 Mission Statement
Success for our members and our profession through Connecting, Learning, and Leading.
With more than 800 executive and associate members in Florida, including those who manage trade and professional associations, individual membership societies, charitable organizations and other not-for-profit organizations, the Florida Society of Association Executives (FSAE) is the recognized spokesperson and leading resource for information on associations.
Since 1959, FSAE has provided its members with the resources they need to enhance their performance and ensure continued growth and success. The Florida Society of Association Executives serves its members and advances the association profession through a community of knowledge sharing, education and advocacy.
The Florida Society of Association Executives represents more than 500 associations whose combined membership exceeds 1.5 million Floridians. These associations employ over 60,000 Floridians, and spend over $1.7 billion dollars each year in Florida.
ASAE’s Associations Matter: Associations by the Numbers research gives a sense of how vital the association community is to the nation’s social and economic well-being. Besides employing more than one million people nationwide and projecting to add another 75,000 in the next seven years, associations nationally use their $33 billion in annual revenue to provide roughly $6 billion worth of public and member education, and $1.3 million in community service. The research also shows that associations create jobs in every state, from California (93,912 jobs) to Wyoming (2,024). Below is a sampling of economic figures from the associations that make up Florida:
- There are roughly 6,884 associations in Florida.
- Florida associations employ approximately 63,000 people.
- Florida's association workforce grew 27% between 1997 and 2006.
- Average wages increased 15.8% from an average of $28,550 in 2001 to an average of $33,066 in 2006.
- In addition to direct and indirect economic impacts, FSAE members add value to Florida in many ways including: professional development and training; ethical technical and professional standards; business and social innovation; information and knowledge creation; and public education.
- Florida based association staff and members donated 18 million volunteer hours for civic and community activities in 2009 alone.
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