NAPO Organizational Charter

The NAPO Organizational Charter is a guiding document that codifies our identity and purpose for existing. It serves as a roadmap for how we move forward.

Our Vision

NAPO envisions a future where every member, regardless of niche or background, unites within a thriving ecosystem that celebrates our collective expertise and encourages belonging, respect, and trust. 

Our Mission

NAPO’s mission is to empower its members by providing quality education, fostering connections through a vibrant knowledge-sharing community, and offering opportunities to elevate their skills and expertise.

Strategic Guiding Principles

• Member Success: We provide benefits to support members throughout their unique professional journeys.
• Community: We create opportunities for members to connect with and support each other in meaningful ways.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We invite, welcome, and champion all individuals who are drawn to our profession and our association.
• Continuous Learning: We deliver exceptional educational opportunities to professionals who are committed to continuing education.
• Credentialing: We develop standards of professional excellence and integrity for the productivity and organizing profession.
• Awareness: We promote the productivity and organizing profession to sustain the future of our association and increase awareness of the benefits of the diverse services offered by our members.
• Sustainability: We create awareness of the social, economic, environmental, and health-related impacts of our actions or inactions and the global consequences for future generations.

Operational Core Values

• Respect: Value and appreciate everyone.
• Governance: Exercise proper oversight and fiscal responsibility to ensure the long-term health of NAPO.
• Transparency:  Ensure openness and clarity in decision-making processes.
• Accountability: Take responsibility for decisions, assignments, and timelines.
• Foresight: Anticipate emerging trends and global issues, and analyze how they might impact our association and our members in the future. 
  

Strategic Program Areas

• Executive Leadership: The Executive Committee will provide engaged leadership and informed decision-making to ensure the association’s operations are aligned with our Strategic Guiding Principles and Operational Core Values.
• Professional Development: The Professional Development Program Area defines and evolves the educational content strategy to support members through all stages of their career by providing relevant, timely, and industry-leading continuing education, and offering the highest quality credential in the profession. 
• Member  Engagement: The Member Engagement Program Area fosters opportunities for members to connect, engage, and grow professionally and personally with the goal to drive member satisfaction and retention. 
• Public Awareness: The Public Awareness Program Area communicates the value of NAPO and its members’ services to the public to support diverse membership growth and promote the benefits of productivity and organizing services. 
• Volunteer Engagement and Leadership Development: The Volunteer Engagement and Leadership Development Program Area guides and supports current and future volunteers to ensure satisfying volunteer experiences that strengthen professional and personal growth.