Membership Benefits

As a member of CAPPO you will have the advantage of:

• Regional / Chapter Events
• Discounted Educational Seminars throughout the state of California on timely Purchasing Topics.
• FREE Educational Webinars (18 to 36 per year)
  
• Statewide Electronic ListServe (CAPPOConnect)
• Access to the Mentor / Mentee Program
  
• Discounted On-Demand Educational Webinars
  
• Discount on Annual Educational Conference and Suppliers Exposition
• Certification Incentive - $100 rebate when you obtain a new certification in the procurement field
  
• CAPPONEWS Monthly Electronic Newsletter
• Realtime Searchable Membership Directory
• Access to the Career Center for Posting and Viewing Job Openings ($100 non-member agency per posting)
  
• Cooperative Purchasing Opportunities
• Scholarship Programs
• Assess to Procurement Survey Data for Benchmarking Purposes
• Professional Development
• Personal Fulfillment
• Fellowship and Camaraderie

Membership Types

Regular: A person presently and actively engaged in public procurement in California (employed by a public agency or bona fide non-profit university within California and performing a job responsibility as a procurement or supply chain professional).

a) A public agency shall be considered: (i) a federal agency or office within California; (ii) the State of California; (iii) a county, city, city and county, special district, public school district, public college or university, public authority, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision within California.

b) A bona fide non-profit university shall be defined as an institution of higher education, as defined by 20 U.S. Code § 1001 (a), not conducted for profit.

Retired: a former Regular member that is retired and not actively seeking employment that would qualify the member as a Regular member or create a conflict of interest. Honorary: An Honorary Membership may be granted to living Retired or former members of CAPPO or to living non-members upon determination of the Board of Directors.

Student: A college student majoring in procurement, business, economics, supply chain management, or a related field at a college or university who does not hold full-time employment.

Academic: A professor or instructor at a public or bona fide non-profit university, teaching in the areas of procurement, business, economics, supply chain management, or a related field.

Associate:
a) A member in good standing who no longer meets the Regular membership requirements due to their current employment status; or
b) A person presently and actively engaged in public procurement and otherwise qualified for Regular membership, except that the public agency or bona fide non-profit university is located outside the boundaries of the State of California.

Membership Fees

Membership Year Update

CAPPO has approved a change to our membership year to better align with agency fiscal cycles. All current memberships will be extended to June 30, 2026 at no extra cost. Learn more about how this transition affects you in our Membership Year FAQ

For fee structure, see Fee page.

Agency Billing: CAPPO allows a membership paid by the agency to be retained by the agency. During renewal time, agencies may request a statement to include the membership for each of their representatives. To request an invoice please email admin@cappo.org with a list of individuals to be included on the statement, as well as the individual emails and titles.

CAPPO does not offer refunds on membership dues. Membership dues are not pro-rated.  Membership runs from June 30 - July 1 each year.