Center for Association Management

What Center for Association Management does

Center for Association Management, Inc. (CAMI) is a privately held association management company (AMC) founded in 1994 and headquartered at 60 Hickory Drive, Suite 6100, Waltham, Massachusetts. The firm delivers outsourced management services to nonprofit trade, professional, and social associations, providing seven integrated service modules: headquarters support, information services (membership databases, directories, website maintenance), meeting and event support, publications and promotional materials, financial services (accounts payable/receivable, bank reconciliation, budgeting), and board and committee governance support. CAMI serves 16 named client organizations spanning healthcare finance (HFMA chapters and Region 1), pharmaceutical engineering (ISPE Boston), development research (NEDRA), fundraising (AFP MA), project management (PMI Mass Bay), home building (HBRAMA), healthcare philanthropy (NEAHP), planned giving (PGGNE), estate planning (EPCRI), biomedical research (NBR), roofing standards (SPRI), educational foundations (Zeta Psi), and employer health (RI Business Group on Health), with geographies concentrated in New England and the broader Northeast.

The business operates as a managed-services firm rather than a software or product company, generating revenue through customized retainer-based contracts tailored to each client's budget and scope. There is no proprietary technology platform disclosed; service delivery relies on standard third-party business software for membership databases, event registration, accounting, and communications, supported by a small in-house team of approximately nine named professionals including Association Managers, Administrators, and Assistants. The go-to-market is sales-led through direct outreach to association boards, and pricing is not publicly disclosed (quote-based). Underlying technology footprint is non-existent as a differentiator — competitive advantage is built on personalization, institutional knowledge, and tenure rather than platform IP. Long client tenures (1995–2025) indicate low historical churn at the client level, though the segment ceiling is constrained by the manual, labor-intensive nature of the service model.

Ownership transitioned when founder/owner Linda King sold the business in 2021, and former executive Cindy Tulimieri — an ASAE-certified association management professional and prior staffing-company owner — was appointed President in May 2025. The firm has no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or M&A activity, and operates as an independent, privately held corporation. CAMI serves an established nonprofit-association niche where competition comprises other small-to-mid-size AMCs and in-house association staff, with switching costs reinforced by deep operational embedding at each client.

Name

Center for Association Management

Legal name

Center for Association Management, Inc.

Website

https://camihq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Center for Association Management (CAMI) is a Waltham, MA-based association management company that provides outsourced administrative, financial, event, and governance services to 16 nonprofit trade, professional, and social associations across New England and the Northeast on retainer-based contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Association Management Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Association management services
• Membership administration
• Event coordination services
• Nonprofit management firm
• Chapter management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Waltham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Association Management Services: CAMI provides comprehensive association management services including administrative support, meeting/event planning, membership management, financial services, and board/committee support. Revenue is generated through retainer-based management fees for ongoing service delivery tailored to each client's needs and budget.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Center for Association Management (CAMI) provides outsourced association management services to trade, professional, and social associations at local, regional, and national levels. Its core offering bundles seven customizable service modules—headquarters administrative support, membership and information services, meeting and event support, publications and promotional materials, financial management, and board/committee support—delivered on a retainer basis to nonprofit associations that lack in-house staff capacity.

Product overview

The Center for Association Management (CAMI) is a professional association management company founded in 1994, not a software product company. It offers a comprehensive suite of modular service offerings that can be tailored to fit client budgets. The service portfolio consists of seven integrated modules: Headquarters Support Services (administrative and file management), Information Services (membership databases and website maintenance), Meeting Support Services (event planning and webinar support), Publications and Promotional Material Services (newsletters and marketing), Financial Services (accounting and budgeting), Board Support Services (governance coordination), and Committee Support Services (project implementation). Each service module can be customized and combined to meet the specific needs of trade, professional, and social associations at local, regional, and national levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Headquarters Support Services Administrative support services for client associations including housing and maintaining master files, providing office services (reception, telephone, email, facsimile, filing, secretarial support), and maintaining inventory of stationery, brochures, and applications.
• Information Services Data management services including maintaining membership and prospect databases, inquiry fulfillment, producing electronic and printed membership directories, and maintaining and editing various website platforms for client associations.
• Meeting Support Services Comprehensive event management support including preparing and distributing meeting notices/agendas/minutes, processing registrations, preparing materials and badges, on-site support, venue research and contract negotiation, webinar support, and post-meeting reporting for client associations.
• Publications and Promotional Material Services Communication and marketing support including preparing and distributing newsletters, membership brochures and applications, preparing and placing press releases, and supporting social media platforms for client associations.
• Financial Services Accounting and financial management for client associations including maintaining accounts receivable and payable records, preparing bank deposits and reconciling statements, preparing and tracking invoices, monthly cash flow reports, budget preparation, and compiling information for accountant review and tax preparation.
• Board Support Services Governance support for client association boards including distributing notices, agendas and minutes, preparing materials, attending meetings and preparing minutes, action item follow-up, and project management.
• Committee Support Services Committee coordination for client associations including assisting with developing and implementing committee projects such as membership drives, promotion projects, and special events.

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SmithBucklin: SmithBucklin is the largest association management company in the U.S., serving hundreds of associations across virtually every vertical. It is a direct peer in AMC services but operates at much greater scale, providing outsourced management, government relations, and convention services similar to CAMI's offerings.

Direct peers

• Virtual, Inc. Virtual, Inc. is an association management company specializing in technology and standards-based associations, providing management, meeting, and member services comparable to CAMI's full-service association management model.
• Kellen Company: Kellen Company is an association management firm offering full-service management, government affairs, and meeting planning for trade and professional associations. It directly competes with CAMI for association clients needing outsourced operations support.
• Association Headquarters, Inc. (AHI): AHI is a full-service association management company providing administration, finance, meetings, membership, and strategic services to professional and trade associations. It is a direct competitor to CAMI in the outsourced AMC market.
• Management Solutions Plus (MSP): MSP is an association management company offering administrative, financial, meeting/event, and membership services to nonprofit and professional associations. It competes with CAMI for similar client profiles.
• Association Management Group (AMG): AMG is a mid-sized association management company providing outsourced staffing, meeting planning, financial management, and membership services to professional and trade associations. It competes with CAMI for similar mid-sized association clients.
• Ardenna: Ardenna (formerly AMC Institute-aligned firm) provides outsourced association management, event planning, and strategic consulting to small and mid-sized associations. Comparable to CAMI in service scope and target client size.

Emerging players

• MemberClicks: MemberClicks provides association management software for membership, events, and communications, primarily serving small-staff associations. It is an emerging technology-led competitor whose software could substitute for or complement CAMI's outsourced services.
• Higher Logic: Higher Logic is an engagement platform for associations and member-based organizations, offering community, marketing, and event software. It represents a technology-enabled alternative to CAMI's manual service delivery for association operations.

Others

• ASAE (American Society of Association Executives): ASAE is the professional society for association management, providing certification, benchmarking, and industry resources. CAMI's president holds ASAE certification, and ASAE's AMC resource network serves as both an industry body and a source of competitive benchmarking and referrals among firms like CAMI.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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