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Valuable
Benefits of NACSW Membership!
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During
the past few years, NACSW has concentrated much of its time and
energy to expanding the array of supports and services its offers to
its members.
Our
goal is to provide NACSW members with the ability to tap
the resources of faith to provide more effective and faithful social
work services.
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1. Click
Here for Benefits of Individual Membership
2. Click Here for Benefits of
Organizational Membership
Valuable
Benefits of Individual NACSW Membership
Free or Discounted Publications/Materials
Focusing on the Integration of Faith and Practice
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A free subscription to NACSW's quarterly newsletter
- Catalyst
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Free access a new
podcast (mp3 audio file) each month from
NACSW's website - each podcast features an NACSW presentation focused on the
integration of faith and practice
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Access to NACSW's
member
section
on NACSW's website including current and selected
archived issues of NACSW's newsletter, journal, and book reviews, proceedings
from recent conventions, and
unlimited access to a new on-line bibliography
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A 20% discount on a variety of books, monographs,
and video and audio tapes. You can check out current selections by visiting our
bookstore
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In
cooperation with Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA), NACSW offers a subscription
to ESA's premier magazine,
Prism, for only
$21 - that's about 40% off
the regular price!
- Regularly updated
on-line bibliography
providing references
to books
and articles on topics of particular interest to Christians in social
work.
Opportunities to Network with Other Christians in Social
Work throughout North America
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A mentor
program connecting students and new members with longer-standing
NACSW members
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Multiple
listservs to enable members to correspond on the Internet on topics of special interest
to Christians in social work
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A wealth of information available from experienced
Christian educators and practitioners
Conventions,
Regional Conferences, and Audio Conference Workshops at Discounted Rates - NACSW Is
an Approved Provider of Continuing
Education Contact Hours by the Association of Social Work
Boards
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Quarterly
audio conference workshops individuals and groups can participate in
by calling in from any telephone - with registration and CEUs now available to
NACSW members at no cost!
Access to Current Employment Ads and Grant
Funding Options
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The
NACSW
JobNet
Career Center providing free access to
Internet job postings of interest to Christians in social work, and eligibility to
post resumes at no cost
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A
current on-line listing
of faith-based organizations in the US and Canada
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An
electronic version of
GrantStation Insider, a
weekly email providing current information on new funding programs, upcoming
grant deadlines, conferences, trainings, and relevant information for
grantseekers - an $89 value offered to NACSW members at no cost!
Eligibility
for NACSW's Professional Liability Insurance at Competitive Rates
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Insurance
coverage available for individual members and student interns
(only
available for members working in the US)
Opportunities to Support a Growing
Christian Presence within the Social Work Profession
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NACSW representation and participation
at various levels in other professional organizations
Links
with Other Outstanding Christian Organizations and Resources
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NACSW/CAPS joint membership program (a
program in which NACSW
and CAPS - the Christian Association of Psychological Studies offer discounted membership rates to its non-student members who join
both associations).
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Growing links
section on this website listing a variety of sources
and resource information of special interest to Christians in social work
A Handsome, Frameable Certificate Signifying Membership in NACSW
Click Here
to go to New Member Application Form
Valuable
Benefits of NACSW Organizational Membership
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Organizational
Member
Benefit
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Approx.
Value of Savings/Benefit
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1.)
25% off on all job postings on the
NACSW JobNet Career Center, starting at just $125/month for basic
ads, or $265 for ads cross-posted on the National Healthcare Career Network
(NHCN), a network of 175+ healthcare associations including NASW.
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Savings = $50 for each basic 30-day job ad,
or $88 for each 30-day ad posted on the National Healthcare Career Network
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2.)
One designated member within the organization is entitled to all the rights,
responsibilities, and benefits of individual NACSW membership. This designee
will:
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Savings = $90/year
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3.) Free participation (including free CEU's) in
quarterly
audio conference workshops for all organizational staff using up to three
phone lines from different locations |
Savings = Up to $300/year
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4.) Free access a new
podcast (mp3 audio file) each month
for all organizational from
NACSW's website - each podcast features an NACSW presentation focused on the
integration of faith and practice
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Savings = $50 for each 30-day job ad
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5.) The designated member plus up to three
additional staff members are eligible to benefit from the following NACSW
services and discounts:
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Savings =
$70/year x 3 =
$165/year for the convention alone. |
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6.) 50% discount for Annual convention exhibits
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Savings = $170/year
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7.) 40% discount for individual NACSW membership
rates for up to 3 additional staff
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Savings = $35 per employee, up to $105/year
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8.) Free
organizational listing (to include logo, organizational mission, link to
website if applicable, etc.) on NACSW's website
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Savings = $300/year
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Savings = $75 - $125/year
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10.) An
electronic version of
GrantStation Insider, a
weekly email providing current information on new funding programs, upcoming
grant deadlines, conferences, trainings, and relevant information for
grantseekers |
Savings = $89/year |
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11.) Complete set of books published by NACSW
at no cost (Note:
this does not include books NACSW distributes, but does not publish)
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Savings = $135
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12.) 20% discount
for advertising job openings in NACSW's newsletter
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Savings = $20 - $80 per ad, depending on the size of the ad
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13.) Opportunity to subscribe to ESA's Prism
at a 40% discount
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Savings = $10/year
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14.) All staff may use the
organizational issue of NACSW's journal to earn CEUs
offered through
NACSW’s journal
home
study program
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Savings = Valuable as an employee "perk"
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15.) Frameable certificate signifying organizational
membership in NACSW
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Eligibility
for organizational memberships includes:
1. An authorized individual in
the organization signifies the organization's support of NACSW's mission
and statement of faith and practice and mission statement (see other side)
2. Organization pays annual membership dues, which are as follows:
$495
(Canadian or US dollars) for organizations with budgets over $500,000
$400 for organizations with budgets between $250,000 -
$499,999
$310 for organizations with budgets between $100,000 -
$249,999
$250 for organizations with budgets under $100,000
Click Here
to go to Organizational Member On-Line Application Form
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