Get Involved

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NASCOD Committees:

• Executive Committee
  • Made up of the elected board officers
  • Meets once a month to review and act on board business in between meeting
• Conference Planning Committee
  • Participation on this committee is fun but also a time commitment as the frequency varies from monthly to every two weeks as it gets closer to the conference. If you have a knack for event planning and like to have your voice be part of the content development, this is a good fit for you. This committee might have subcommittees or workgroups (e.g., finance, sponsorships, program content, etc.).
• Membership Committee
  • This committee will work closely with our Business Operations Director to ensure members are being taken care of (listserv, website access, renewal payments) but its primary function is to build membership. This could include promoting NASCOD at events, on listservs/email exchange groups, other professional orgs, etc. It could also include developing or updating membership benefit materials, being extra active on our listserv, or surveying members regularly on their needs and wants.
  • A key focus of this committee will also be increasing our membership diversity.
• Advocacy Committee
  • This is a new committee that we will need to flesh out more. We’re envisioning it along the lines of being aware of public policy related to crisis work and where/when advocating for crisis orgs is important. Sometimes those opportunities come to us (e.g., the 988 collaborative, the bipartisan safer communities act), and sometimes we might want to seek them out.
  • The reason for the creation of this committee is to ensure we embrace one of our value statements: NASCOD is a national voice for its members. NASCOD is the conduit for leaders in crisis organizations to maximize their collective impact on the issues that are most critical to them, to define their shared response and to speak together to other national associations, public sector agencies and funders.
• Technology/Website Committee
  • This committee will address and manage our org’s technology needs, including cloud access, archives, organizational platforms, and website content. A key focus of this committee will be on expanding our website educational content and social media presence. As an all-volunteer board, we very much welcome anyone with technology and design savvy.
• Leadership Academy and Curriculum Committee
  • Our Business Operations Director is chairing this committee as part of their role.
  • This committee will focus on strategic planning around the development of our leadership curriculum, what the workshops/retreats might look like, and recruit presenters.