Board Positions
This Board officer is responsible for tracking attendance at board meetings, serves on the Executive Committee, certifies the election slate, and takes minutes.
Who is the Secretary?
While the staff is responsible for day-to-day operations, this group is responsible for the governance, direction, and vision for the association.
What is the Board of Directors?
NASW has this number of Chapters in the US and its territories.
What is 55?
This committee consists of the officers and one member-at-large, and is responsible for providing consultation to the president and executive director, and drafting the budget.
These nine groups in NASW-PA hold low cost continuing education, offer networking and support, and serve as the local and most direct connection to members.
What are divisions?
This officer is responsible to collaborate with the Executive Director, provide consultation for NASW-PA strategic activities, develop the board meeting agenda, and lead the board meetings.
Who is the President?
Board members should make decisions that are in line with these two guiding documents.
What are the mission and the strategic plan?
The number of NASW members, which reflects the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world.
What is 120,000?
Mandated by the National office, this committee participates in mediations, provides consultation to members, writes articles, and provides workshops.
What is the Ethics Committee?
Two years ago, NASW-PA started offering this service as a benefit to members only.
What are the free monthly webinars?
This officer provides a fiscal report at the board meeting, serves as the primary liaison between the Chapter board and the Executive Director on financial matters, and ensures adherence to required financial policies and practices.
Who is the Second Vice President?
Board members act in the best interest of the organization and the members when exercising this important legal duty.
What is the duty of loyalty?
This statement reads "NASW is a membership organization that works to enhance the professional growth and development of our members, to create and maintain professional standards for social workers, and to advance sound social policies."
What is NASW's mission statement?
The acronym PACE stands for this committee, which recommends candidate endorsements and contributions.
What is Political Action for Candidate Election?
This day in April attracts 700-800 students and professionals annually to rally around the social work profession and advocate to our elected officials.
What is Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD)?
This Board position is responsible for providing support to the local divisions and their leaders.
Who are the Division Representatives?
This subsidiary of NASW is a risk-retention group responsible for designing insurance, financial, and other programs for social workers.
What is Assurance Services, Inc?
This group is responsible for drafting the policy agenda and reviews filed legislation for social work impact.
What is the Legislative Committee?
The nine NASW-PA Chapter Divisions include these two besides the Southeastern, Eastern, Northeast, Central, North Central, Southwest, and Northwest.
What are Brandywine and West Central?
This position is responsible for promoting the social work profession and NASW, attending all board meetings, advocating for legislative activities, and recruiting members.
What is member of the Board of Directors?
Apparent authority means that Board members will be assumed to be speaking for the entire organization unless they take this action.
What is clarify that they are speaking for themselves only?
NASW's 501-c6 status, which allows for professional expense deductions, unlimited advocacy, and the endorsement of candidates through a PAC, does NOT include this.
What is tax-exemption?
This committee reviews and approves candidates who wish to run for the Board, and certifies the election slate.
What is the Chapter Committee for Nominations and Leadership Identification (CCNLI)?
Through NASW-PA's online store, social workers can order t-shirts, mugs, masks, blankets, NASW graduation cords, and publications such as this top-selling product.
What is the Licensure Prep Manual?