Get Involved
Volunteer
NAWRS is an all-volunteer organization that relies on the time and commitment of its membership. Joining a committee is one great way to support NAWRS’s mission of bringing together research and practice. The standing committees listed in the boxes below. Which do you want to join?
Conference Planning Committee
Leads the overarching logistics and arrangements for the NAWRS conference, including, identifying, researching, and proposing the state and hotel venue for the conference, the outside social networking events, technology that will be used for each session, and coordinating with other NAWRS committees to ensure continuity of operations.
Finance and Budget Committee
Oversees NAWRS’ financial activities and prepares the budget in coordination with other committees. The goal of this committee is to strengthen NAWRS’ financial position.
Program Committee
Focuses on the development and implementation of the Program portion of the biennial NAWRS Conference. This includes identifying all speakers and presenters during both the plenary sessions and breakouts. While the scope of this committee focuses on the Conference program, coordination with the conference planning committee is important.
Strategic Partnership & Fundraising Committee
Develops strategies to engage nonprofit, academic, and for-profit partners to provide infrastructure supports to NAWRS, including strategic partnerships to (1) build financial resources, (2) increase brand recognition; and (3) strengthen communications and resource sharing capabilities across the NAWRS community of practice.
Virtual Events Committee
Plans and hosts webinars in years when the NAWRS workshop is not occurring. These events represent an opportunity to keep the NAWRS community engaged and to highlight interesting research and trends relevant to NAWRS membership. The Committee is led by two Chairs and committee members are pulled from across the broader NAWRS community, including individuals that may be new to the organization.
Strategic Planning Committee
Guides the strategic goals of the board through work plans and assignment of tasks. The current goals include (1) outlining and developing NAWRS membership and (2) ensuring succession planning is ongoing for board positions.
Ready to volunteer? Reach out to NAWRSWorkshop@gmail.com or click the button and let us know a little about yourself and your interests!
Once you have some experience with NAWRS committees, you might consider running for a position on the Board. This “Working Board” manages the Association and its activities. Members participate in monthly virtual meetings and attend bi-annual in-person workshops. The benefits of being a Board member include close and direct contact with other research and evaluation professionals across the country and the ability to ensure representation of your state or organization in the planning of the NAWRS workshop. There are no monetary costs associated with Board membership beyond workshop attendance.
Thank you for supporting the NAWRS family!
Become a NAWRS Sponsor
NAWRS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit association. The organization does not have an endowment and operates based on revenue from sponsors and workshop registrations. Sponsorships support general Association operations and are tax deductible. Email us today to let us know you want to become a NAWRS sponsor at treasurer@nawrs.org.
Sponsor the NAWRS Workshop
Sponsoring organizations are valuable supporters of NAWRS’s mission. Sponsors include research organizations, consulting and contracting firms, and other organizations that want to get their name out there as steadfast supporters of the exchange of ideas and best practices in human services. Workshop sponsors are featured in the NAWRS workshop program and other marketing materials, receive space and support for tabling, are verbally acknowledged to workshop attendees by the NAWRS president, and are honored on the NAWRS website year-round.