NASW

Name

NASW

Legal name

National Association of Social Workers

Website

https://socialworkers.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Professional association
• Continuing education
• Membership organization
• Professional standards
• Social work advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from professional social workers and social work students at various tier levels
2. Continuing Education Programs: CE courses, webinars, and professional development programs for members and non-members
3. Events and Conferences: Registration fees for national conferences, chapter events, and professional development workshops
4. Publications and Products: Sale of Code of Ethics books, practice standards, and other NASW Press publications
5. Mailing List Rental: Approved third-party organizations can rent member postal addresses for professional materials and research purposes

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NASW operates the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the United States, delivering annual memberships, continuing education courses, career placement services, and professional advocacy. Core deliverables include the NASW Code of Ethics, Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice, specialty practice standards, the MyNASW online community, the JobLink career center, and the NASW Press publishing line.

Product overview

NASW offers a comprehensive professional membership platform centered around the main website (www.socialworkers.org) and MyNASW member community. The core offerings include the NASW Code of Ethics, Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice, and various practice standards. Supporting products include NASW Institute for continuing education, NASW JobLink career center, Social Work Talks podcast, Social Work Advocates magazine, and NASW Press publications. MyNASW serves as the member-exclusive community hub powered by Higher Logic, enabling peer networking, discussion forums, and resource sharing. The portfolio is unified by its focus on professional standards, advocacy, and career development for social workers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NASW Press: Publishing arm of NASW that publishes the Code of Ethics, Social Work Speaks, and other professional publications.
• NASW Foundation
• NASW Assurance Services, Inc.
• MyNASW
• NASW Career Center
• NASW Social Work Online CE Institute

Products and services

• NASW Membership Annual paid membership subscription for professional social workers and BSW/MSW students, granting access to MyNASW community, discounted CE courses, advocacy representation, legal defense fund eligibility, and member benefits across 55 state chapters.
• NASW Institute Continuing Education (Social Work Online CE Institute)

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NASW Assurance Services, Inc.coreOthersA wholly-owned affiliate of NASW that provides professional liability insurance and other risk management services to social workers. Permitted to contact members about their goods or services under approved association business arrangements.
• ASWB (Association of Social Work Boards)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly developed Technology Standards in Social Work Practice with NASW, CSWE, and CSWA through a formal task force process that included public comment periods and expert advisory groups.
• CSWE (Council on Social Work Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on developing uniform Technology Standards for professional social workers, representing the major accrediting body for social work education programs.
• CSWA (Clinical Social Work Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CSWA in the four-association task force that developed Technology Standards in Social Work Practice.
• Mailing List Management VendorminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrusted vendor manages mailing list rental requests from approved third-party organizations seeking to promote professional materials or conduct research to NASW members.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA): A specialty social work membership organization representing clinical practitioners, partnered with NASW on Technology Standards development. Smaller in scale but directly comparable mission and member service mix.
• Council on Social Work Education (CSWE): The US accrediting body for social work education programs and a formal NASW partner on Technology Standards. Comparable in mission (advancing the social work profession) though focused on education accreditation rather than individual practitioner membership.
• American Nurses Association (ANA): The largest US nursing professional association with similar functions: Code of Ethics, CE, certification, advocacy, and member publications. Comparable scale and membership-driven nonprofit model serving a healthcare adjacent profession.
• National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW): A US-based social work professional association with a focused constituency and advocacy mission. Smaller in scale but directly comparable in serving practicing social workers with membership, ethics, and professional development offerings.
• American Psychological Association (APA): The largest membership organization for psychologists in the US, providing ethics standards, CE programs, publications, and advocacy. Closely comparable in structure, member services, and professional association model to NASW for an adjacent helping profession.
• American Counseling Association (ACA): Major professional membership association for counselors offering Code of Ethics, continuing education, conferences, publications, and advocacy — directly mirroring NASW's service portfolio for an overlapping clinical helping profession.

Regional players

• National Association of Social Workers (UK) / BASW: The UK counterpart professional association for social workers, providing ethics, training, and advocacy. Directly comparable offering to NASW but operating in a different geography and regulatory environment.
• International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW): The global federation of national social work associations, of which NASW is a member. Directly comparable mission but operates internationally rather than within the US.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association (AMA): A much larger healthcare professional association with broader physician scope. Comparable membership, CE, ethics, and advocacy model at far greater scale, providing a benchmark for what a mature professional association can achieve.
• American Bar Association (ABA): Large professional membership association offering ethics standards, CLE, publications, and advocacy. Comparable governance and member-service architecture across a different profession, illustrating the structural template NASW follows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/socialworkers
• Facebookfacebook.com/naswsocialworkers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-association-of-social-workers
• Instagraminstagram.com/naswsocialworkers
• TikToktiktok.com/@nasw_socialworkers?lang=en
• Xx.com/nasw

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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