MEMBER BENEFITS INFORMATION
Members wishing to attend a Board of Directors meeting must contact the President prior to the meeting. Future meetings are scheduled for August 11, September 8, and October 6, 2008.
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To check out existing Neighborhood Groups, to have your Neighborhood Group listed or if you have questions about Neighborhood Groups, please contact Linda Goldfarb.
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Resource Reminder
If you're looking for a resource for your project or client, don't forget to visit the Members Only/Business Resources section of the NAPO-NY website. You'll find vendors, organizing-related professionals, donation locations and other resources that have been recommended by your fellow Organizers. If you would like to contribute or update any information, please contact the Resource Coordinator.
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Library donation acknowledgments and solicitations
The NAPO-NY Library catalog of books, audiotapes, CDs, videos, articles, pamphlets and DVDs continues to grow in breadth and depth because of the generosity of our members.
Any media about organizing and related fields are appreciated. Titles from the Certification recommended reading list are especially welcome.
Sally Madden, NAPO NY Librarian
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NAPO-NY Referral System
When a prospective client calls the hotline or logs onto the website looking for a referral, they are given the names of three members who meet the criteria of what they need done in their specified geographic area. Referrals are given on a rotating basis, so the last person to get a referral goes to the bottom of the list and the next referral goes to the organizer who has been without a referral the longest.
Even if the inquiry asks for something special, like, "I only want someone who lives in my neighborhood" or "I want someone who doesn’t charge a lot," their request goes through the system just like everyone else's. Based on which work locations and specialties you checked off on your membership application, the computerized system does the matchmaking, searching specialties and checking dates, so there is no chance for favoritism or personal mischief on the part of an administrator.
When the prospective client gets a referral through our automated system, it is prefaced in part with the following message:
"Each Organizer sets her/his own fees and policies. A referral in no way implies endorsement of the services or products provided. NAPO-NY is not liable for the performance of any professional you choose to hire...Please choose organizing challenges that most concern you. Limiting your choices to three or fewer will provide you with the best results."
A prospective client may take the names they are given and call or e-mail the organizers immediately. Or that person can print them out and leave them buried on their desk for a few months. Or they can lose the email. Or they can call one organizer and decide they’re not really up to the task and not call the other two. Your name can be given out many times a month, but that does not mean you will actually get a call. We hope this clears up any confusion or misunderstandings.
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Golden Circle
Golden Circle originated in 1990 as a way to recognize our veteran members with a special designation for their dedication to the organizing profession and to NAPO. There are more than 300 members throughout the country. If you've been in business as an organizer for at least five years, and a NAPO member for at least one year, you may qualify for Golden Circle membership. To apply, go to www.napo.net for an application. There are no membership fees or dues and new members receive a Golden Circle certificate and gold membership pin. The Golden Circle logo can be used on your marketing collateral and you are designated in the National and Local NAPO Membership Directories and websites as a Golden Circle member. Golden Circle members attend many outstanding events at the NAPO national conferences – including luncheons, special lectures and roundtable discussion groups – as well as the following local get togethers:
- Saturday, November 1, 2008, 11-2:30: Location TBA
- Sunday, February 8, 2009, 11-2:30: Location TBA
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BCPO Certification is a voluntary, industry-led effort that benefits the members of the organizing profession, as well as the public. It is a recognition of professionals who have met specific minimum standards, and proven through examination and client interaction that they possess the body of knowledge and experience required for certification. This program recognizes and raises industry standards, practices and ethics. For the public, while the CPO® designation is not an endorsement or recommendation, certification of professional organizers maximizes the value received from the products and services provided by a CPO®.
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEWSLETTER
 Do You Enjoy Writing?
Do you enjoy writing about organizing?
If so, then contribute to the NAPO-NY newsletter!
The NAPO-NY Newsletter is a by-member, for-member publication and a unique opportunity to share with your fellow Chapter members. If there's a book you've read, a product you've tried or a seminar you've attended, please consider writing a brief review. If you've reached a professional milestone, had a client breakthrough or discovered a new passion in your organizing work, these are stories we'd love to publish. We welcome your contributions at any time. Please send your submissions to assteditor@napo-ny.net.
Regards,
Elizabeth Quincy, Assistant Editor
NAPO-NY NEWSLETTER STAFF
A.J. Miller, MILLER ORGANIZING, Editor
Elizabeth Quincy, Matter of Heart Organizing, Assistant Editor
Diane Albright, All Bright Ideas, Product Reviewer
Emily Herrick, Herrick Home Organizing, Proofreader
Brenda Kamen, Proofreader
Mary Mobley, Ad Manager
Stephanie Shalofsky, Ad Manager
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