Member Benefits
NAPO members profit from education, networking, and professional resources. The association is always looking for more ways to enhance membership.
NAPO members enjoy exclusive access to …
- Members-only discounts on NAPO's Annual Conference and Organizing Exposition, advertising in NAPO News and Organizing Showcase, the Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO) program, and educational courses that include teleclasses and classroom instruction. (Industry Member - Provisional Members receive an additional 10 percent discount on membership, conference registration, and one introductory NAPO course; Employee of Industry Members receive an additional 10% discount on conference registration and NAPO teleclasses).
- Affinity programs. NAPO leverages the power of numbers so that even sole proprietors can have access to business essentials such as long-term-care insurance, liability insurance, a prescription-drug discount card, credit-card processing, online shopping cart services, a Web site builder, and learning management system solutions.
- NAPO News, a 20-page bimonthly fully interactive digital newsletter filled with industry and association news, feature articles and advice.
- NAPO e-News Blasts, monthly emailed newsletters featuring the latest in news and tips.
- Members-Only section of NAPO's Web site, which includes NAPO's membership directory, document library, listservs (including a moderated listserv for first-year members), access to product information and discounts, and more.
- The Industry Exchange, an online connection to NAPO's Corporate Associate Members and Corporate Partners. These affiliated companies often offer their new organizing solutions and products with discounts, promotions and specials available only to NAPO members.
- Local NAPO chapters that offer convenient opportunities for education, promotion, volunteering, networking, and mentoring.
- Special Interest Groups (SIGs): SIGs focus on a specialized service, unique skill, topic area, or market. SIG membership (additional fee) furthers knowledge and skills in areas of expertise, and provides a community of colleagues for information-sharing.
- Events Calendar Postings: NAPO Chapters and NAPO Members (Industry Members, Industry Member-Provisional and Corporate Associate) can post events to NAPO's online public Events Calendar that are relevant to Get Organized MonthSM and National Preparedness Month. In addition, NAPO Chapters can post announcements about regional conferences and other Chapter-sponsored events.
- Golden Circle Membership, a prestigious designation available to NAPO members who have worked as a professional organizer for 5 or more years and have been a NAPO member for at least one year.
- Public-relations and cooperative marketing efforts that build nationwide awareness of the organizing industry in both residential and business spheres.
- Use of NAPO's Member Logo to add professional credibility to marketing materials, letterhead and business cards.
- Informational brochures to distribute to potential and current clients.
- Involvement in proprietary industry research.
- Leadership opportunities that provide experience, exposure, and the ability to affect the future of the organizing industry on the national and local levels (Industry and Corporate Associate Members only).
- Participation in nationwide organizing events, including Get Organized MonthSM and National Preparedness Month.
- Quantum Leap®, NAPO's community service program.
- NAPO in the Schools, an outreach program that brings professional organizers into the classroom.
- A listing in NAPO's online Professional Organizer Directory. (For Industry Members only; Industry Member - Provisional Members, Employee of Industry Members and Emeritus Members are not listed in this directory.)
- Affiliation with other associations: including Professional Organizers in Canada, Institute for Challenging Disorganization, National Association of Senior Move Managers, and Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
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