Membership Information

Join the CCFM – Described below is information on membership classification, eligibility, and dues. There are five classes of membership: regular, associate, honorary , corporate, and affiliate, described as follows:

Regular Membership
Any diocese or archdiocese of the Catholic Church shall be eligible for Regular Membership. Regular Members in good standing shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of membership in the CCFM, including the right to vote and to have an individual representing such Regular Member hold elective or appointed office. If a company has been contracted to handle all of an (arch)diocese’s facilities management the (arch)diocese may name a person from that company as its official representative with all attendant rights and privileges. The (arch)diocese shall designate a company as its official representative.

Associate Membership
Any religious order, office of Catholic Charities, Catholic housing, Catholic hospital or other corporation or association affiliated with the Catholic Church and which is listed in the Kenedy Directory shall be eligible for Associate Membership. Associate Members shall have all the rights and privileges of membership in the CCFM, but shall not be entitled to vote nor to have an individual representing such Associate Member hold elective or appointed office. Associate Members may send representatives from their respective organizations as participants in the CCFM annual conference and other functions.

Corporate Membership
Upon application by a candidate, the Board of Directors of the CCFM shall have the right of conferring Corporate Membership in the CCFM upon any firm, business enterprise or sponsoring agency that financially supports or otherwise enables the CCFM in the furtherance of its purpose, especially in the holding of the CCFM Annual Conference. Only those candidates that agree to full compliance with all Regulations as may be promulgated from time to time by the Board of Directors of the CCFM shall be eligible for Corporate Membership. Corporate Members shall be privileged to have their organizational name, telephone number and representative’s name listed in the CCFM membership directory as well as receive the CCFM’s quarterly newsletter and the CCFM membership directory. Corporate Members shall not be entitled to attend the CCFM’s annual conference unless they are an exhibitor and/or a sponsor, in which case they shall also be privileged to attend all conference events, except the Board of Director’s meeting. Corporate Members shall not be entitled to vote nor to hold elective or appointed office. The term of membership for Corporate Members shall be one (1) year and such term may be renewed or not at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Any violation of any of the Regulations by the Corporate Member shall be cause for immediate revocation by the Board of Directors of the violator’s Corporate Membership.

Affiliate Membership
Upon application by a candidate, the Board of Directors of the CCFM shall have the right of conferring Affiliate Membership in the CCFM upon any individual who does not meet the requirements of Regular or Associate membership, but who is supportive of the mission of the CCFM. Only those candidates that agree to full compliance with all Advertiser, Vendor, Affiliate or Corporate Member Regulations (Regulations), as the same may be promulgated from time to time by the Board of Directors of the CCFM, shall be eligible for Affiliate Membership. Affiliate Members shall be privileged to attend all events at the CCFM annual conference, but shall not be entitled to vote nor to hold elective or appointed office. The term of membership for an Affiliate Member shall be one (1) year and such term may be renewed or not at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Any violation of any of the Regulations by an Affiliate Member shall be cause for immediate revocation by the Board of Directors of the violator's Affiliate Membership.

Honorary Membership
The Board of Directors of the CCFM shall have the right of conferring Honorary Membership in the CCFM upon any individual whose service to the CCFM or to the Catholic Church warrants such recognition. Honorary Members shall have all the rights and privileges of membership in the CCFM, but shall not be entitled to vote nor to hold elective or appointed office. Honorary Members shall be invited to participate in the CCFM annual conference free from any conference fee.

CCFM DUES YEAR IS FROM OCTOBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER

The dues structure is as follows:

CCFM Membership Dues Application

Prospective members should complete the appropriate application (below), make check payable to CCFM, and remit to:

Richard deStwolinski
President
CCFM National Office
P.O. Box 16
Kensington, MD 20895-0016

Download the CCFM Membership Dues Application in PDF format (74K).

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