About ECEF

European Club Education Fund

NATURE OF ACTIVITIES AND MISSION

The ECEF has been formed for charitable and educational purposes to promote intellectual excellence in the field of club management. This purpose will be achieved by awarding bursaries or research grants to individuals and by making gifts or contributions to educational programmes based on CMAE’s Management Development Programme (MDP). CMAE is a non-profit making professional association for members involved in the management of golf, sports, health & fitness, leisure, city and dining clubs located throughout Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa. Together with their Partners, the CMAE represents over 4,500 club management professionals in over 50 countries around Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa mainly.

BACKGROUND

CMAE’s Board has recognised that, in parallel with development and delivery of its top class MDP education programme, there is a need for adequate funding to support both current managers and their successors to enrol in these programmes. ECEF will provide grants to individuals seeking to expand their practical knowledge of club management. It will also seek to provide additional funding to develop, maintain and expand CMAE’s long term education programme for the professional development of club managers. ECEF invites applications for the annual Bursaries. Launch dates and qualifications details are available direct from CMAE.

HELP US DEVELOP OUR INDUSTRY LEADERS

The Foundation is campaigning to generate funds to become a truly sustainable organization, and we want to hear from you if you have practical ideas for fund-raising activities at your club, by your company or in your organisation.

BURSARIES

The ECEF awards a number of bursaries available to current and aspiring club industry professionals. See our bursaries page for details of the bursaries available.

ECEF Board

David Balden CCM

Chairman
The Caledonian Club, London

Mary Lou Watkins CMDip

Director
Luffness New Golf Club, Scotland

Mika Nieminen

Director
Wise Networks

Michael Newland CCM

Director
The Berkshire Golf Club, England

Torbjorn Johansson

CEO
Club Management Association of Europe

Gabrielle Boase CMDip

Director
Datchet Water Sailing Club, England

James Burns CCM

Director
Club Benchmarking EMEA