NASW International Goals and Objectives

Goal #1: The Chapter will provide training to ensure that Board members understand their roles and responsibilities.

Objective #1: The Board will develop orientation training for new board members that includes reviewing International Chapters policies, procedures and position descriptions for board members. The chapter will utilize national office resources and other chapters to develop on-going training to improve board member knowledge and skills.

Objective #2: Ensure meetings are conducted in compliance with NASW rules and regulations.

Board members will review NASW bylaws, develop an understanding of the mission of NASW and conduct board meetings in conjunction with chapter policies and procedures.

Goal # 2: The Chapter will develop a member service plan which focuses on heightening awareness of the benefits of chapter membership with a goal of retaining current members and recruiting new members.

Objective #1: Evaluate the chapter’s current situation and develop a plan of action to improve member and market member services.

Complete an analysis of the chapter’s current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Work with the national office to develop and implement an effective member service plan for the current and subsequent fiscal year.
Identify concrete goals and the market the plan to improve member retention and recruitment.
Develop an on-line survey tool to learn more about the needs of the target population to improve retention.
Host a summer conference.
Create an information packet to be sent to current and new members.

Objective #1: Obtain financial information in a timely and efficient manner and accurately track data.

Obtain stateside banking account information every month.
Treasurer and Office Manager to provide quarterly reports to board members in advance of scheduled board meetings.
Schedule board meetings so that a quarterly reporting period has concluded and an accurate quarterly report can be reviewed.
Follow accounting best practices.
Obtain audit for past two fiscal years.
Make payments to Office Manager through direct deposit.

Make sure office manager, treasure and president’s names are on the Community Bank signature card within one months of the changing of board officers.
Complete the necessary paperwork to maintain the Chapter agency bank account.
Treasurer to review account on a quarterly basis and ensure a minimum balance amount is established.

Office Manager and Treasurer to develop proposed budget to send to the board for November board meeting.
Office Manager and Treasurer to formulate budget based on data provided by national office and local planned expenditures.

Goal #4: The Chapter will increase continuing education opportunities for our membership

Objective #1: Maintain updated information on member training needs by providing an on-line training needs assessment survey on the Chapter website.

Encourage visitors to complete the assessment on the website.
Provide written needs assessment surveys at all Chapter sponsored training events.
Review and analyze each completed needs assessment submitted.

Objective #2: Provide continuing education throughout the calendar year that assists members to meet their state social work licensure requirements.

Provide continuing education opportunities on-line by January 1, 2011.
Provide a minimum of one continuing education event on a quarterly basis by 1 November 2010.
Offer Ethics training annually.
Conduct training events in a variety of geographic locations accessible to members.
Follow NASW National established protocols to co-sponsor events when offering CEU’s for training.
Offer CEU’s and verification of contact hours for members and non-members.

Maintain Chapter procedures in compliance with approved NASW criteria, revising and streamlining the process to be more responsive to Chapter member needs.
Publicize the CEU procedures on our Chapter website and provide written procedures upon request.
Market the opportunity to obtain CEU’s through the International Chapter as a service offered to agencies outside the US.

Post information on free CEU’s offered by the National Chapter on our Chapter website.
Offer information on training offered by outside agencies for a small fee.

Goal #5: Update the website to offer comprehensive information to members by Create a comprehensive website by January 1, 2010.

Objective #1: Maintain a website that benefits our Chapter members and promotes the social work profession, particularly those members living and working outside the continental U.S.

Add to Continuity Book that provides instruction on maintaining the Chapter website.
Request that the National NASW office promote our website.
Include on the website the benefits associated with joining the International NASW Chapter.
Submit articles and information relevant to practicing social work outside the U.S.

Goal #6: Develop an email distribution list and “push” NASW information to members on a weekly basis by January 1, 2011. Start a quarterly newsletter to be distributed through the NASW email distribution list by June 30, 2011.

Send an email to all members with emails on file asking if they want to be included in a weekly email distribution list.
Review the list of members and identify those without emails. If a board member has their email information, request permission to share with the chapter so that they may receive information from the chapter. Send letters via the mail to members without an email address.
Using the emails, send news from NASW National, ideas from the board, information about chapter events and updates, articles and information relevant to social workers practicing outside the U.S.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES