American Society of Landscape Architects Fund

Honors and awards - the asla honors and awards program, put on by the asla Fund, provides asla members with professional recognition, recognizes individuals outside of the profession for related work, and provides important promotion of the Landscape architecture profession through public awareness programs and an archiving agreement with the united states library of congress. In october 2023, 64 professional and student awardees were honored, 11 asla honors (the highest recognition the Society bestows each year) were awarded, and 8 individuals were inducted as honorary members of the Society.

Dream big live - in conjunction with asla, the asla Fund presented a design event at the conference in october 2023 to introduce students to the exciting world of Landscape architecture with its prek-12 summit for students and teachers. The event showcased Landscape architecture with hands-on prek-12 learning sessions for students through a dynamic forum among prek-12 educators and asla members from across the country.

Library and education - the asla Fund maintains historical and archived information on Landscape architecture, including documents valuable to the profession. These archives are made available to researchers and practitioners to further increase the knowledge of Landscape architecture. Additionally, education opportunities are made available for sharing research, best practices, and other information of importance in Landscape architecture.

Women of color licensure advancement program (wclap) - state licensure signifies a level of professional competency and is an important way to achieve greater career and business success. The asla Fund has launched the women of color licensure advancement program to support women of color in their pursuit of Landscape architecture licensure and increase racial and gender diversity within the profession. In 2021, the asla Fund received matching seed funding from three donors to launch this program. Now funded for 6 years, the program has two cohorts of women.support for young professionals to attend asla skill|ed conference - asla skill|ed is a new asla virtual practice management program designed to empower Landscape architecture professionals as their job responsibilities grow. This three-day virtual learning experience is a career development investment for practitioners looking to build their leadership capacity, add value to their firm, and develop transferable business development skills. The asla Fund provided funding for young and emerging Landscape architecture professionals to attend this event at no charge, in order to continue advancing the profession of Landscape architecture.support for young professionals was also provided for students to attend asla conference on Landscape architecture in minneapolis. This four-day learning experience provides education, hands-on product experience, and networking. In exchange for minimal volunteer service, the asla Fund provided funding for young and emerging Landscape architecture professionals to attend this event at no charge, in order to continue advancing the profession of Landscape architecture.the asla Fund worked with the asla council of fellows to raise money for the cof scholarships (four), which are awarded to Landscape architecture students on a needs basis each year.asla launched its climate action plan, along with a field guide for members to utilize to lessen the climate impact of their businesses and projects. The asla Fund began raising funds to help this plan become reality through research and education.