Managing your Affiliate Society Membership and Public Listings
This page explains how your club’s CSSA Representative, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, or other volunteers can maintain your affiliate membership and update the information you share with the CSSA and the world.
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Manage Your Society Membership
How to update your membership, including dues payment information and journal mailing address.
Your Affiliate Membership Account
Affiliate clubs have their own unique membership accounts on our JoinIt Member Portal, which should be used to pay dues and manage CSJournal delivery. This information is private and not displayed on our website.
You can also access links to member-only benefits in the Member Portal, so it makes sense for you to get familiar with it.

NOTE: This is separate from the information you provide for public listings and the calendar, see below.
Getting into JoinIt:
If this is your first time accessing your Affiliate Membership in the Member Portal, you’ll need a unique email address that is not already used by any individual CSSA member.
If your club doesn’t have a dedicated email address for the Treasurer or Affiliate Representative, or if you need to reset the email address, please contact us at cactusandsucculentsociety@gmail.com.
Once your email address is entered, the system will send a password setup link to that address. Be sure to check your junk or spam folder if you don’t see it within a few minutes.
How To Enter the Society Name on JoinIt:
When entering your society name:
- Use the First Name and Last Name fields to enter your full club name.
- Example: For Cactus and Succulent Society of San Jose, enter:
- First Name: Cactus and Succulent Society of (or, C&S Society of)
- Last Name: San Jose
Examples:


How To Input Your Address on JoinIt:
The street address entered in your Member Portal profile is used only for CSJournal delivery. Updating your address here will not update it on the Affiliate Map or Society List. To update those, please submit the Affiliate Information Form.
Because this is your mailing address for the CSJournal, you may wish to include the name of the person receiving the mail in the second address line.
Contact membership@cactusandsucculentsociety.org for assistance with membership and dues payment.
Public-Facing Affiliate Club Listing
How to update your club’s public listings on our “Find a Local Club” page.
To update your club’s public-facing listings on the CSSA website, use this form:

NOTE: This is separate from the information you provide when renewing your club’s membership.
Instead, this form includes public facing items like:
- President and Newsletter Editor contact details
- Meeting location and schedule
- Website and social media Info
- Etc.
This information will appear on the main Find Your Local Club page as part of a linked Affiliate Spreadsheet and on the Affiliate Map.
National Event Calendar Listings
Increase your annual Show & Sale or regional event’s visibility by publishing it on our National Event Calendar and Social Media.
National Events Calendar
To share your events, simply send details or changes to our Calendar Coordinator at: calendar@cactusandsucculentsociety.org.
Social Media
We are also happy to share your events on our social media. Just email a JPG and the description of the event to: cactusandsucculentsociety@gmail.com.
Share Your Affiliate News
Does your club have exciting updates or accomplishments to share in To the Point?
We’d love to feature your society in the Affiliate News section of our quarterly e-newsletter.

What we are looking for:
- A big anniversary of your club’s founding
- The launch of a new program or partnership
- A local news story featuring your club
- Other milestones or events
Please send your news items or club newsletters to:
Linda Tamblyn
Editor of To The Point
Join as an Affiliate Society
Do you run a cactus / succulent society (a not-for-profit membership based organization) that would like to be affiliated with the CSSA?
Local clubs can become CSSA affiliates starting at $55/year
- Public listings and promotion
- Includes 2 copies of Cactus and Succulent Journal
- To the Point digital newsletter
- And many more tools and resources


