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| Founded | 1985 |
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| Founded by | Beverly Clower, Stephanie Culp, Ann Gambrell, Maxine Ordesky, and Jeanie Shorr |
| Mission | The mission of the National Association of Professional Organizers is to develop, lead, and promote professional organizers and the organizing industry. |
| Membership | A professional organizer enhances the lives of clients by designing custom organizing systems and processes and by transferring organizing skills. A professional organizer also educates the public on organizing solutions and the resulting benefits. NAPO (pronounced NAY-poh) currently has nearly 4,200 members throughout the U.S. and in 12 other countries. |
| Meetings |
Annual Conference: Held each spring in different locations. Future Conference Sites Board of Directors: Meets once each quarter. Local Chapters: Regular meetings are held; frequency varies by chapter. |
| Publications |
NAPO News: Bimonthly newsletter with information and news about the field of organizing including industry trends, articles from members, and information relevant to running a successful organizing business. |
| Professional Organizer Directory |
When the general public visits the NAPO online Professional Organizer Directory, names and contact information for NAPO member professional organizers that fall within the search parameters are provided at no charge. |
| Public Relations |
NAPO headquarters actively solicits national publicity for NAPO and for the field of professional organizing. NAPO sponsors Get Organized MonthSM annually in January. The association is also a proud national coalition member of National Preparedness Month which takes place in September. |
| Outreach | NAPO members and chapters can take part in the organization’s Quantum Leap program, which offers free organizational skills counseling to people in need. The recipients are people who need help making an important life transition (homeless person, abused spouse, etc.) but cannot afford to pay. Through NAPO in the Schools, members take an interactive presentation on the benefits of being organized into the classroom. The presentation includes hands-on exercises and take-home information sheets. More info >>. |
| Education | NAPO offers educational materials, including digital audio files of the annual conference workshops. |
| Chapter Affiliation | Chapter membership is voluntary, and contingent upon national membership. There are dozens of chapters within the United States, and several Chapters-In-Formation. |
| Tax Status | NAPO is a not-for-profit organization, having met the IRS Tax Code 501(c)3 requirements. |
| Information |
E-mail: napo@napo.net National Association of Professional Organizers |
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