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Affiliate Membership
Benefits
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Affiliate Members will receive the following
benefits:
NETWORKING As an
Affiliate Member you will have access to a network of professionals
whose ideas and information are exchanged through dialogue and
collective action. You can post questions and share resources and ideas
on the members-only listserve. A national directory of state equity
contacts and affiliate members is maintained at the national office and
distributed regularly to members.
Timely Federal Policy Alerts
As an Affiliate Member you will
receive up-to-the-minute information about federal and state policy
affecting education and workforce development. The regular updates and
alerts that are sent out on the members-only listserve will inform you
of federal policy activity and alert you to action that you can choose
to take to impact decisions before they are made. This information will
also help you keep track of new programmatic proposals and annual budget
and appropriations debates that will affect Perkins, WIA, TANF, HEA, and
other Congressional and Administrative proposals affecting education and
workforce development.
Reduced Registration Fees
NAPE sponsors two annual
meetings each year: the Professional Development Institute (PDI) held in
Washington, D.C., each spring and a Professional Development Workshop
and Members Meeting at the Association for Career and Technical
Education Convention in December. As an Affiliate Member, you will be
eligible for a reduced registration fee at the PDI. Previous
years’ participants have said, “This is the best conference I attend
every year.” Occasional audio conferences and other electronic
professional development opportunities are held based on interest and
need.
Free/Discounted Publications
As an Affiliate Member you will
receive a free sample of all NAPE publications and additional copies at
a discount. NAPE also regularly publishes curriculum and research and
policy publications with national coalition partners.
Free Resources As an Affiliate
Member you will receive free resources collected by NAPE staff and
shared by other NAPE members. NAPE is known across the nation as the
best equity resource network. Members regularly share developed
publications and resources—free of charge.
Technical Assistance
As an Affiliate
Member you will have access to our expert staff
at the national office via phone and e-mail.
Don’t hesitate to call them whenever you have a technical assistance
question. If they don’t know the answer, they will find it for you.
National Advocacy
As an Affiliate Member
your voice will be heard in Washington, D.C., by other advocacy
organizations, Congress, and the Administration. NAPE regularly responds
to requests from Congress and the Administration for feedback regarding
the development of federal policy and legislation. NAPE also develops
policy papers on current issues in equity in education and workforce
development and shares these with national policy makers. National
office staff members make regular visits to legislators’ offices to
represent your concerns regarding federal policy.
Organization Leadership
As an Affiliate Member you will have the opportunity to provide input
into the development of NAPE’s annual Program of Work and to make a
difference by participating on NAPE committees. Participation on a
committee is one of the most valuable ways you can provide leadership
and help build a stronger organization that works for you.
NAPE 2007-08 Committees
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