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Valuable Benefits of NACSW Membership

 

 

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.

 

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

  • Free online access to NACSW's 12-page quarterly newsletter (Catalyst)
  • Monthly delivery (via email) of NACSW's members-only enewsletter
  • Free access to a new podcast (mp3 audio file) each month from NACSW's website focusing on the integration of faith and practice - as well as no-cost access to the archives of all past podcasts
  • 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
  • A 20% discount on a variety of books, monographs, and video and audio tapes. You can check out current selections by visiting our bookstore
  • 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

  • A mentor program connecting students and new members with longer-standing NACSW members
  • Multiple listservs to enable members to correspond on the Internet on topics of special interest to Christians in social work
  • A wealth of information available from experienced Christian educators and practitioners 

Conventions, Workshops, On-Line Trainings, and Audio Conferences at Discounted Rates - NACSW Is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours by the Association of Social Work Boards 

Access to Current Employment Ads and Grant Funding Options

  • 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
  • You are eligible to receive upon request a free subscription to an electronic version of GrantStation Insider, a weekly email that provides current information on new funding programs, upcoming grant deadlines, trainings, and relevant information for grantseekers - an $89 value offered to NACSW members at no cost!

Preferential Treatment When Applying for Professional Liability Insurance with the American Professional Agency 

  • Insurance coverage available for individual members and student interns in the US and Canada  
Opportunities to Support a Growing Christian Presence within the Social Work Profession
  • NACSW representation and participation at various levels in other professional organizations

Links with Other Outstanding Christian Organizations and Resources 

  • 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).
  • 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

Organizational Member 

Benefit

Approx. Value of Savings/Benefit
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.

 

Savings = $50 for each basic 30-day job ad, or $88 for each 30-day ad posted on the National Healthcare Career Network
2.)   One designated member within the organization is entitled to all the rights, responsibilities, and benefits of individual NACSW membership. This designee will:
  • Receive a free subscription to NACSW's quarterly journal (Social Work and Christianity)

  • Receive free on-ine access to NACSW's 12-page quarterly newsletter (Catalyst)

  • Receive (via email) NACSW's monthly members-only enewsletter at no cost

  • Receive preferential treatment when applying for Professional Liability insurance with the American Professional Agency

  • Be eligible to vote in NACSW's elections

Savings = $93/year
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
4.)  Free access to a new podcast (mp3 audio file) each month from NACSW's website focusing on the integration of faith and practice - as well as access to the archives of all past podcasts
Savings = $25 for each new monthly podcast, plus additional savings for access to all past archives
5.)  The designated member plus up to three additional staff members are eligible to benefit from the following NACSW services and discounts: Savings = $70/year x 3 = $210/year for the convention alone - before including the savings for staff participation in on-line trainings for CEUs!
6.)  50% discount for Annual convention exhibits Savings = $176/year
7.)  40% discount for individual NACSW membership rates for up to 3 additional staff
Savings = $36 per employee, up to $108/year
8.)  Free organizational listing (to include logo, organizational mission, link to website if applicable, etc.) on NACSW's website
Savings = $300/year
9.)  Free quarter-page ad each year in either NACSW's newsletter or journal
Savings = $75 - $125/year
10.)  You are eligible to receive upon request a free subscription to an electronic version of GrantStation Insider, a weekly email that provides current information on new funding programs, upcoming grant deadlines, trainings, and relevant information for grantseekers Savings = $89/year
11.)  Choose any three NACSW books for us to ship to your organization at no cost.
Savings = up to $100
12.)  20% discount for advertising job openings in NACSW's newsletter
Savings = $20 - $80 per ad, depending on the size of the ad
13.)  Opportunity to subscribe to ESA's Prism at a 40% discount
Savings = $10/year
14.)  Connections with other Christians in social work through various social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
Savings = Valuable as an employee "perk"
15.)  All staff may use the organizational issue of NACSW's journal
Savings = Valuable as an employee "perk"
16.)  Frameable certificate signifying organizational membership in NACSW
 

 

Eligibility for organizational memberships includes: 

 

1. An authorized individual in the organization signifies that the organization supports the mission of NACSW, which is to equip its members to integrate Christian faith and professional social work practice

 

2. Organization pays annual membership dues, which are as follows:

     
  • $514 (Canadian or US dollars) for organizations with budgets over $500,000

  • $418 for organizations with budgets between $250,000 - $499,999

  • $321 for organizations with budgets between $100,000 - $249,999

  • 257 for organizations with budgets under $100,000

Click Here to go to Organizational Member On-Line Application Form

 

 


 

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