1. Common Ground, Common Agenda: Common Infrastructure, Common Funding?
Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW
Saint Louis Group Meeting
Washington DC
January 11, 2012

2. The Challenges I From a Dean’s Perspective Too many requests
SSWR event sponsorship
NASW Social Work Congress
Unclear what I am buying for my School
e.g., GADE scholarships
NADD contributions to ANSWER
Unclear what we are not getting done
GAP analysis needed

3. The Challenges II From AASWSW Leadership Perspective Too many requests
SSWR event sponsorship
Unclear what I am buying for my School
e.g., GADE scholarships
NADD contributions to ANSWER
Unclear what we are not getting done
GAP analysis needed

4. What’s Needed? A Priority/Standard Setting Structure?
Is ANSWER the answer?
The Action Network for Social Work Education and Research (ANSWER) is a coalition of the following organizations: BPD, CSWE, GADE, NADD, NASW, SSWR, NABSW, and the SW Policy Institute.
The ANSWER coalition's mission is to increase legislative and executive branch advocacy on behalf of social work education, training, and research via collaboration among social work education, research, and practice organizations, social work education programs, and other interested groups.
Do we need a SW Leadership Council that Focuses on Research (CSWE has one for social work education)

5. Financing Models: Types of Organizations and Revenue Sources
Organizational dues (CSWE, GADE, NADD, BPD)
Individual dues (SSWR, AASWSW, CSWE)
Conferences (SSWR, CSWE, BPD)
Conference/Event sponsorships (CSWE, SSWR)
Founding sponsorships (AASWSW)

6. What’s Needed?
Do we need a Coordinating Council that focuses on social work organization finances?
E.g., a means to discuss what we get for our dues/investments and what else we should be investing in?
Standard Setting re Giving
Is it feasible or wise to ask schools to collaborate on standard setting regarding giving to social work organizations?