ASTD-Cascadia Chapter is one of over 150 local chapters of the National ASTD organization and, as such, is guided by the principals and requirements of the national organization.

National ASTD's Mission and Vision

Linking People, Learning and Performance

Mission:  Through exceptional learning and performance, we create a world that works better.

Vision:  A world-wide leader in workplace learning and performance.

National ASTD Resources for Chapter Leaders

National ASTD's web site contains a wealth of information for chapter leaders, including getting on the National Chapter Leader Email List.

ASTD Leader Institute

Developed and maintained by Aaron Munter, Past President, ASTD-Cascadia Chapter for National ASTD, the ALI is another resource for Chapter leaders.

CORE

A major responsibility of each chapter is to meet the minimum operational ad legal requirements set forth by National ASTD. These requirements are known as CORE (Chapter Operating Requirements).

Your individual functional area may be impacted by specific CORE requirements so it's a good idea to become familiar with them in terms of planning your activities.

The Cascadia Chapter meets and exceeds the CORE requirements every year.

National Membership

National ASTD requires that all Chapter board members be national members. To help defray that financial burden on individual board members, National ASTD offers a special price of $100 (instead of the usual $180) and the local Chapter will pay half of that cost.

If you are not yet a national member, you will need to complete the special board application and ask the ASTD office for a $50 check payable to National ASTD. You can pay for your national membership by credit card or check. You can mail in the application with your payment or the ASTD office can do it for you.

If you are already a national member, you will need to let the ASTD office know when your national renewal will be so we can track when to get you the Chapter portion of your national membership.

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