33% of NJSAE's membership consists of associate members.
New York Society of Association Executives (NYSAE )
Founded in 1919, the New York Society of Association Executives mission is to lead in advancing and serving the profession of association and not-for-profit management.
NYSAE is the "association of associations" which are headquartered in the Tri-State region of New York, New Jersey & Connecticut. NYSAE's members are full-time paid chief executives, and middle managers of trade associations, professional societies, voluntary organizations, other not-for-profit organizations and supplier firms. The New York association community alone employs over 130,000 people.
NYSAE members from associations headquartered in the New York Region control over $5 billion a year in meetings and conventions spending as follows:
Newspaper Association of America (NAA)
The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) is a nonprofit organization representing the $55 billion newspaper industry. NAA members account for nearly 90 percent of the daily circulation in the United States and a wide range of non-daily U.S. newspapers. NAA also has many Canadian and International members. Educators, university newspapers, press associations and suppliers/vendors are also members. The Association focuses on six key strategic priorities that collectively affect the newspaper industry: marketing, public policy, diversity, industry development, newspaper operations and readership.
NEXCO (NEXCO)
NEXCO is an international trade association that sponsors monthly seminars and webinars that provide pertinent and timely information to importers, exporters, freight forwarders, bankers, attorneys, accountants, and any other professional engaged in global trade. Our members have interests in insurance, international banking, freight forwarding, trade law, customs brokerage, trade software and e-commerce. They are large and small, American, foreign and multinational.
Serving the international business community in New York City since 1963, NEXCO specializes in low cost technical seminars that take the mystery out of trade. Our Board of Directors is comprised of international business leaders from the New York City area.
NEXCO puts on one seminar every month. Each seminar is marketed to over 3,000 people in the New York City metropolitan region, and the list is growing daily.
Northern California Society of Association Executives (NCSAE )
The new NCSAE Network will provide career services, networking and volunteer opportunities to association professionals and business partners in the San Francisco-Bay Area region. Under terms of the relationship, the NCSAE Network will be managed and staffed by ASAE, utilizing the remaining assets of NCSAE to subsidize the effort. A subset of the current 16-member NCSAE board will become the NCSAE Network Leadership Council, and will provide volunteer leadership at the local level.
The Northern California Society of Association Executives (NCSAE) has been a local allied society of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) serving the San Francisco Bay Area region of California for the past 50 years. 2005 represents NCSAE's 50th Anniversary and a black-tie event celebrating this occasion is being held on the evening of June 18, 2005 at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco. NCSAE promotes excellence in association management by providing professional development and fellowships, by creating a forum for association executives and suppliers, by developing a public understanding of associations, and by promoting the profession of association management.
Northern Virginia Urban League (NVUL )
Established in 1910, the Urban League is the nation's oldest and largest community- based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. Today, the National Urban League, headquartered in New York City, spearheads the non-partisan efforts of its local affiliates. There are over 100 local affiliates of the National Urban League located in 35 states and the District of Columbia providing direct services to more than 2 million people nationwide through programs, advocacy and research.
The Northern Virginia Urban League (NOVAUL), as part of this national network, provides direct services and effective advocacy to empower our constituents to enter the economic and social mainstream. NOVAUL addresses the social and economic needs of Northern Virginia’s minorities, youth, elderly and low-income residents.
Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Inc. (NACCMA )
The Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Inc. is a non-profit membership organization formed to promote trade, create business opportunities, professional relationships, and goodwill between the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region and Norway. NACC MA serves innovative Norwegian and American companies and experienced professionals seeking to develop international business opportunities and expand their professional network. Located in Washington, D.C., the Chamber provides access to vital business and professional resources from the public and private sector and a doorway to significant commercial opportunities in the U.S. and Norway. With a diverse membership portfolio of over 150 corporate and individual members, NACC MA offers an exceptional membership opportunity in a globally connected business network.
Pittsburgh Society of Association Executives (PSAE )
The Pittsburgh Society of Association Executives (PSAE) was founded in 1972 to provide an opportunity for exchange of experience and information through discussion and study at monthly meetings and conferences. The first meeting of PSAE took place in the fall of 1973.
PSAE continues to provide leadership training, guidance and unparalleled networking opportunities to executives who serve trade, technical, business, professional and philanthropic associations. If you are professional staff member at one of these businesses, PSAE is ready to help you expand your horizons.
Special membership categories for students and suppliers to the association community are also available.
PSAE is an allied society of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and is active in the programs of that organization.
Small Business Exporters Association of the United States (SBEA )
The Small Business Exporters Association of the United States is the largest and oldest nonprofit association dedicated exclusively to small and mid-size business exporters in the United States. SBEA serves as the international trade arm of the National Small Business Association. Founded in 1937, NSBA is the nation’s oldest nonprofit small business advocacy organization. It has 150,000 members in all 50 U.S. states.
South Carolina Society of Association Executives (SCSAE )
Through its programs, services, resources and organizational processes, SCSAE demonstrates and promotes excellence in association management for South Carolina association management professionals.
The mission of SCSAE is to support and encourage SC association professionals’ achievement of excellence in every aspect of association management.
The SCSAE provides members with education and professional development opportunities that build competency, skills and knowledge.
Be the preferred source for networking and relationship building for the association industry. Demonstrates, promotes and recognizes excellence in the association management profession. Be a timely and comprehensive resource for information on the association management industry and profession. Fosters the associate and regular member relationships in effort to best meet their respective needs and business objectives. SCSAE achieves organizational excellence in governance, volunteer leadership and business practices.
Springfield Urban League (SUL )
The Springfield Urban League, Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, civil rights and community-based movement that serves nearly 6,000 people annually, providing direct services, research and policy advocacy to assist individuals and communities in reaching their fullest potential. Primarily working with African Americans, Hispanics, and other emerging ethnic communities, it is networked with over 100 professionally staffed affiliates in over 35 states across the nation. The Movement, spearheaded by the National Urban League, headquartered in New York, works to close equality gaps for people at all economic levels and stages of life, and gives citizens a chance to give back as volunteers. Since its founding in 1926, the Springfield Urban League has helped hundreds of thousands of Americans overcome countless challenges in civil and human rights.
Tennessee Society of Association Executives (TNSAE )
The Tennessee Society of Association Executives provides professional and personal development opportunities for our members in the association community.
Founded in 1963, TSAE assists hundreds of association executives and industry professionals in developing their skills and expanding their knowledge base by providing professional and personal development opportunities. From education sessions presented by leaders in the field and information-filled articles found in Association Connection to special interest groups, a listserv discussion group and advocacy efforts on the state and national level, TSAE exists to assist you in making the most of your profession.
Texas Apartment Association (TAA )
The Texas Apartment Association, Inc. (TAA) is a non-profit statewide trade association dedicated to unifying rental housing professionals through education, legislative advocacy and member services. TAA is affiliated with the National Apartment Association and local associations in 25 Texas cities. Members join TAA and NAA by joining the local affiliate in their area.
The Hong Kong Association of New York (HKANY )
Established in 1987, the Hong Kong Association of New York, Inc. is a 501(c) (6) non-profit organization. Its members represent major corporations, professional firms, financial and academic institutions, and small businesses. Individuals who have an affiliation with Hong Kong or who conduct business in or via Hong Kong are encouraged to join.
The Association affords opportunities for its members to network and strengthen business contacts. It organizes regular events such as breakfasts, luncheons and after-work meetings and networking events to enable members and their guests to interact with distinguished business people and senior government officials from both Hong Kong and the U.S. who share information and their perspectives on timely issues of importance related to Hong Kong, China and the Asia Pacific Region.
The HKANY currently has over 700 members and friends including individuals, law firms and corporations interested in economic, financial and legal trends affecting Hong Kong, the Pearl River Delta Region, China and Asia, in general. Our members follow the progress of matters such as the Pan-Pearl River Delta initiative to expand trade in nine provinces and two Special Administrative Regions which surround Hong Kong; private equity, venture investment and developments in the financial services sector in China for which Hong Kong is a major port of entry; the expansion of, and benefits derived from, the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement with China ("CEPA"); legal developments affecting business matters between Hong Kong and China as well as a variety of topics of current interest in the region.
Triangle Urban League (TUL )
Triangle Urban League Young Professionals Network (TUL YPN) is a network of young professionals that provides an outlet for community volunteerism, leadership development, economic empowerment and political engagement.
Urban League of Central Carolinas, Inc. (ULCC)
The Urban League of Central Carolinas is a multi-service, non-profit Agency, organized in 1978. Its mission is to promote financial stability among African-American families and others, and racial inclusion in our community. Our range of programs can benefit anyone in need of education, skills training, career development, employment services, and youth programs. We serve persons from all economic levels - from area professionals to those living within designated "fragile" and "at risk" neighborhoods. The Urban League has always been stalwarts for advocacy on behalf of its' constituency. We have something for most everyone. Having served over 25,000 people, we proudly celebrate 30 years of service to this community.
Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM)
The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts is located in Roxbury near a hub of college and individuals in need of our unique services. The League provides services that encompass the needs of disadvantaged children, parents, and adults seeking life skills for long term opportunities. The service offerings the League provides are different from traditional employment training programs because they focus on improving the individuals by building a strong foundation of self confidence, realistic capabilities, and self worth. The culture that the League has created allows individuals to participate collectively while expressing themselves individually in a safe and accepting manner.
Urban League of Essex County (ULEC)
Our mission is to assist African American and other disadvantaged urban residents in the achievement of social and economic equality.
Ensure that our children are well educated and equipped for economic self-reliance in the 21 st century by offering the best foundations for education and job skills possible. Help adults attain economic self-sufficiency through good jobs, home ownership, entrepreneurship and financial literacy by offering seminars, study groups, job networking, remedial skills training, and technology training. Protect civil rights by eradicating all barriers to equal participation in the economic and social mainstream of America by offering seminars, community outreach events, voter education, and civic action opportunities.
Improve the health of lower income communities by directing them to free and other health care and screening options.
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga (ULCHATT )
The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga is an affiliate of the National Urban League (NUL), the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans and other underserved individuals to enter the economic and social mainstream. The Urban League movement was founded in 1910. The National Urban League, headquartered in New York City, spearheads our nonprofit, nonpartisan, community-based movement. The heart of the Urban League movement is the professionally staffed Urban League affiliates in over 100 cities in 34 states and the District of Columbia.
The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga is part of a $200 million national organization that serves over two million people annually. With a 90-year history of providing services, Urban Leagues have a $10 billion impact on the economy of the United States of America.
The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga, under the leadership of Warren E. Logan, Jr. has sought to emphasize greater reliance on the unique resources and strengths of the African-American community to find solutions to its own problems. To accomplish this, the League's approach has been to utilize fully the tools of advocacy, research, program service and systems change. The result has been an organization with strong roots in the community, focused on the social and educational development of youth, economic self-sufficiency and racial inclusion. The Urban League in Chattanooga, through its outreach programs, serves more than 1000 individuals each year.
Urban League of Greater Dallas and North Central Texas (ULGD )
Over the years the League has been in the forefront in its struggle to enable African Americans and other citizens to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights. Its programs include employment, health, housing, education, technology training, ex-offender reentry program and seniors' services. Because of the League's efforts there have been many accomplishments including the following: founded and operated the first funded Sickle Cell Anemia Program; sponsored the first job and health fairs; organized the integration of Fair Park concessions; and is currently one of two HUD certified housing counseling agencies. The most memorable was the move to its permanent headquarters/technology center in 1999. With the opening of the new facility in the heart of Oakcliff, the League's vision "to be the leading community based organization devoted to enabling all citizens to enter and enhance their position in the economic and social mainstream" is becoming a reality. It now serves as the "hub" for providing the critical academic, technical and life skills for citizens to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Urban League of Greater New Orleans (ULNO )
In 1938 at the urging of negro businessmen and local religious leaders, the Council of Social Agencies, aided by Jesse O. Thomas, Southern Field Secretary for the National Urban League, founded the Urban League of Greater New Orleans. The conditions facing Negro New Orleanians mirrored those of other urban dwellers which propelled the newly formed group to advocate for better race relations which would be the foundation for improving the plight of Negroes economically and socially. The urban League would serve as a "clearing house" for the industrial, social, and general welfare problems of the Negro people.
Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh (ULPGH )
The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh was founded in 1918 with the shared National Urban League mission of enabling African-Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity and power, and civil rights. Today, the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh has become one of the most accomplished affiliates in the country, leading by example with a perfect 5 out of 5 on a recent performance review conducted by the National Urban League. The rating assessed three key criteria: organizational soundness, organizational vitality, and implementation of mission.
The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh is focused on serving African-American constituents and other minorities, but no one is ever turned away. Last fiscal year, the affiliate served over 36,000 individuals in Pittsburgh and the surrounding counties. As the largest comprehensive social service/civil rights organization in Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh provides services in the areas of education, health advocacy, housing, early childhood and youth development, hunger services, employment and career training and counseling, and economic empowerment. For example, between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007, the agency served more than 2,500 youth through its Education and Youth Development Department, more than 5,000 adults through its Employment Training and Economic Empowerment Department, more than 4,600 children, youth and adults through the Family Growth and Child Development Department, and more than 24,000 people through the Housing Department and Hunger Services Program.
Two of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh’s current programs – Operation Home and Hunger Services – provide outreach to residents of Allegheny, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland Counties. Operation Home offers first time homebuyers classes to prepare themselves to qualify for home buying. Hunger Services provides counseling and referral to citizens who are eligible to receive food stamps but who may not realize it.
Urban League of Philadelphia (ULP)
Established in 1910, the National Urban League is the nation’s oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. Today, the National Urban League spearheads the non-partisan efforts of its 103 local affiliates that provide services to more than 2 million people nationwide. Since 1917, the Urban League of Philadelphia, as part of this national network, provides direct services, research and policy advocacy to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential.
Utah Society of Association Executives (USAE )
The Utah Society of Association Executives (USAE) is the Utah affiliate of the American Society of Association Executive (ASAE). Based in Midvale Utah, the USAE is here to provide a networking opportunity for associations and organization across the state. The USAE meets each month in various locations throughout the state.
Van Andel Global Trade Center (VAGTC )
A strong liberal education serves as the foundation for Grand Valley's wide array of undergraduate and graduate programs, fostering critical thinking, creative problem solving, and cultural understanding. Through personalized learning enhanced by active scholarship, we accomplish our mission of educating students to shape their lives, their professions, and their societies.
Washington International Trade Association (WITA )
The Washington International Trade Association (WITA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing a neutral forum in the nation's capital for the open and robust discussion of international trade policy and related issues. WITA is widely considered Washington's premier trade forum.
WITA was founded in 1982 by a group of Washington area trade professionals who found a need to stay abreast of developments in trade policy, make and maintain professional contacts, and exchange information and ideas concerning world trade and international business opportunities.
Today, WITA's steadily growing membership is over 1,500 strong, including more than 120 corporate sponsors and group memberships. WITA keeps its members informed through an extensive series of programs and special events (such as our Annual Awards Dinner and Congressional Trade Agenda program) that focus on the latest positions taken by the Administration and Congress on trade policy, rules and regulations governing international trade, views of US trade policy from abroad, current issues in trade, and the latest developments in the ever-changing trade landscape.
Washington Multi-Family Housing Association (WMFHA )
The Washington Multi-Family Housing Association is the Washington State chapter of the National Apartment Association. We are a collection of over 55 Property Management companies, over 350 Apartment Communities, representing over 74,000 apartment homes, and over 100 suppliers working together to promote and enrich the multi-family housing industry in Washington state.
One of our primary objectives is to actively monitor and influence the legislative process. WMFHA has a full time lobbyist representing the multifamily housing industry in Olympia. As an affiliate of the National Apartment Association (NAA), and through a joint legislative alliance with the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) we are able to speak for you in both regulatory and legislative bodies at the federal and state government levels. We make sure you stay informed of regulatory requirements that affect you, your business and your professional licensing or educational requirements as well as taxation, environmental issues, and building codes.
In addition, WMFHA has a Political Action Committee (PAC), which raises money and works to help get elected those public officials who will work with us on multi family housing issues to affect favorable change in the lawmaking process.
As stated in our mission statement, our goal is to promote professionalism through education. As an affiliate of the NAA, we are privileged to offer six nationally recognized professional designation programs. These programs are widely respected for their rigorous and comprehensive approach to career development in the multifamily housing industry. With some study and hard work, you and/or employees can earn professional credentials in multi-site property supervision (CAPS), apartment management (CAM), leasing (NALP), maintenance (CAMT), idependent rental owner (IROC), or as a certified apartment supplier (CAS).
Washington Society of Association Executives (WSAE)
WSAE is an association of professional executives looking to advance their careers.
Connecting members with the resources and people they need to succeed. Facilitating continuous learning recognized for its quality and innovation. Promoting the value and professionalism of association executives
In principle and in practice, WSAE values and seeks diverse and inclusive participation within the field of association management. WSAE will promote involvement and expand access to leadership opportunities while serving as a model to other associations engaged in such endeavors.
Women's eChamber of Commerce, International (WECAI )
The Women’s ECommerce Association International™ is a not-for-profit, professional organization for individuals with an interest in doing business on the WEB. WECAI.org is dedicated to the advancement of women in business, industry, education and science.
The WECAI provides opportunities for personal and professional development through networking and through programs on topics related to doing business on the WEB. WECAI.org promotes high ethical standards of conduct and competence and promotes a professional attitude among its members.
The Women’s ECommerce Association, International sponsors virtual and in-person meetings, publishes an electronic newsletters, and supports and encourages networking both in person and via the internet.
