| Membership Levels |
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| Individual Membership - $60.00 per year |
| • | Any business owner, partner, shareholder |
| • | Any self-employed professional (lawyers, doctors, accountants, etc.) |
| • | Any professional working at a managerial position at an Armenian-owned or a non-Armenian corporation. |
| • | Individual members carry voting rights. They can also nominate or be nominated for any one of the members-only awards. |
| Corporate Membership - $100.00 per year |
| • | Any corporation |
| • | Allowed to nominate up to 2 individuals of Armenian-heritage as representatives of their corporation. Should they choose not to nominate any representative, they will receive non-personalized invitations to a limited amount of events. |
| • | Corporate members have no voting rights. The official representative can be nominated for awards as members can. |
| Student Membership - $25.00 per year |
| • | Any Armenian student pursuing a university degree, regardless of chosen field or career path. |
| • | Student members have no voting rights, however they can be nominated into committees or for awards. To be eligible, each student must have full-time studying status and be 18 years of age or older. |
| Honorary Membership - No fees |
| • | Can be granted to an individual or a corporation |
| • | Any one person or corporation that the CABC Board of Directors deems worthy through a majority vote. |
| • | Honorary members have no voting rights, however they can be nominated into committees or for awards. |
| Patron Member - No fees |
| • | Can be granted to an individual or a corporation that has contributed largely to the finances of CABC through donations, sponsorships, and by participation to various events. |
| • | Any one person or corporation that the CABC Board of Directors deems worthy through a majority vote. |
| • | Patron members have no voting rights, however they can be nominated into committees or for awards. |
| Spousal Membership |
| • | No voting rights, no nomination |
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| CABC Interest Groups |
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Since there is a wide variety of business people and professionals among its members, CABC shall create different interest groups to better serve their needs.
Suggested groups are:
1. Legal and Financial
2. Automotive
3. Healthcare
4. Retail
5. Manufacturing, Import-Export
6. Advanced Technologies
7. Sports, Arts, Music and Entertainment
8. Engineering
9. Real Estate
CABC will invite leaders from each interest group to:
• Identify the individuals or companies
• Identify the needs or requirements of the group
• Create a Terms of Reference
• Setup goals for the group
• Setup programs
• Participate in organizational events, publications, membership drives, etc.
• Nominate a member to the Board of Directors, and a member or non-member for Recognition of Excellence
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| Strategic Planning Task Force |
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The Board of CABC should be the primary body responsible for the development of the organization's strategic goals to tackle the future with certainty.
However, this does not mean paradoxically, that the board should be the sole entity involved in this process. It is therefore crucial for CABC to create a Strategic Planning Task Force and involve its members in this process.
Does CABC need a strategic plan?
The so-called plan in itself is the least important element in the planning process. It is the execution of the various objectives and consensus among the organization's members that will propel CABC forward. The process of thinking about the future and its impact on the CABC breeds flexible thinking, which enables the organization to respond when unanticipated circumstances arise. It is time for CABC to refresh its core values and objectives and start thinking about and plan for the future.
More specifically, the Strategic Planning Task Force shall:
| • | Define a clear vision and support it with valid and updated mission statements. |
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Clearly assess the organization's needs and the environment in which it operates. This entails:
- providing member services,
- increasing membership,
- undertaking educational activities,
- representing the members' interests to governments and to the public,
- developing statistical data and standards,
- recognizing achievers in the Armenian business community,
- providing scholarships and mentor programs.
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| • | Define duties and responsibilities for each interest group, each committee, board members, staff etc. |
| • | Define general goals in key areas of CABC's activities |
| • | Prepare a strategic plan and an orientation manual for member |
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