The NASW Foundation is uniquely yours — the sole national charitable organization that is:

• addressing the needs of individual social workers,
• advancing the social work profession at the highest levels, and
• enhancing the well-being of individuals, families, and communities.

The success of Foundation initiatives is vitally dependent on contributions from those who care most about the social work profession — NASW members and friends like you!

Contributions to NASW Foundation are tax-deductible. Please consider making your gift today of $50, $30 — or more if you can — to the NASW Foundation to support important social work projects including:

• National Social Work Public Education Campaign, to increase awareness and understanding of social work.
• www.HelpStartsHere.org - a free social work Web resource for consumers on issues affecting individuals, families, and communities.
• WebEd - free continuing education courses.
• Support for NASW chapters’ educational and charitable social work projects.
• Scholarships and fellowships for students pursuing social work degrees, and national awards that honor the exceptional service of social workers.
• NASW Social Work Pioneers® honoring outstanding social workers, and
• the LEGACY Program, preserving NASW and Social Work History.

As social workers, we share a unique commitment to improving our communities. Please click here to make a secure online gift. Thank you for the difference you make each day, and thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH
Executive Director, NASW
President, NASW Foundation

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Campaign video highlights important work of social workers

HOW CAN I USE THIS VIDEO? Here are some suggestions on opportunities to use this video: • Conferences • Career Fairs/Career Days • Grand Rounds • Presentations to Senior Management • Student Recruitment • Community and Religious Meetings • Editorial Boards with Newspapers • Health Fairs

WEB 2.0 HELPING THE CAMPAIGN — WHAT IS WEB 2.0? There are so many Internet buzz words and Web 2.0 is just the latest. Web 1.0 is the Internet - it is information dissemination to a mass audience. Web 2.0 is the next iteration in the Internet - the ability to interact with the information medium and create a dialogue. The PE Campaign is including Web 2.0 in its tactics as well: Blogs - the NASW Pressroom and HelpStartsHere.org both have blogs where people can respond to issues of the day Cheers & Jeers - located on the NASW Pressroom blog, the Cheers & Jeers section allows social workers to congratulate and critique journalists about social work and social issues. Contribute your views on the best and worst in media coverage of social work issues. RSS - allows for HelpStartsHere.org content to filter into Web 2.0 search engines, like Google Blog Search and Technorati.

Social workers know that on any given day they are working with clients, families
and communities. They are working on Capitol Hill or with organizations that are
making a change in society. Now, the National Social Work Public Education
Campaign has a tool to show social workers as they effect change for their clients
and for their communities.

This 5-minute video follows three social workers through their work with clients and
communities to show, rather than tell, the breadth and depth of social work practice.

Jennifer Perez is a social worker for the trauma and medical unit at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. She is the calming force to those whose lives have been turned upside down by tragedy. Jennifer works with the patient and their families to reduce the chaos in their lives and to work on a transition to their next step.

Sue Matorin is a social worker and therapist in New York City. She works one-on-one with clients to help them through troublesome situations in their lives. Sue’s clients rely on her ability to help them get the symptoms of stress under control and work through their problems.

William Bell is the President and CEO of Casey Family Programs, an organization dedicated to providing, improving and ultimately preventing the need for foster care. He is a social worker who is enacting change for the thousands of youth in the foster care system through his advocacy for social justice.

These social workers highlight three distinct areas of social work practice and give the viewers a snapshot of the important work that social workers do.

“On Any Given Day” debuted at the Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting in October 2007. NASW Chapters and individuals may obtain more information about “On Any Given Day” at media@naswdc.org.

Over eighty NASW Pioneers and guests attended the third annual NASW Pioneers program and luncheon on October 20, 2007, at the Women’s National Democratic Club in Washington, D.C. Bernice Catherine Harper was Chair of the planning committee with members Catherine Harris, Beryl Carter Rice, Joan 0. Weiss, Kenneth S. Carpenter, Jessie Smith, Elizabeth Watkins, Steve Hornberger, Norma Gray Jones, and Barbara Soniat. The theme of the program was “Thinking Globally: Living Locally in the 21′ Century.”Ruth I. Knee brought greetings to the group as did NASW President Elvira Craig, Jessie Dowling Smith reported on NASW’s Legacy Project. She reported that approximately $7500 in donations was received during 2006-2007 for the Legacy Project, which was half of what had been received the previous year. Ruth Knee indicated that 27 Pioneers had been nominated as Pioneers during the year, 8 of whom were in attendance, including Joan Levy Zlotnik, Steve Hornberger, Patricia Martin-O’Meally, Laura Morris, David Kennedy, Samiora Beckwith, Milagros Tecala and Janet Williams. She also indicated Pioneers Del Anderson, Glenn Allison, Barbara Hodges, and Janet Sainer who died during the year.

Beryl Carter Rice introduced the speaker of the morning, Carl G. Leukefeld, DSW, Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky. Dr. Leukefeld spoke on the program theme, “Thinking Globally: Living Locally in the 21′ Century.” Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, was the discussant. A panel after lunch discussed “Meeting Basic Human Needs Through Practice, Research, and Professional Education”. Panelists included Douglas D. Glasgow, PhD, Helen Z. Reinherz, PhD, Honorable Tommy Wells, and N.G. (Cindy) Jones, PhD.

Pioneers traveled from California, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Virginia, New York, Boston, Maryland, and the District of Columbia to attend the meeting. Several were heard to say “I want to come back again next year” which pleased the day’s planners. Several times throughout the day those attending were encouraged to view the NASW Foundation’s Pioneer website, and to continue to send nominations for new Pioneers to the Foundation office.

Reopening the process for accepting nominations for the 2007 Knee/Wittman Health & Mental Health Achievement Awards and the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award. All nominations must be received by September 14, 2007