Report on IASSW Secretary's Activities and Membership Information
The report covers the significant activities of the IASSW Secretary from 2014 to 2016, including the revision of policies, managing elections, and conducting surveys. It also details the composition of IASSW membership, consisting of institutional, individual, and affiliate members from various regions worldwide.
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REPORT OF THE IASSW SECRETARY FOR THE IASSW GENERAL ASSEMBLY (28 JUNE, 2016) Prepared by: Tetyana Semigina (IASSW Secretary) Delivered by: Bala Raja Nikku (IASSW Assistant Secretary, Member at Large)
KEY SECRETARYS ACTIVITIES Major revision of the IASSW Manual of Policies and Procedures; keeping it updated (2014-2016) Supervision of IASSW elections, including creation and management of the on-line voting system (2014- 2016) Supervision of the membership masterlist (2014- 2016) Arrangement of nomination and voting for Eileen Younghousband Award (2015) On-line survey of IASSW members on satisfaction with the association and their vision of further development (2015) Certification of membership for elections, project application etc. Communication with members etc. 2
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION 3
MEMBERSHIPINTHE IASSW COMPRISESFROM: institutional members social work educational programs at the post-secondary or tertiary level that prepare for professional social work; individual members interested individuals, mostly social work educators affiliate members organizations and agencies with an expressed interest in social work education (e.g. accreditation agencies, sub-regional or national associations etc.). 4
TOTALNUMBEROFTHE IASSW MEMBERS According to the membership list as of 1 January, 2016 the IASSW has: 611 members from 73 countries 402 school members, 204 individual members, 5 affiliated members Overall number of members for the last 2 years is stable 5
DISTRIBUTIONOF IASSW MEMBERSBY REGIONS(N= 611, JAN 2016) 250 208 200 150 Schools 81 81 81 100 77 Individuals Affiliated 32 50 21 11 10 4 1 4 0 Africa Asia and Pasific Europe and Middle East Latin America North America and Caribbean 6
DISTRIBUTIONOF IASSW SCHOOLMEMBERS BYREGIONS(N= 402, N, %; JAN 2016) 4; 1% Africa 77, 19% 32; 8% Asia and Pacific Europe and Middle East 208, 52% Latin America 81; 20% North America and Caribbean 7
COUNTRIESTHATHAVE 10 ANDMORE INSTITUTIONALMEMBERS(N OFSCHOOLSIN COUNTRY; JAN 2016) 80 Japan 58 China 54 USA 19 New Zealand 17 South Africa 15 Indonesia 14 Canada 12 UK 12 Belgium 8 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
DISTRIBUTIONOF IASSW INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSBYREGIONS(N= 204, N, %; JAN 2016) 11; 5% Africa 81, 40% Asia and Pasific 81, 40% Europe and Middle East Latin America North America and Caribbean 10; 5% 21; 10% 9
MEMBERSHIP STATUSAND MEMBERSHIP DUES Membership is maintained by payment of dues. Dues are valid through January-December. All dues must be paid annually (by 31st of January) or as stipulated by the IASSW Board of Directors. Membership is automatically terminated upon non-payment of dues. Membership in any category may be reinstated with the payment of dues. 11
DISCOUNTSFOR MEMBERSHIP DUES 25% discount for a new school member 20- 25% discount for a bulk payment through a national association We encourage national association for collective payments 12
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS participation in ongoing projects related to social themes poverty, macrodevelopment, peace, and human rights, ecology, women, children, AIDS and others, as well as activities of the IASSW committees and task forces; reduced registration fee at biennial international congresses organized by the IASSW; free subscription to the IASSW Listserve (Google groups) and Social Dialogue magazine; free subscription to International Social Work journal (for IASSW individual members) and discounted subscription to International Journal of Social Welfare (for IASSW individual members); accessibility to IASSW funding regarding joint projects with other schools of social work, designed to advance IASSW Mission and to the enhancement of cooperation among schools of social work worldwide. Each school has a vote at the General Assembly held biennially. Individual members have a pro rata right to vote at the General Assembly 13
MODESOF COMMUNICATION . With members With broader audience IASSW web- site Google groups Board members School members Individual members Social Networks 15
KEY CHALLENGES How to sustain and enhance membership? How to work out the problem of irregular payment of membership dues? 16 How to improve internal and external communication?
