1. NASW, OH Chapter Board
Orientation

2. NASW Mission
NASW is a membership organization
with three primary functions:
2. Enhance professional growth and
development of its members.
3. Create and maintain professional
standards
4. Advance sound social policy.

3. NASW Governance
• Delegate Assembly
• 200 elected delegates
• 22 voting members of the National board of Directors
• 56 chapter executives and the National executive director
with non-voting delegate status
• National Board of Directors
• 4 Officers & President Elect
• 1 MSW Student, 1 BSW Student
• 2 at-large members, 1 elected from a CDF chapter
• 13 Regional Representatives
• Executive Committee
• 4 Officers, 4 Board Members, and President-elect

4. Chapter Guiding Documents
 Chapter Bylaws
 National Bylaws
 Nominations/Election Standards
 Personnel Policies for Chapters
 Diversity and Affirmative Action Plan
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5. Chapter Boards’ Roles
 Honor mission of the Association
 Manage Chapter finances responsibly
 Conduct program and policy planning
and evaluation

6. Chapter Board Executive Committee
 Mandated committee of Board officers
 Takes action within general policies,
programs, and budget

7. Board Members are to have
knowledge of…
 Short and long-term program priorities
 Contracts or agreements that affect
chapter activities
 Traditions and culture of the chapter
 Annual goals and objectives
 Fiscal health of chapter

8. Program and Priority Areas
Board members shall become familiar with the
following areas of chapter business:
• Legislative/electoral issues
• Issues that impact the chapter
• Membership recruitment and retention
• Social work public education campaign
• Annual conference planning
• Web Communications
• Administration and Management issues
• NASW Governance

9. Partnership with National
 Chapters are extensions of the NASW National
Office
 National Office fosters peer-to-peer exchange
Collaboration
and Partnerships are
Fostered.
NASW, OH Chapter

10. Chapters and Purpose
NASW has 50 State Chapters and a chapter in:
• New York City;
• Metro-Washington, DC; The program and
structure of chapters
• Puerto Rico;
are for the purpose of
• The U.S. Virgin Islands; encouraging and
• Guam; and a facilitating member
• International Chapter participation.

11. Chapter Accountability
• We are ONE Association
• Chapters are accountable to the National Board
of Directors:
• Through regular review of annual reports
• Expending funds
• Managing human resources
• Carrying on activities in accordance with the program
and policy objectives of NASW
• The National Board has the power to levy
sanctions for noncompliance.

12. National Office Accountability

13. Committee on Inquiry/Professional
Review
•Oversees chapter
professional review activity
•Collaboration between the
chapter and the National
Office on the review process
and distinct roles and
Responsibilities.

14. How is the Chapter Financed?
 Rebates from
membership dues
 Supplemental
grants at discretion
of national board
of directors
 Non-dues income

15. Support to Chapters from National is
provided through Chapter Services
• Fosters communication
• Quarterly Newsletter – The Bridge
• Quarterly conference calls with presidents &
Executive Directors
• Promotes information on NASW Web site
and Chapter Extranet
• Training
• Provides leadership training and development

16. Chapter Services
• Assists with Executive Director Transitions
• Assist with ED transition plans
• Serves on ED search committee
• Facilitates contract process with NASW’s office of
General Counsel
• Monitors Chapter Development Fund for
chapters with 1,000 or less members
• 3% of each member’s dues are allocated to CDF
chapters.

17. Chapter Services Staff
 Samuel Read, Division Director,
Customer Service
 Sue Jashinsky
 Richard Loomis

18. BOARD MEMBER AND CHAPTER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Roles and Responsibilities

19. Functions of Chapter Board
 Effective organizational planning
 Provision of adequate resources
 Manage resources effectively
 Determine and monitor the Chapter’s programs
and Services
 Support Association’s social work public education
campaign
 Support the executive director and review her or
his job performance
 Assess its own performance

20. What is your role as a Board
Member?
•Keep mission current
•Articulate vision for future
•Develop strategic and annual plans
•Establish and dissolve committees
and task forces
•Ensure financial solvency
•Enhance organization’s public image
•Build membership

21. What is the role of Chapter
Executive?
•Oversees and is responsible for, the
chapter’s day-to-day operations
•Participates in, and supports, the board
policy process
•Administers and implements
board policies

22. A Board Member Brings…
 Expertise in a variety of areas
 Knowledge of the community
 Ability to be spokespersons
 Support for a democratic process
 Capacity for critical review of ideas and issues.
 Varied experiences and interests.

New energy and perspectives.

23. Executive Directors Bring
 Professionalism and expertise
 Basic knowledge of the Association
 Ability to interpret board policy
 Capability to coordinate board
activities
 Identification of potential problems

24. Directors’ and Board Officers’
Liability Insurance
 Specific insurance policy to
safeguard board members and the
association
 Coverage against lawsuits resulting
from performing board duties
 D&O insurance is a separate policy
from the general liability policy.

25. Legal Responsibilities
 Duty of Care
 Duty of Obedience
 Duty of Loyalty

26. Legal Responsibilities
BOARD EXECUTIVE
 Exercises fiduciary  Informs the Board
role  Compiles information
 Maintains corporate for annual filing
status  Implements financial
and business
arrangements
 Signals if problems are
likely to occur
 Prepares budget

27. Financial Responsibilities
BOARD EXECUTIVE
 Reviews periodic  Oversees
financial reports and preparation of
changes in financial periodic financial
position reports
 Ensures proper  Implements proper
controls are in place financial controls

28. Planning Responsibilities
BOARD EXECUTIVE
 Supports the mission  Develops specific
and proper direction program goals and
for Association. objectives based
 Reviews program onboard specified
plan and progress mission
and evaluates  Develops reports to
programs. demonstrate
progress.

29. Personal Responsibilities
BOARD EXECUTIVE
 Adopts/reviews  Implements personnel
personnel policies policies
 Hires executive  Hires all other
director and evaluates personnel and
performance evaluates performance
 Approves executive’s  Recommends staff
salary and salaries and
compensation. compensation.

30. Revenue Raising
Responsibilities
BOARD EXECUTIVE
 Establishes fundraising  Makes recommendations
foals and assists in fundraising
 Participates in efforts
fundraising efforts  Implements the
 Approves membership fundraising plan
recruitment and  Implements membership
retention plan. recruitment and retention
plan.

31. Board Governance
Responsibilities
BOARD EXECUTIVE
 Maintains board minutes and  Archives board minutes
manages lapsed board
members  Provides committee support
 Provides committee oversight  Implements bylaws
amendments
 Conducts bylaws reviews
 Provides support for
 Conducts the nominations and nominations and elections
elections process committee
 Conducts board self-  Provides support for board
evaluations. self-evaluations.

32. Short Legal Checklist
 Do meeting notices  Are contracts current?
meet requirements of  Are budget reports and
bylaws? balance sheets
 Have minutes of distributed regularly?
meetings been  Are board actions in
approved by the board? compliance with bylaw?
 Are motions clearly  Are bylaws reviewed
stated and votes regularly?
recorded?  Is that national Office
 Are all local, state, and consulted on legal
federal reports accurate issues that arise?
and timely?

33. Board Code of Conduct
 Demonstrates integrity, professionalism,
and accountability
 Proclaims support for good governance
and commitment for its observance
 Expresses the moral framework of the
Association
 Observes rules that are in the best
interest of the Association.

34. Robert’s Rules of Order
 NASW refers to Robert’s rules
of Order for guidance on
meeting facilitation and management
 The rules articulate the proper parliamentary
procedure to address the order of business
 At the chapter level, it is not mandatory to
follow Robert’s rules verbatim.

35. Governance Documents
 NASW Standards for Chapter Operations
 Conflict of Interest Policy
 Removal of Board Member Policy
 Evaluation of the Executive Director
 Strategic Plan PowerPoint
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