Become A Member

Regular Membership Benefits

Are you interested in becoming a Professional Organizer? Or are you already a NAPO member looking for a local NAPO chapter? Then look no further than NAPO Nashville. Newcomers are welcome to attend two meetings free, after that a $15 fee will be charged as long as you want to come without being a member. Come check us out if you are a organizer or just thinking about becoming an organizer.

 

Joining a NAPO chapter provides an organizer the opportunity to network with other professional organizers, to obtain professional information, educational opportunities, media exposure, support from other members, and much more…

• Bi-Monthly Meetings
• Chapter Website
• Networking
• Educational Materials & Programming
• Vendor Discounts
• Advertising Opportunities
• Publicity Opportunities
• Leadership Opportunities
• Increased Credibility
• Personal & Professional Support
• Voting Privileges

*You must be a member of NAPO prior to joining NAPO Nashville. The cost to join as a regular member is $75 plus a $25 joining fee.

Associate Members

NAPO is an organization of, by, and for professional organizers. Companies involved in the manufacture, distribution, or sale of organizing products and services may join NAPO Nashville as Associate Members.

An Associate Member company shall designate one person as the NAPO Nashville representative. Memberships are for a 1-year period. The cost to join is $150 plus a $25 joining fee.

• Bi- Monthly Meetings
• Chapter Web Site
• Networking
• Educational Materials and Library
• Advertising Opportunities
• Publicity Opportunities
• Increased Credibility

Thinking about joining?

If you would like to join NAPO Nashville just follow the steps below.

1. You will need to join the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) first. Join NAPO national online at www.napo.net.
2. You can download the appropriate membership form and mail in your completed membership form with your check made payable to NAPO Nashville. Attention: Membership Director to P.O. Box 183 Brentwood, TN 37024. You may also fill out the form and bring to one of our meetings and bring cash if you prefer. A receipt will be given to you for tax purposes.
3. If you want to become an Association member you do not have to be a member of NAPO. You can download your application and mail the completed form and check made payable to NAPO Nashville. You are also welcome to join us at a meeting and bring your membership form then. A receipt will be given to you for tax purposes.

Below is the Code of Ethics that all Organizers in NAPO abide by.

Code of Ethics

This Code of Ethics is a set of principles to provide guidelines in our professional conduct with our clients, colleagues, and community. As a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, I pledge to exercise judgment, self-restraint, and conscience in my conduct in order to establish and maintain public confidence in the integrity of NAPO members and to preserve and encourage fair and equitable practices among all who are engaged in the profession of organizing.

Clients

Working Relationships

• I will serve my clients with integrity, competence, and objectivity, and will treat them with respect and courtesy.
• I will offer services in those areas in which I am qualified and will accurately represent those qualifications in both verbal and written communications.
• When unable or unqualified to fulfill requests for services, I will make every effort to recommend the services of other qualified organizers and/or other qualified professionals.
• I will advertise my services in an honest manner and will represent the organizing profession accurately.

Confidentiality

• I will keep confidential all client information, both business and personal, including that which may be revealed by other organizers.
• I will use proprietary client information only with the client's permission.
• I will keep client information confidential and not use it to benefit myself or my firm, or reveal this information to others.

Fees

• I will decide independently and communicate to my client in advance my fees and expenses, and will charge fees and expenses which I deem reasonable, legitimate, and commensurate with my experience, the services I deliver, and the responsibility I accept.
• I will make recommendations for products and services with my client's best interests in mind.

Colleagues

• I will seek and maintain an equitable, honorable, and cooperative association with other NAPO members and will treat them with respect and courtesy.
• I will respect the intellectual property rights (materials, titles, and thematic creations) of my colleagues, and other firms and individuals, and will not use proprietary information or methodologies without permission.
• I will act and speak on a high professional level so as not to bring discredit to the organizing profession.