The North American Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development (NCSPOD), founded in 1977, serves a diverse membership comprised of colleges, universities, business, industry, consulting firms and government agencies from across the United States and Canada and beyond. We are an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
Our mission as an organization is to sustain you as a part of an international community of engaged professionals by facilitating the sharing of expertise and resources to advance faculty, staff and organizational effectiveness. Our activities and programs are broadly focused upon staff-, faculty-, program- and organizational development within higher education and especially within community colleges. However, our doors are open to anyone who shares our passion and identifies with our mission.
Our unofficial motto is “Create and Share Everything” (CASE) and NCSPODers are famous for sharing their programs with each other. Our members have access to webinars, online forums, free publications such as the Journal of Faculty Development and guides written by our members, discounts from our partners, regional news and activities, and a number of other services and programming to assist with your own professional development.
NCSPOD is run entirely by a Board of Directors of volunteers who are practitioners in colleges across the US and Canada. In order to make the best decisions for our members, we are guided by the following values which we personally strive to model:
· Advocacy for faculty, staff and organizational development locally, nationally and internationally
· Diversity and inclusiveness in all that we do
· Accessible, innovative programs and services
· Organizational effectiveness through systematic planning, member involvement, and proactive communication
· Sustainable practices in learning environments
Historically, one of our hallmarks is our annual international conference. It rotates among the various membership regions of the US and Canada. Many members attend every year to see what’s new as well as catch up with old friends. The conference also represents a wonderful opportunity for new practitioners to quickly get an understanding of the components of a successful professional development program for faculty and staff within higher education.
Continuing this emphasis upon mentoring of new practitioners, NCSPOD is proud to sponsor a year-long virtual certificate program in conjunction with Fielding Graduate University whereby participants can earn CEU’s for their experience in the program. We are actively working with Fielding to build the program so that graduate level credits may also be earned in the future.
But NCSPOD can mean much more to you than an annual conference and some webinars. In the next six months our website will be undergoing a significant change in functionality enabling you to more easily share resources and best practices. We hope that you continue to come back to see how we’re evolving.
We are also excited about the potential for growth in members outside of North America who will broaden our knowledge base so that we can better lead globalization efforts on our own campuses.
Exciting things are just around the corner and we are glad that you will be with us for the ride!
Judy Snyder, Ph.D.
President, NCSPOD
P.S. People new to the organization often wonder how to pronounce NCSPOD -- we just call ourselves "nick-spod."
The U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number for NCSPOD Inc. is: 27- 0027213 Please use this number on any documents you need to send us.
The North American Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development is an affiliate council of the American Association of Community.
