
Operational Budget

- Committee support, legal fees, training.
- Member Professional Development and social events.
- Office expenses (computer equipment, software development, printing, telephone).
- Accounting & amortization, bank charges, interest, insurance.
Salaries & Benefits
- Currently two full-time permanent staff, one contract staff member.
- Part of 2009 – 2011 strategic initiatives.
- Develop staffing needs to achieve operational strategic goals.
Services Provided
- Negotiating with SFU
- Advocacy and problem resolution
- Professional Development and social events
- Peer group networks
- Communication
- Committee work and involvement
- Member services
What’s Changed Since 1995
Last dues increase
- Climate of SFU
- Increase in APSA membership (doubled)
- Increase in advocacy cases and support
- Increase in committee work and involvement
- Strategic initiatives have changed
- Zero increases for 9 different years
- Financial report expense
- Communication channels and technology (websites, social media)
- Membership requests

