NAWB Membership

A smart investment to help your organization grow

We take great pride at NAWB in cultivating personal relationships with all of our members. Our cause of workforce development is a critical one in helping America’s economy thrive. We work with our members to provide the tools and resources they need to be successful. Whether you’re a Workforce Investment Board or an organization with a keen interest in workforce development, get connected with us today.

Workforce Investment Board Member Benefits
Associate Member Benefits
Corporate Champion Member Benefits

Member Benefits

NAWB supports and promotes the work of its members through a comprehensive program of advocacy, technical assistance, and communications activities. Services are designed to help Workforce Investment Board members educate key policy makers about their important mission, secure the role of the business sector in workforce development, build organizational capacity and effectiveness, and network with the nationwide job training and workforce development community to identify industry innovations and best practices.

Advocacy & Outreach
While your member dues do not support legislative outreach directly, you benefit greatly from NAWB’s focus on educating those on the hill. We turn our visits into information and knowledge that you can use to chart your course at the local level.

Strong representation in Washington including public-policy development, congressional testimony, appointments to national committees, and dialogues with policymakers
Legislative updates via NAWB Workforce Briefs and Alerts
Policy analysis, position papers, talking points
“Hit-the-Hill” activities and Meet Your Member (of Congress) activities at the NAWB annual Forum
Congressional directories and educational materials
Advocacy development tools & resources
Discounted rates for onsite, Skype and online meetings with our executive director to support your advocacy efforts at the local level

Capacity Building & Community
Our primary goal is to strengthen the capacity of Workforce Investment Boards to provide community leadership and improve the quality of workforce development systems. NAWB offers a wide variety of nationally-recognized, high-quality training programs based on the latest innovations, strategies, and best practices that will help you build a world-class workforce development system. Over 4,000 workforce professionals and board members have used NAWB training to create workforce solutions in their states and communities. Click here for more information on our education and training opportunities, which include:

Annual Forum with over 1,500 stakeholders attending
Online communities and forums for 24/7, 365 day access
Forum discounts and early-bird registrations
Recognition of best practices and excellence via NAWB’s prestigious workforce awards
Member Webinars on critical topics and issues
Video Library and workforce publications
Partnership and grant opportunities
Nationally-recognized, diverse education, leadership training, and professional development course
Consulting services through selected NAWB resources

Raising Awareness & Educating America
Everyone in America should know about the workforce investment system and what it does to support local communities. NAWB takes a proactive approach to raising awareness and educating America about the value of the Workforce Investment Boards.

Workforce Investment Works Campaign – a storytelling website to highlight successes, innovations and customer testimonials from our customers across America
Video stories to explain our important mission to Congress
Media tools to work with your local media
Engaging high-profile industry champions with our cause

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Associate Member Benefits

NAWB is in a strategic position to offer non-workforce board organizations strength through partnership. Through NAWB’s ongoing national efforts to position the industry’s value and raise awareness, workforce partners and affiliates can benefit greatly from playing a more active role in shaping and influencing America’s workforce and the workforce system as a whole. NAWB Associate Membership is open to any non-workforce board organization who wants to connect with the workforce system on the national, state, and/or local level:

National, state, and local workforce service providers (One-Stop and program providers)
Workforce-related vendors
Other workforce-affiliated organizations (national, state and local trade associations, foundations, colleges and universities, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, economic development organizations)
Employers

NAWB is the only national association offering such a strong influence on and partnership with the workforce system. Be a part of the national discussion on policy and let your voice be heard in Washington. Participate in our Virtual Exhibit Hall and Annual Forum, which both offer access to the top decision-makers at the state level and in workforce regions across the country. Join NAWB as an Associate Member and boost your influence in the system through this strategic partnership.

Member-Only Benefits

Post your workforce-related events on the NAWB website and in the NAWB online calendar
Explore opportunities to partner with NAWB to deliver online conferences/demos/webinars
Participate in policy discussions and voice your policy concerns
Receive legislative updates via NAWB Workforce Briefs and Alerts
Gain access to policy analysis, position papers, talking points
Receive industry announcements, partnership and grant opportunities
Gain a better knowledge and understanding on how to work with state and local workforce boards

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Corporate Member Benefits

In early 2011, NAWB created a national workforce campaign called Workforce Investment Works—a storytelling website to help America understand the value of the workforce investment system. The site provides a powerful communication medium to collect success stories, innovations and customer quotes. The site houses the following functions:

Campaign videos – 25 two-minute vignettes that show how the workforce system supports business and industry
RSS feed for blog
Social media tools to engage supporters
YouTube video channel
Twitter account
Back-end story submissions that feed into public facing site
Click-on map features to find workforce stories and experts by state
Intranet with capacity building tools for workforce professionals
Forms for registration
Back-end report generation for stories and information by state

The results to date have been outstanding with over 1,400 success story submissions and an average of 4,300 visits per month.

The second phase of the campaign will launch real-time labor market information, trends and analysis, and a new section called WIW Corporate Champions—companies that understand the critical issues, and demonstrate a keen interest, in workforce development. Corporate Champions will sponsor an industry-specific section of the WIW website to showcase the companies’ workforce projects or initiatives, and promote the types of positions and skills necessary to acquire careers within the company.

WIW Corporate Champion One-Year Sponsorship Benefits

Twelve month website partnership

Unique landing page to spotlight company and how it contributes to workforce investment
Co-branded logo development for your use showcasing your company’s partnership with NAWB as a sector partner
Recognition as sector partner on dedicated landing page
One month on homepage spotlight corner

Web tracking report
Article in Sector Partners eNewsletter for members
Voting rights as a Full-Member of the Associaton

Investment: $2,500.00
Discount (10%) for Forum 2012 Sponsors

Send an email to copusj@nawb.org for information on becoming a corporate champion.