Membership Information

• The national network of CAI members is growing daily! There are more than 40,000 individuals and organizations that belong to CAI, all providing opportunities to network and exchange ideas and information. Our chapter remains one of the largest CAI chapters in the nation.
• Leadership development on a local, regional and national level is a direct result of CAI’s success. Development and instruction is emphasized at orientation programs, board training, speaker training, the Annual Conference & Expo, as well as within the council and committee structure.

• Discover resources that will give you the answers - Members receive a monthly subscription to Community Interests magazine, the chapter’s most educational resource, dedicated to providing quality, expert articles and information about the daily operations and issues community association managers and volunteers face. Community Interests has a circulation of 1,000 and a readership of over 5,000. In addition, each member receives Common Ground, CAI national’s award-winning, bi-monthly magazine, which presents expert information and a national perspective on association topics and issues.

• Build relationships that will help you succeed - The Membership Directory is a benefit used on daily by many of our members. A complete listing of all members is accompanied by a preface of the chapter’s mission and goals, pertinent chapter and industry information.

• Deepen your knowledge - Our chapter website supplies industry related news, upcoming events, and jurisdictional legislative information. CAI National’s website, www.caionline.org, also provides an opportunity to link up and communicate with other community association’s pages and members nationwide. 

• Protect your interests - Federal, state, and local legislative incentives are driven by five national and chapter legislative committees. Their activities are devoted to lobbying legal agendas in the community association forum in the Washington Metropolitan area. Member involvement has been key in achieving legislative successes and is strongly encouraged. The Annual Legal Update reviews current legislative issues and law changes, and legislative updates appear regularly in Community Interests magazine.

• Move your career onto the fast track - CAI administers nationally recognized designation programs, which recognize those professionals in the community association industry who have met required levels of experience and education.