August 5, 2022
Professional Development
Prepare Your Board of Directors for Success with the Upcoming Virtual Club Leadership Summit
Prepare your club’s elected leadership for success with focused information on relevant strategic topics on club governance, finance, and trends including:
- Governance—evaluating organizational health; board orientations, self-evaluation, and efficacy; roles and responsibilities; and evolving trends
- Finance—exploring the financial model of clubs and its relevancy to successful governance; using a data-driven decision-making process
- Club Trends—engaging multi-generations of members; embracing strategy
On September 7, the Club Leadership Summit will be presented virtually, enabling attendance from anywhere with a computer and Internet access. No travel is required. Improve alignment with your Board of Directors this fall with this cooperative education and engagement opportunity. These highly rated Summits are presented in partnership with Kopplin Kuebler & Wallace, a CMAA Business Partner.
There’s Still Time to Catch the Wave with CSFA!
Register for the 2022 Club Spa & Fitness Association (CSFA) Annual Conference, Riding the Wave of Wellness, September 21-22 at Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples, FL.
Our three keynote presentations are:
- The Future of WELLcare
- Navigating Club Crisis & Culture
- Wellness Programming Panel with CSFA
CMAA Members will enjoy discounted registration rates and can earn up to 6 CMI Credits.
Membership and Member Benefits
Heads Up: 2023 CMAA National Membership Renewals Are on the Way
You should receive your first 2023 membership renewal notice in the mail very soon. Payment is due no later than October 31, 2022. Please consider an early payment to avoid additional notices and any late fees that may be assessed.
Please be sure to verify your personal, club, and chapter information. You can make any necessary changes by logging into your profile and updating your information.
Save time and renew online with your credit card by logging into your online profile and going to “My Invoices.” We are looking forward to another incredible year!
Shine a Spotlight on a Deserving Club Management Professional
Annually, Club Management magazine recognizes excellence in club leadership with the Club Executive of the Year Award. Originally known as the Club Manager of the Year, this distinction was created in 1985 by Club Management magazine to honor an individual who by his or her achievements best represents the qualities found in hard-working, dedicated club management leaders. In 2008, the award was re-titled to mirror the evolution of the role of a club management professional.
Nominate a club management professional who embodies professionalism at their club and within the CMAA community. CMAA welcomes and encourages nominations from diverse backgrounds and work experiences.
2022 Nominations should include specifics on how the nominee embraces:
- Mentoring;
- Creating a club culture which supports the staff team through on-going educational opportunities and crisis assistance; and
- Demonstrating sustained engagement with their local CMAA Chapter.
To nominate a CMAA member, please access the submission guidelines. Nominations must be received by September 23.
Nominations will be reviewed by a panel of CMAA members and past recipients of the award and evaluated based on the enumerated criteria above. The Club Executive of the Year winner will be profiled in a forthcoming edition of Club Management magazine, an episode of the Let’s Talk Club Management Podcast, and honored in-person at the CMAA 2023 World Conference and Club Business Expo in Orlando, FL.
Liaison Managers: Join Faculty Calls and Stay in Touch
Our Student Chapter Liaison Managers are getting more involved with our Student Chapters. Joining our Faculty Members Monthly Calls puts Liaison Managers in the right place to hear all the latest information about CMAA student membership as well as engage with Faculty Members. Student Liaison Managers are a crucial piece of a successful student membership. Learn more about the Liaison Manager role.
Join future faculty calls:
August 8 at 5:00 p.m. EDT
Please join us if you can but know that we send out meeting minutes after our calls, so if you miss one, you’ll still get the information. Please contact Christina Krueger with any questions.
Mark Your Calendars: Fall Deadlines Are Coming
Key to the mission of The Club Foundation (CF) is the grants and scholarships awarded each year to CMAA members, students, and faculty. Most of the deadlines are in the fall:
- Faculty Research Grant—August 1
- Sally Burns Rambo Scholarship—September 1
- James B. Singerling Scholarship—October 1 (new date this year)
- Willmoore H. Kendall Scholarship—October 1 for Chapter review – November 1 for submission to CF
- LaRocca Family Executive Scholarship—November 1
If you have questions regarding these scholarships or any other CF work, please complete our contact form or call us directly at 703-299-4284.
Club Management Is All in the Family
The Club Foundation is mounting a new fundraising campaign that will run from August 5–September 15. The campaign was inspired by the numerous individuals who have family members working in the industry. This prevalence is part of a larger story about our industry. You and your teams regularly go above and beyond for your members, but you also go above and beyond for one another, ensuring as much success as possible for each member of your work family.
Create an online fundraising team of your own family or work family, and together we will raise funds to support scholarships and grants. Every dollar contributed is critical to our ability to provide support to team members across the country. Thank you for everything you do every day for your members, your team, your family, and our industry!
- Campaign Goal: $5,000
- Campaign Page: https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/CFFamily
- Quick & Easy Donation: Text CFFamily to 71777
A bag of goodies will be mailed to the individual who raises the most dollars. Bragging rights go to the team with the highest number of donations and the team with the most dollars raised.
Join us for this Family Legacy Campaign
Did You Know: You Can Join the Women in Club Management Community in August
The Women in Club Management community meets every month to show support to one another in their careers within the club industry. The August meeting will be on Wednesday, August 17 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Make sure to check out the Women in Club Management Community in CMAA Connect for more information and for the Zoom link.
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Resources
Closing Today: Submit Your Data to the 2022 Finance and Operations Survey
Friday, August 5 is the last chance to submit your data for the 2022 CMAA Finance and Operations Survey. To allow for easy survey completion as well as customized reporting tools for you and your staff, the study is hosted and maintained by Industry Insights on the CMAA Research Portal.
Acting on your member feedback, CMAA has made participation easier than ever by providing clubs with the following options for participation:
- The form is available for completion online or via an Excel form that may be completed offline then uploaded to the system when complete.
- Utilize our Excel based Chart of Accounts template and upload an Excel version of your year-end Trial Balance.
- Club software providers (Clubessential, Jonas, and Northstar) have provided the option for you to transfer your trial balance data directly to CMAA Research Portal.
For those clubs choosing to upload or transfer their trial balance data, CMAA again has engaged GGA Partners to map participating clubs' charts of accounts to the CMAA Finance and Operations form. More information about this service can be found in the CMAA Research Portal. It's anticipated that this option will significantly reduce the amount of time required to complete the survey.
As a participant, you will receive a complimentary copy of the industry report plus an Individual Club Report, with your own club’s financial and operating statistics 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.
The deadline for participation is today, August 5. If you have any questions, please contact Greg Manns at 614-389-2100 ext. 108 or Amilcar Davy, CMAA's Director of Research, at 703-739-9500.
Trends and News
GGA Partners Releases Emerging Trends & Challenges Research
What is on the minds of club leaders across North America? A Club Leader's Perspective explores the pressing trends and issues impacting the private club industry in 2022.
Club leaders weighed-in on emerging trends and challenges across five primary areas:
- Industry outlook within the post-Covid-19 ecosystem
- Human resources and workforce demands
- Membership experience and programming
- Capital planning and long-range improvement strategies, and budgeting and forecasting
- Inflationary impacts on service
Explore the full findings of the latest research produced by GGA Partners in collaboration with CMAA.
Board Brief: Insights into Food & Beverage Trends
Check out the latest edition which includes research-based insights into food & beverage trends, how to tackle supply chain challenges, and more. This publication is designed to educate and inform club board members on the latest trends, research, and best practices in the club industry. Access it in print in the July/August edition of Club Management magazine or online now.
USGA, World Golf Hall of Fame Collaborate to Showcase Golf’s Legendary Figures at Golf House Pinehurst
Building on their longstanding partnership and shared passion to elevate the stories of golf’s legends, the USGA and the World Golf Hall of Fame will create a new visitor experience at the USGA’s Golf House Pinehurst campus, opening in 2024. In doing so, the Hall of Fame will relocate its physical presence on display from St. Augustine to North Carolina.
Additionally, World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be held in Pinehurst in 2024 and 2029, to coincide with the 124th US Open on Pinehurst No. 2 (2024), and the return of back-to-back US Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica and US Open Championships, also on Course No. 2 (2029).
Association Calendar
| August 5 | 2022 CMAA Finance and Operations Survey Closes |
| August 8 | Faculty Call for Student Chapter Liaison Managers |
| August 17 | CMAA Webinar: Bring Your Own Device Security: Threats, Security Measures and Best Practices |
| August 22-24 | Communications Summit, New York, NY |
| September 1 | Sally Burns Rambo Scholarship Application Deadline |
| September 7 | Virtual Club Leadership Summit |
| September 12-14 | Leadership/Legislative Conference–Washington, DC |
| September 15 | Last Chance to Donate to Club Management's All in the Family Campaign |
| September 19-23 | BMI General Manager/Chief Operating Officer-Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
| September 19-23 | BMI Club Management–Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (FULL) |
| September 19-23 | BMI Golf Management–The Club at Admirals Cove, Jupiter, FL (FULL) |
| September 21-22 | Club Spa & Fitness Association Annual Conference–Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples, FL |
| September 25-27 | Chef Summit–Chicago, IL |
| October 1 | James B. Singerling Scholarship Application Deadline |
| October 3-7 | BMI Food & Beverage Management–Hilton University of Houston (FULL) |
| October 6-11 | BMI International–Edinburgh, Scotland |
| October 10-14 | BMI Club Management–Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA |
| October 10-14 | BMI Leadership Principles–Los Angeles, CA (FULL) |
| October 17-21 | BMI Tactical Leadership–Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (FULL) |
| October 24-25 | Virtual Mid-Management Conference |
| October 31-November 4 | BMI Strategic Leadership–Boston, MA (FULL) |
| November 1 | LaRocca Family Executive Scholarship Application Deadline |
| November 1 | Willmoore H. Kendall Scholarship Application Deadline |
| November 14-18 | BMI General Manager/Chief Operating Officer-Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
| November 14-19 | Joe Perdue Certification Review Course-Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA |
| November 30 | Club Leadership Summit at Beach Point Club |
Webinars begin at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, unless otherwise noted.
Webinar registration opens approximately seven days prior to event.
Additional webinars will be posted as they are scheduled.