Some of our Members spend a lot of time with us –  volunteering hours to develop the organization, and some spend less - attending events to learn or share, or simply providing monetary support. Each has their own reason for being a part of this network, but most relate to the following:

• Ensuring that our place doesn't become every place.
• A commitment to a strong community and thriving local economy with meaningful jobs, a diversity of business owners and involved citizens.
• A desire for public awareness about the importance of supporting local products, services and retail outlets.
• A commitment to decreasing negative impacts on our water, forests, and air.
• A desire to know and do business with others in the community who share similar concerns and values.
• A need for collaboration that helps reduce costs and increase convenience to make environmental and local business decisions.
• An interest in modeling sustainable practices for the community.

Our members make Sustainability Commitments for what they can do to benefit our local economy, environment, their workplace and community. Each commitment is unique and each represents some small (or sometimes large) step toward a sustainable community.

Our members are truly local heroes, and we intend to help support them every way possible to ensure that our community continues to thrive with a Local Focus.

Join us!

Your partner,

Keith Losoya
Executive Director

Member Benefits

As a new member the benefits that you receive through your annual membership include:

• Bi-monthly, fun, evening social events at our office and local area bars and restaurants
• Listing in the Member Directory on our website
• A one year subscription (six issues) to “In Business” magazine with a fair market value of $15.00. (the balance of your donation is tax-deductible to the extent of the law.)
• Reduced/free admission to many of our networking and educational events.
• Information about our national partner, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE: www.livingeconomies.org)
• Invitations to national and regional conferences and events that bring together dynamic leaders to foster the exchange of innovative ideas
• Monthly BALLE newsletters, peer-to-peer conference calls and member-only calls with visionary business owners, community organizers, authors, and public leaders
• Access to our online library of “members only” resources, including the program materials of other local BALLE networks
• Information and resources about sustainable, environmentally-friendly green building
• A guide to local food businesses, farm market organizations, community supported agriculture programs through our Buy Fresh, Buy Local Campaign
• Easy to use consumer guide for our Think Local First campaign (www.buylocalbaltimore.com)

Special Offers to CSBA Members

Customer Loyalty Card

In a continuing effort to build value for our members we are introducing our CSBA Member Discount Card. How the program will work:

• CSBA business members will offer a discount to card holders and they will be advertised on our BuyLocalBaltimore.com and CSBA websites
• Members will present their card at your business and receive the advertised discount.