GFOA has more than 22,500 individual members. The strength of our network is not in quantity, however, but in quality. Quality of members, certainly, but also quality of ideas, quality of interactions, and quality of relationships—all of which allow us to support each other as we support our diverse communities. And membership engagement is what drives everything. Our strategic framework identifies member engagement as one of two primary themes. (Attracting and retaining talent in government finance is the other.) It permeates everything we do as an organization. Looking back at 2022, I’m proud of what we’ve all accomplished together.

• Publication date: December 2022
• Author: Chris Morrill