Corporate Partner Program

OUR MISSION & WHO WE ARE

The California Local Government Management Collaborative (Cal-ICMA) is the official state affiliate of ICMA and provides an opportunity for all ICMA members to participate without creating another organization with a separate dues structure. Cal-ICMA is a collaboration of:

  • International City/County Management Association (ICMA)

  • League of California Cities, City Managers Department (CMD)

  • California City Management Foundation (CCMF)

  • Municipal Management Association of Northern California (MMANC)

  • Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC)

  • County Administrative Officers Association (CAOAC)

  • Local Government Hispanic Network (LGHN)

  • National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA)

  • International Network of Asian Public Administrators (I-NAPA)

  • Women Leading Government (WLG)

  • CivicPRIDE

Cal-ICMA’s mission is to strengthen the quality of local government in California, in cooperation with ICMA and other California local government professional associations, to promote local government professional management in a variety of ways including training, networking, maintaining standards of professional conduct and re-source sharing.

Cal-ICMA coordinates member service activities for California including professional development and training, new member recruitment and member retention, response to ethics issues relating to ICMA members, and appointments to ICMA committees.

OUR NETWORK & ACTIVITIES

  • We represent over 1300 ICMA members in California.

  • We include 10 additional professional organizations, providing visibility to essentially all local government leaders in California, regardless of current ICMA membership status.

  • We traditionally host at least 3 major networking events each year with attendance ranging from 75–200 attendees.

  • We regularly present several sessions at state, national, and international conferences each year.

  • We host at least 3 webinars per year.

  • We send a bi-monthly newsletter to over 1200 subscribers.

  • We provide 6-10 scholarships a year to new and upcoming professionals to attend professional development events.

  • We have a growing social media presence on LinkedIn and Twitter.

  • We present 10 Talent Awards each year to local governments in California during the Annual League of California Cities’ City Managers Conference.

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The Cal-ICMA Corporate Partner Program is designed to afford Partners maximum visibility and capitalize on opportunities to meet and network with potential clients and customers. To ensure that each Partner receives the maximum level of exposure, the number of partnerships at each sponsorship level is limited.

For more information or to become a Cal-ICMA partner, please contact Sponsorship Committee Chair Peter Pirnejad at ppirnejad@losaltoshills.ca.gov