About ASAE & The Center

ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership are two organizations linked together by a common belief and a common passion. We believe associations have the power to transform society for the better. Our passion is to help association professionals achieve previously unimaginable levels of performance. We do this by nurturing a community of really smart, creative, and interesting people - our members. In short, we connect great ideas and great people.

Specifically, ASAE & The Center produce more than 75 learning experiences each year, publish Associations Now Magazine and the Journal of Association Leadership, provide thousands of web-based tools and resources, help members connect in 13 professional interest sections, conduct future-focused and market research, host ASAE & The Center's Annual Meeting & Exposition and the Springtime Exposition, and act as the voice for and advocate of the association profession.

We invite you to learn more and become a part of this vibrant community.

A Few Facts

• ASAE (American Society of Association Executives) is the membership organization and voice of the association profession. Founded in 1920, ASAE now has more than 22,000 association CEOs, staff professionals, industry partners, and consultant members.
• The Center for Association Leadership is the premier provider of learning and knowledge for the association community. The Center was founded in 2001.
• ASAE & The Center serve approximately 10,000 associations that represent more than 287 million people and organizations worldwide.