WHAT
IS THE CALIFORNIA PLANNING FOUNDATION?
The California Chapter of the
American Planning Association (CCAPA) established The California Planning
Foundation (CPF) in 1970 as a nonprofit, charitable corporation with the goal
of furthering the professional practice of planning in California.
The primary focus is providing scholarships and awards to university
students in financial need. The
scholarship recipients come from many backgrounds and are selected because
they are talented and motivated and have demonstrated academic excellence at
university planning programs in California approved by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB).
A secondary, but vitally
important function is fostering professional development through the
sponsorship of workshops, publications, research studies and other continuing
educational and professional programs. CPF
promotes the objectives of equal opportunity and social equity in all
programs supported by contributions and fund-raising activities.
MEMBERSHIP
All members of CCAPA are
automatically members of the California Planning Foundation (CPF).
Although CCAPA members pay annual dues to belong to CCAPA and the
national organization, the American Planning Association, there are no
separate dues to belong to CPF.
ORGANIZATION
CPF is governed by a
ten-member Board of Directors. The
members of the CCAPA elect eight of the members to four-year terms. The
CCAPA Vice President for Professional Development and the Student
Representative on the CCAPA Board are also members of the CPF Board.
The CPF Board elects the officers of the Foundation.
The President of CPF also serves as a member of the CCAPA’s Board of
Directors. The CPF Board is
responsible for setting the annual budget of the Foundation, developing the
annual professional development programs, and selecting the recipients of the
Foundation’s annual statewide scholarships.
The CPF budget typically
allocates less that 10 percent of its expenses to administrative costs.
The CPF Board seeks to increase the Foundation’s endowment so that
scholarships are awarded only from interest income, donations, workshops and
fundraisers. The principal in the
Foundation’s accounts is not used to meet expenses.
