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The CSSA has been connecting hobbyists, growers, and scientists to local cactus and succulent clubs since the Affiliate Program began in the 1930s.
Connect with a local society
Find meeting locations & contact info for active affiliate clubs near you.
The list is viewable as a map or spreadsheet and includes meeting, website, event, and contact information for each society.
See what’s happening & where on our national event calendar
Our CSSA & Affiliate Societies Event Calendar covers annual show & sale events of affiliate clubs as well as national CSSA events and regional events of interest.
Affiliate Society Membership & Listings Updates
FOR LOCAL AFFILIATE REPS AND TREASURERS: Start here to find out how to pay your club dues and make changes to your listings, calendar, & contact information.
For groups not already affiliated with the CSSA, learn about our program.
Resources & Information for Affiliate Clubs
Affiliate News
Bulletins and announcements from the Affiliate Committee will be collected here, along with other blog posts of interest to affiliate reps. Of course, news from affiliate clubs is regularly featured in To the Point. Affiliate clubs may submit their articles, for possible publication in To The Point, to Linda Tamblyn.
CSSA updates Code of Conduct regarding habitat collected plants
“To The Point” – Fall 2025
Affiliate Spotlight: Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Society
New Resource for Affiliate Societies: Plant-of-the-Month (POM) Descriptions!
Tucson Club Introduces Kids to Plant Science
Resources for Societies
National Speaker List – NEW
FOR PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND PRESENTERS – We are working on a contact list of speakers available to give talks at your meetings.
🌵 New POM Resources Available! 🌱
Great news for our Affiliate Societies: CSSA now offers downloadable descriptions of 35+ Plant-of-the-Month (POM) plants to support your club activities. More will be added soon!
👉 Check out the POM Guidelines (below) and download the new Plant Descriptions linked below.
Plant-of-the-Month Guidelines – NEW
FOR PROGRAM DIRECTORS – Looking to enhance your club meetings with engaging, educational activities? The Cactus and Succulent Society of America (CSSA) is thrilled to share a comprehensive guide for organizing Plant-of-the-Month (POM) activities!
Partnering for Conservation & Research – NEW
The CSSA is proud to partner with our Affiliate Societies to advance the conservation and study of succulents and cacti worldwide.
Through our Affiliate Partnership Program, we co-fund meaningful conservation and research projects—combining resources, expertise, and passion to protect rare and endangered species, support habitat restoration, and expand scientific understanding.
If your club is interested in collaborating on a conservation or research initiative, we’d love to hear from you! Together, we can achieve more than any of us could alone.
📩 Contact us to discuss project ideas, funding opportunities, and how we can work together to make a lasting impact.
Creating & Maintaining a Local Society
FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND FOUNDERS – The Affiliate Committee has published this PDF guide to help officers and board members start and run a non-profit plant society. Download a free copy.
Audiovisual help for meetings
FOR AV VOLUNTEERS – The San Francisco Society has a Facebook Group where volunteers working on audio and video or zoom for society meetings can ask questions and share technical information, tutorial videos, etc.
The CSSA Affiliates Committee
The Affiliates Committee is responsible for communications between the CSSA and local clubs.
We strive to to assist the affiliate societies by promoting their local activities and providing information and resources to help them improve their operations.
Committee Members
Co-Chairs: John Martinez, Zack Repko
Members: Ann Hopkinson, Judith Goodrode, Art Scarpa, Kris Thompson
Contact
For general inquiries: affiliate@cactusandsucculentsociety.org
To update your affiliate Information, access your account, or pay dues for the club: go to this page.
For Affiliate Clubs – questions and support: Your society’s appointed Affiliate Rep should have been assigned a contact on the committee. You should email them directly.
Meetings
The committee organizes an in-person breakout meeting for Affiliate Society Representatives at each biennial convention, and has begun organizing a zoom meeting during the intervening years.
The most recent Zoom meeting of the Affiliate Society Representatives was held on September 21, 2024 at 12:30pm (Pacific). For more information, click here.