ARE YOU GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR NADR MEMBERSHIP? DEB DOXEY

Many of us are busy and continue the day to day without realizing we have resources to make our life simpler! In your NADR world, we want to make sure you are utilizing the resources available to simplify your work life!

One of the greatest selling points, from my Administrator point of view, is the Talklist Forum. I see people getting great information on there, answers to questions that may have taken weeks to get from somewhere else. The other uniqueness I see on the Talklist Forum is the willingness of members to help each other, true advocates for the profession instead of adversaries in business.

Many people join NADR for the TRS- Telephone Referral System. Even though Social Security gives the wrong number out often (I know this because they come to me), we receive many calls through our 1-800 referral number. As Jane Johnson told me when I first started, 1 win from a call received through the TRS is well worth the price of membership. If you don’t know, the TRS application opens yearly 11/15-1/5 and members receive 1 free area code in the system. You can purchase additional, but why not at least take advantage of your 1 free area code?

Member Resources, for those who use them, help with developing cases, strategizing and might just provide the template necessary to help get your client the win. Board Member Sherrell Rodgers and her team of volunteers recently updated all of the resources. Volunteers reviewed all documents to make sure we are offering the most current resources, templates, articles, etc. to our members.

In March of 2022 we hosted a Connect Call which focused on Navigating NADR Resources. You can watch that recording with the link below. Meeting Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/g2n_qf6twaMQvjivUyoMGfbYo2nf8tAZZrEbI48X5b78CdszBfIan9QISo4F0A9l.uyG_kGsolFAjuM0R

Access Passcode: #&f4m8By

Another great way to network with other members is the monthly meetings that are included as part of your membership. NADR Connect meetings were designed to offer a space for new representatives to come together and discuss topics they’re facing. The most recent focus of these calls has been to connect and support new reps as they prepare for the national EDPNA exam. We host Connect calls the 2nd Thursday of the month, except for a break in the summer in July/August, and you can sign up each month. These meetings are recorded with the link sent out after.

NADR Masterminds is a group that allows you to engage with more colleagues throughout the year. We offer a time at the beginning of each meeting for you to share successes, ask for advice and network. We’ll also assign one discussion topic each month that will be based on a nugget from one of NADR’s previous webinars, conference sessions, podcast episodes or event Talklist Forum posts. This group then separates into breakout sessions to have the topic discussion in a smaller group. With Masterminds, you sign up once and will receive the login for the series which occurs the 3rd Thursday of the month.

Our Education Committee led by Dr. Carletta Griffin and Carol Balderree have knocked it out of the park this year! We continually have amazing webinars on a range of topics monthly. These webinars are offered to members and non-members and give you gems on a range of topics that are useful in your day-to-day work.

Whatever your day to day is, I hope you remember, you get out what you put into anything in life! We hope you put a little into your membership with NADR and get a LOT out of it!

Deb Doxey NADR Administrative Team