The Association
Cranfield Management Association (CMA) is the alumni body for Cranfield School of Management.
Our principal activities are
- Maintaining and developing relationships with alumni and delegates from all of the School’s programmes
- Growing an international network of professional managers providing networking, career management and lifelong learning services on a membership subscription basis.
Vision
We are a leading international network of diverse communities of life-time alumni and business partners promoting excellence in professional management by
- Providing distinctive products and services which are valued by the alumni and the School
- Promoting practical management skills alongside theoretical business knowledge
- Developing commercial partnerships with our stakeholders
– The School
– The members
– Other providers and associations
- Being a gateway for all alumni across the world to the ‘Cranfield experience’ and to other providers
- Providing the experience of a valued relationship by belonging, giving and receiving
- Being accountable through our Board to all of our stakeholders for the products and services provided and delivered
Objectives
- To be an active network of professional managers from all aspects of business, the professions, in the private, public and the not-for-profit sectors
- To contribute to a positive post ‘Cranfield experience’ by creating and developing networking, lifelong learning and career management services and other services pursuant to our vision
- To extol the expertise of Cranfield School of Management and the alumni throughout the UK and internationally within its target markets
- To support links between CMA members and the School in the best interests of both parties.
Governance
The Association’s governing bodies direct and promote the interests and contributions of each member. The CMA Board and the CMA Council are the bodies charged with presenting and directing this collective effort.
The CMA Board sets down the constitution by which the Association is governed and elects the Association’s Chairman. The CMA Council ensures that the membership services continue to meet the needs of the membership.
The Association is run independently on a day-to-day basis by the CMA Alumni Office Team, headed by the Director of Alumni Relations. The Association is funded jointly by member subscriptions and by the School.
The CMA Annual General Meeting is held in January. All reports, papers and minutes are available to all CMA members via CMAWorld.
Membership
Eligibility
Membership of the Association is offered to all current students, graduates, staff and faculty of Cranfield School of Management and to all delegates from our Executive Development Programmes. In addition it is offered to Cranfield University alumni with an interest in professional management.
Standard and Premium Membership
Enjoy all the benefits of CMA standard membership with exclusive, unlimited access to our
networking,
career management and
lifelong learning services.
In addition, premium members have subscription access to the
Cranfield Knowledge Interchange Online.
Annual Membership Fees
Standard Membership £45
Premium Membership £250
The annual membership fee is normally tax deductible. If you are entitled to the tax deduction, you will be able to find a section in your self-assessment form to claim it as a tax deductible expense.
Members aged 65 or over with 10 years continuous membership receive complimentary standard membership for life.
CMA Honorary Membership is bestowed on individuals who have supported the CMA and/or the School. Honorary members receive standard life membership.
All students receive complimentary standard membership while studying for their degree.
‘The Cranfield Management Association is one of the strongest alumni associations of any business school I have come across. The School’s alumni have gone onto greater things and the CMA continues to bring people together.’
John McFarlane OBE, MBA 1975, CEO ANZ Banking Group Ltd