GSPP Students are encouraged to become familiar with professional associations for either current or future involvement. Many professional associations have several of the following benefits for graduate students:
- Reduced student membership rates
- Scholarships & Mentoring
- Job Boards
Below is a list of professional associations associated with various public policy related career fields.
- American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA)
- American Evaluation Association
- American Society of Public Administration
- The Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management
- Bay Area International Link
- Emerging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)
- Government Finance Officers Association
- International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
- International Local Government Associations (via ICMA)
- Municipal Management Association of Northern California
- National Association of Counties
- National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers
- National Forum for Black Public Administrators
- National League of Cities
- Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
- State and Local Government Management Associations (via ICMA)
- US Conference of Mayors
- Young Nonprofit Professional Network