Corporate Membership is ideal for organisations or teams who are involved in any aspect of countryside and greenspace management. By becoming a corporate member you will be adding your support for the CMA, demonstrating your commitment to professional development within the field of countryside and greenspace management and providing your staff and volunteers with new opportunities to network, learn and share best practice.
Benefits of Corporate Membership
Cost for Corporate Membership of CMA is dependent on the size of your organisation and it provides a range of benefits including:
- Sharing and developing best practice through a national and international network
- Recognition as an advocate for the countryside and greenspace profession
- Professional development for your staff and volunteers through study and training days
- Attendance at Conference and additional events at member rates
- Discounts on advertising, inserts in Ranger magazine
Sharing and developing best practice
Your staff and volunteers will have access to our facebook group which provides our members with a platform to raise awareness of new ideas and schemes, share best practice and learn from like-minded professionals.
You will receive complimentary copies of our full-colour quarterly journal, RANGER.
Regional newsletters are also produced and distributed in our more active regions.
We offer special rates to your staff and volunteers if they wish to attend one of our study days where members showcase innovative projects, tackle issues affecting countryside and greenspace management and offer regional networking opportunities. Similarly, our occasional training days and conferences provide members with the skills to meet the current and future challenges in the sector.
Many of our corporate members and supporters of the CMA offer our members either reduced or free places on their own training days and we encourage this mutually beneficial arangement.
Discounts
We have preferential rates for people within your organisation or team who wish to join the CMA as an individual member. They will benefit from a 20% discount on the normal subscription rate.
You will receive a 10% discount off any adverts or inserts you place in either RANGER; also a 10% discount off any future publications brought out by the CMA.
Recognition
You will receive an organisation listing and hyperlink in the Corporate Member listing on the CMA website and a Corporate Membership certificate acknowledging your support of the CMA.
Professional Development
Your membership will help support us in delivering high-quality personal and professional development through study days and training events. People attending our study or training days receive a certificate of attendance and earn CPD points that are required when an accredited member of the CMA.
You will also become part of the world family of rangers. The CMA is one of the founding members of the International Ranger Federation (IRF) and over the years we have provided opportunities for our members to travel to IRF events or training opportunities. Meeting rangers from around the world broadens perspectives and understanding of environmental issues and the wide ranging work of rangers in diverse and sometimes difficult situations.
The CMA also supports those from developing countries in their work through donations, equipment or assisting the families of rangers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
How do you join this category?
Corporate Membership subscription rates depend on the size of your team. This calculation of size is based on the number of employees that are eligible to join CMA or who have joined in their own right as shown in the table below:
Corporate Member Categories
orporate Member Categories
| Staff | Annual fee | Numbers of CMA Study / Training Day places at member rates | Numbers of Ranger hard copies |
| 0 – 10 | £100 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 – 50 | £250 | 10 | 10 |
| 51 – 100 | £500 | 15 | 15 |
| 101 – 150 | £700 | 20 | 20 |
| 151 – 200 | £850 | 25 | 25 |
Notes
- 20% discount on annual subscription for all employees and volunteers when joining as individual CMA members
- All those joining as individual CMA members will receive the electronic pdf of Ranger magazine or can pay an additional amount to receive a printed copy by post
- Numbers of study days at member rates is in addition to those hosted by the corporate member itself.
To apply for Corporate Membership please email admin@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
