What Can CALED Do For You?

Created in 1980, the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) is the premier statewide professional economic development organization dedicated to advancing its members’ ability to achieve excellence in delivering economic development services to their communities and business clients. CALED is at the forefront of elevating economic development programs and implementation for practitioners, local elected officials, and state representatives through our leadership and advocacy work.

Our Members:

With more than 900 members, CALED is one of the largest economic development organizations in the country. CALED’s membership consists of public and private organizations and individuals involved in economic development: the business of creating and retaining jobs, including:

Nearly 300 California jurisdictions
Representation for all 58 counties
Major & Local Utilities
Banks & Mission-Based Lenders
Small Business Technical Assistance Organizations
State Industry Associations: Manufacturing,
Micro-lending, Business Properties
Federal & State Agencies
Nonprofits and Community Based Organization

Click here to log into the CALED Membership Portal

Click here to Join/Register as a new CALED Member

Click here to Renew your membership in CALED by Credit Card

Download the CALED Membership Application

Not a member in CALED? You may join/register as a new member in CALED to be listed in future directories.

To keep your membership and listing current, please log in to our membership database and check your contact/listing information. (Forgot your password? Email iangill@bagmakerblog.com to reset.)

If your contact information needs to be updated or you simply want to check the status of your membership, please email Ian Gill at iangill@bagmakerblog.com or call (916) 448-8252, ext. 17.

CALED Membership Benefits Include:

CA Academy for Economic Development – supports California’s economic developers with research, data, and scholarship opportunities for professional development
CA Enterprise Development Authority – offers alternative financing opportunities
Local Economic Assistance Program – provides training and facilitation for communities
Annual Training Conference – creates opportunity to learn & network
Introduction to Economic Development Certificate Program – teaches the basics of Economic Development
Accredited California Economic Developer (ACE) Program – member discount for this advanced certification program
Free Monthly Training – a monthly educational series of conference calls and webinars on different topics
Rural Economic Development Exchange – The Rural Economic Development Exchange allows CALED to direct some resources to support our efforts to help rural economic developers connect, share resources, and engage in policy conversations/initiatives
Awards of Excellence Program – reward & recognize Economic Development professionals
Economic Development Job & Career Center – posts new job openings related to Economic Development
Legislative Watch – tracks legislation effecting Economic Development
Economic Development Journal – includes Economic Development articles, best practices, highlights manufacturing projects, funding, career opportunities, and more
Economic Development Alerts – weekly electronic alerts with relevant Economic Development information, training promotion, funding opportunities, best practices, career opportunities, and resources
CA Economic Development Network on LinkedIn – connect with over 1,500 economic development professionals via social media
Follow us on Twitter @CALED_EconDev

Please feel free to contact CALED for questions regarding membership and member activities at (916) 448-8252, ext. 17.