From NAMI National
New Announcements
- REMINDER: NAMI Elections - Call for Candidates, Resolutions and Bylaws Amendments!
- Have You Shared NAMI Today?
- New Issue of Recovery for All
- NAMIWalks – Surging Across America, Raising Community Awareness
Repeated Announcements
- Special Event: NAMI Convention Film
- NAMIWalks - Accepting Applications for New WALK Sites in 2010
NAMI Education and Program Information
New Announcements
- The NAMI BMS Community Outreach Video with Script is Available for Free
Repeated Announcements
- The 2009 Family-to-Family Hall of Fame
Deadlines and Dates to Remember
From NAMI National
Reminder: NAMI Elections - Call for Candidates, Resolutions and Bylaws Amendments!
Board Nominations are being accepted for candidates to serve on the NAMI National Board of Directors. Five candidates will be elected to the Board this year. Nominations may be made only by NAMI Affiliates and NAMI State Organizations in good standing.
To be in "good standing" Affiliates must have submitted their membership and paid dues at least 90 days prior to the Convention.
Affiliates and State Organizations may nominate no more than one individual each. Nominations must be on Affiliate/State letterhead and forwarded to the NAMI national office no later than April 9, 2009 (90 days prior to the NAMI annual meeting). Board nominees must be NAMI members.
Address nominations to:
NAMI Elections 2009
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Nominations via e-mail may be submitted to Governance@nami.org. Electronic nominations must also be submitted on Affiliate/State letterhead.
Bylaws amendment proposals and resolutions for consideration at the 2009 NAMI Annual Convention in San Francisco, must be sent to the NAMI office at the above address by return-receipt mail, postmarked no later than April 9, 2009 Proposed amendments to the NAMI National Bylaws must be submitted in amendment form.
For complete election information please, click here. After April 15, this site will also include:
- candidate information (personal statement, letter of nomination, and answers to questions of importance to NAMI)
- bylaws proposals
- proposed resolutions
Questions? Contact Governance@nami.org
Have You Shared NAMI Today?
NAMI.org visitors are sharing articles and resources with their family and peers across the top social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace.
How it works:
There is a link called "Share This" atop each page on NAMI.org. Once clicked, visitors can share the page across 39 different social networks. When you link to NAMI from your blog or Facebook page, it can be viewed by hundred or even thousands of people. Any one of them could also share NAMI with their network - and so on.
This is really easy way to spread the NAMI mission, support others and help make NAMI a household name and we encourage everyone to start clicking.
NAMI Tweets
Want to get the latest from NAMI? Now you can "follow" NAMI on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
Twitter enables NAMI to send brief updates, or "tweets", to followers on anything, ranging from a TV special piece on mental illness, an urgent call to action, or the latest mental health headlines.
You can even sign up to have tweets sent to your mobile phone, so you'll never miss an urgent message from NAMI.
Follow NAMI on Twitter today. The registration process for Twitter is fast, free, and easy.
Twitter: It's NAMI on the go!
What's In a Widget?
NAMI has released a Web-based application, or "widget", to promote NAMI's partnership with the TV series House. With just a couple of clicks, NAMI.org users can embed the ad on Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites.
The widget works much like the "Share This" feature: it allows NAMI user to spread the word and raise funds for NAMI. Just the first 100 users to embed the widget resulted in more than 20,000 views of the ad.
NAMI.org will be releasing more of these features in the near future, so come back soon and keep sharing!
Share This
Follow NAMI on Twitter
House Widget
New Issue of Recovery for All
The NAMI Multicultural Action Center has released the latest issue of the Center's e-newsletter, Recovery for All. This first issue of the year features articles on cultural competence scoring for NAMI's Grading the States 2009 report, the NAMI American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Listening Session, as well as the upcoming 2009 NAMI Convention, new resources from the NAMI Multicultural Action Center, and a list of upcoming events. Access this issue as well as previous issues of Recovery for All and subscription information on NAMI website.
NAMIWalks - Surging Across America, Raising Community Awareness
The 2009 NAMIWalk season began last weekend with three very successful events.
On Saturday more than 3,000 walkers enjoyed a beautiful day in Tucson as the weather could not have been better. The day's festive activities included great entertainment, lots of food and drinks, an easy walking path and great television coverage. As a result of all this hard work, the NAMI Southern Arizona Walk will most likely reach their $175,000 goal.
Also on Saturday and in spite of very cold weather, 700 walkers showed up to support NAMI San Antonio's 3rd NAMIWalk. Everyone enjoyed the festivities, food and music as they celebrated their successful efforts to raise awareness and funds for local programs.
The NAMI Valley Walk was held on Sunday in Tempe, Arizona as walkers there enjoyed the day and raised more than $100,000 toward their goal.
Coming up in the weeks ahead are Walks in San Diego on April 18th, Lake Charles, LA and Columbia, SC on April 25th.
If you are reading this and are near one of the 80 NAMIWalks being organized for 2009, get connected and join the fun!
In the 6 years since its inception, NAMIWalks for the Mind of America has become the largest national mental health awareness event and one of the fastest growing programs of it kind. More than 250,000 walkers have participated, raising nearly $30 million to fund state and local NAMI advocacy, education and support programs. To find the NAMIWalk nearest you, visit the NAMI website.
Special Event: NAMI Convention Film
NAMI's 30th anniversary convention in San Francisco on Sunday. July 5 with a screening of the PBS documentary, "When Medicine Got It Wrong," about NAMI's dramatic grassroots origins and founding as a national organization. The film premieres publicly in the fall. In the 1970s, families rebelled against medical theories that blamed schizophrenia on bad parenting and changed forever how mental illness is viewed. Their activism continues today.
Besides honoring NAMI's founders, the screening will launch a campaign to publicize the fall broadcast. Come celebrate NAMI's heritage and help make NAMI a household word. This is one convention event you don't want to miss. Register now for the convention. Special hotel and airline rates are available. See other events on the convention program.
NAMIWalks - Accepting Applications for New WALK Sites in 2010
NAMIWalks is now accepting applications for affiliate and state organizations that wish to join the 80 current franchised WALK sites participating in the program.
For the new WALK application click here.
Applications will be accepted now through July 1, 2009.
Apply now and join the fun!
In the 6 years since its inception, NAMIWalks for the Mind of America has become the largest national mental health awareness event and one of the fastest growing programs of it kind. More than 250,000 walkers have participated, raising nearly $30 million to fund state and local NAMI advocacy, education and support programs. To find the NAMIWalk nearest you, visit NAMI website.
NAMI Education and Program Information
The NAMI BMS Community Outreach Video with Script is Available for Free
NAMI's Education, Training and Peer Support Center is offering the VHS version of the NAMI BMS Community Outreach video with script for free, subject to a maximum order of 10 videos, since we are no longer maintaining an inventory of them. This offer is on a first-come, first-serve basis. So place your order now. This video is used in Class 11, Advocacy, to publicize the Family-to-Family program in your local community. It is ideal for promoting the program to potential students. To order these videos contact Marshall Epstein at the NAMI National office at 703-516-7975 or via email. Please NOTE: This is a new promotion. Formerly we were offering free VHS Tribute videos.
The 2009 Family-to-Family Hall of Fame
It is time to nominate Family-to-Family teachers who have taught 10 or more classes and also teachers who have taught 20+ classes. Teachers in attendance at the NAMI Convention in San Francisco will be honored at the Education reception. All teachers will receive a Family-to-Family Hall of Fame certificate.
The nomination must come to us from the state Family-to-Family program director or executive director. We are also taking nominations for Family-to-Family trainers who have led 10 or more Family-to-Family teacher training sessions. The deadline to receive nominations is May 30.
Send nominations to Lynne@nami.org including mailing address, phone number, and an e-mail address if available.
Deadlines and Dates to Remember
April 9 - NAMI Elections: Call for Candidates, Resolutions and Bylaws Amendments Deadline
May 30 - Family-to-Family Hall of Fame Application Deadline
July 1 - New WALK Sites in 2010 Applications Deadline
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