Professional Associations

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