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STAY TUNED, NAPBPro Members
The members-only discussion on Critical Issues Facing Pro Bono Programs Today from January 18th was recorded and will soon be available for those who want to listen again and for those who missed it.
The discussion was very valuable and included these topics:
+ Funding concerns/challenges facing pro bono programs,
+ Nationwide Pro Bono Initiatives within LSC, the ABA, and NLADA,
+ What NAPBPro is doing to represent pro bono professionals,
+ Next steps: what each NAPBPro member can be do to safeguard and advocate for their own pro bono efforts/programs and continue to serve low income people.
You will receive a message when the recording is available on this website Since this is a members only meeting, be sure your NAPBPro membership is up-to-date. Join or renew today so that you won't miss out! See below for the membership form link or Join Today Online!.
Shouldn't you be a member of NAPBPro?
Are you a member of the National Association of Pro Bono Professionals network (NAPBPro)? If not, go to the MEMBERSHIP FORM LINK and join NAPBPro. Share your talents with other professionals and become part of this growing organization.
There are many successful pro bono programs, whether in a law firm, at the Bar, in a law school, or in a legal services program, each unique and yet with similar goals and approaches. Pro bono management requires a professional concerned with the care and feeding of volunteers and the need to maximize limited resources to increase access to justice for our constituents. Professionals from these programs join together in NAPBPro, sharing ideas and innovations to grow pro bono nationally.
This organization, your organization–-NAPBPro—is designed to:
- Develop a pro bono professional identity
- Promote the professional development and status of pro bono
professionals
- Enhance the coordination of resources
- Respond to national issues affecting the delivery of pro bono
legal services
- Provide education, training, and support to pro bono professionals
and others in affiliated careers
Why should YOU join NAPBPro?
Membership in NAPBPro gives you:
* Subscription to the Yahoo group NAPBPro listserve
* Regularly scheduled webinars which are free to members,
recent topics include:
- Rural Pro Bono Challenges and Innovations
- National Awards for Volunteers
- Spotlight on Best Pro Bono Practices
* Mentors, mentors, mentors. Pro bono professionals in various
job type situations for you to exchange suggestions, successes and failures
* Automatic subscription to napbpro.net, a website exclusively
for NAPBPro members
* Lists for contacting other members by geographic or area of interest
* Forums for special interest groups
* Announcements: Events, Activities, Winners, Jobs and Other
Opportunities
* Representation through NAPBPro to the ABA Standing Committee for Pro Bono and Public Service
* Eligibility for awards including:
- Tanya Neiman Pro Bono Professional of the Year award
- Hannah Cohn Scholarships to attend the Equal Justice
Conference
- Ability to nominate leaders in the pro bono profession for
the William Reece Smith, Jr., Special Services to Pro
Bono award
* On a lighter note, the opportunity to form friendships and
collaborations at the Equal justice Conference during the
the NAPBPro DineAround
AND, the opportunity to win fame and glory through participation in the NAPBPro Spotlight on Pro Bono Best Practices Competition—to say nothing of picking up many valuable ideas from other entrants.
Don’t wait another minute! Go to the Membership Form LINK and join NAPBPro!
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