NASW-DE (National Association of Social Workers - Delaware Chapter)

What NASW-DE (National Association of Social Workers - Delaware Chapter) does

NASW-DE is the Delaware Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, a non-profit professional membership organization serving licensed social workers, social work students, and employers in Delaware and the greater tri-state area. The chapter provides continuing education courses required for license renewal, licensing exam preparation, a Clinical Supervision Certificate Program, advocacy at state regulatory meetings, career resources, and a weekly e-newsletter. It is one of 50+ state chapters operating under NASW National, which has 153,000 members worldwide.

NASW-DE monetizes through four revenue streams: annual membership dues (collected via NASW National at $60/year for BSW/MSW students and $179/year for doctoral students), continuing education course fees (tiered $0-$295 across member, non-member, retired, and student tiers), job posting fees on the WebScribble-powered Job Link career center, and advertising across website classifieds, the quarterly newsletter, and the weekly Friday e-newsletter. CE delivery runs on the NASW Institute (InReach CE) learning management system, while the chapter website uses EasyDNNnews CMS and the job board runs on WebScribble technology. The chapter is staffed by 5 employees and shares an Executive Director with the New Jersey chapter.

Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: marketing channels include the chapter website, Weekly Connection newsletter, Instagram/LinkedIn/Facebook/YouTube presence, and the NASW National network. Distribution combines self-serve digital registration (CE Institute, Job Link) with in-person CE workshops at venues such as the Community Service Building in Wilmington, DE. Customers are fragmented across individual practitioners and a long tail of Delaware employers, with no disclosed enterprise anchors.

Name

NASW-DE (National Association of Social Workers - Delaware Chapter)

Legal name

National Association of Social Workers - Delaware Chapter

Website

https://naswde.socialworkers.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NASW-DE is the Delaware Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, providing continuing education, licensing support, advocacy, and career resources to licensed social workers, social work students, and employers across Delaware and the tri-state area.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues collected by NASW National with chapters receiving organizational support. BSW/MSW student membership: $60/year; Doctoral student membership: $179/year.
2. Continuing Education Course Fees: Revenue from CE course registrations with tiered pricing for members vs non-members. Course fees range from $15-$155 depending on course duration and member status. Includes ethics, supervision, cultural competency, and mandated reporting courses.
3. Job Posting Fees: Fee-based job posting service for employers on the NASW-DE Job Link platform. The career center receives hundreds of views monthly and reaches licensed social workers across Delaware.
4. Advertising Revenue: Advertisement space in website classifieds, quarterly newsletter, weekly electronic newsletter, and targeted e-blasts targeting Delaware social workers and the broader tri-state area helping profession.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NASW-DE delivers continuing education courses, licensing exam preparation, clinical supervision certification, and professional advocacy for licensed social workers in Delaware. The chapter operates as the state-level arm of NASW National, providing localized programming such as ethics, supervision, mandated reporting, and cultural competency CE courses, alongside a job board, a clinical supervisor directory, and weekly member communications. It earns revenue primarily through membership dues, CE course fees, job posting fees, and advertising sales.

Product overview

NASW-DE offers a professional membership organization with digital platforms and continuing education services for social workers in Delaware. The core offerings include the Social Work Online CE Institute (powered by InReach CE) for continuing education credits, a Career Center/Job Link powered by WebScribble for employment services, a Clinical Supervision Certificate Program for supervisor credentials, the Weekly Connection weekly e-newsletter, advertising/classified services for employers, and a Clinical Supervisor Directory. These products serve social workers, students, and employers in Delaware and the broader tri-state area.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Social Work Online CE Institute A continuing education platform delivered through InReach CE that provides online courses for Delaware social workers to earn Category I CEUs required for license renewal, covering topics such as ethics, supervision, mandated reporting, cultural competency, and clinical practice.
• NASW-DE Career Center / Job Link A job board platform powered by WebScribble that connects social workers in Delaware with career opportunities, offering job seekers tools for exploring positions, salary benchmarks, interview preparation, and personalized job alerts.
• Clinical Supervision Certificate Program A certificate program that credentials clinical supervisors in Delaware, teaching the interactional model of clinical supervision. Upon completion, attendees meet the 5-hour clinical supervision CE requirement to act as a Social Work Supervisor in Delaware.
• Weekly Connection Newsletter A weekly e-newsletter published every Friday featuring breaking news, continuing education offerings, job listings, advocacy alerts, and announcements from partner organizations.
• Classifieds and Job Posting Advertising Advertisement space available in website classifieds, the quarterly newsletter, electronic Friday newsletter, and targeted e-blasts, enabling employers and partners to reach Delaware's social workers and helping professionals.
• Clinical Supervisor Directory A directory connecting LMSWs seeking clinical supervision with qualified clinical supervisors in Delaware, supporting the supervision requirements for clinical licensure.
• NASW Membership (BSW/MSW, Doctoral, Standard) Annual NASW membership tiers offered through NASW National providing Delaware social workers with access to member benefits including reduced CE course pricing, advocacy representation, networking, and professional development resources.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NASW NationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNASW-DE is the Delaware Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world with 153,000 members. The chapter operates under the NASW National umbrella, leveraging national resources, standards, Code of Ethics, advocacy efforts, and member benefits while providing localized programming and advocacy for Delaware social workers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter: NASW-MD is another regional chapter of NASW National, providing CE courses, clinical supervision resources, and advocacy for Maryland social workers. It shares the same chapter operating model, technology stack, and member value proposition, making it a directly comparable mid-Atlantic peer.
• NASW Pennsylvania Chapter: NASW-PA is an adjacent regional state chapter offering CE, licensing support, and advocacy for social workers in Pennsylvania. It operates a similar chapter-level model, programming mix, and revenue structure, making it a directly comparable peer for chapter economics and engagement.
• NASW New Jersey Chapter: NASW-NJ is a sibling state chapter under the same NASW umbrella, providing the same suite of CE courses, licensing support, job board, and advocacy services for New Jersey social workers. The two chapters share an Executive Director, making it the closest operating and structural peer to NASW-DE.

Broad incumbents

• American Counseling Association: ACA is a national professional membership association for counselors offering CE, credentialing, advocacy, and career services analogous to NASW-DE's offerings, but serving a different professional field. It is a comparable reference point for association economics, CE-driven recurring revenue, and member engagement models.
• National Association of School Psychologists: NASP is a national professional association providing CE, advocacy, and member services to school psychologists. While serving a different profession, it operates with a similar membership-and-CE-driven model and serves as a useful comp for professional association recurring revenue and chapter structures.
• NASW National: NASW-DE is a chapter of NASW National, so the parent organization is the most direct comparator: it is the same brand operating at national scale, providing overlapping CE, advocacy, and membership services, but with a much larger scope, staff, and member base. NASW-DE's offerings largely mirror and depend on the national infrastructure.

Emerging players

• CEU Institute: CEU Institute is an online continuing education provider offering CE courses for licensed professionals including social workers. It represents the kind of low-cost, self-serve online CE alternative that competes with NASW-DE's course catalog on price and convenience for Delaware social workers.
• PESI (Provider Education Services Inc.): PESI is a large commercial CE provider offering live and on-demand training for mental health professionals including social workers. It competes directly with NASW-DE's CE Institute on course breadth, online delivery, and price, particularly for non-members shopping on price.
• SocialWork.com (by Social Work Career): SocialWork.com is a niche job board and career resource site dedicated to social work roles, analogous to NASW-DE's Job Link Career Center. It competes for both job-seekers and employer job-posting spend in the social work recruitment market.

Regional players

• Delaware State Board of Social Work Examiners: The Delaware licensing board administers the actual licenses and renewal requirements that drive CE demand for NASW-DE. While it is a regulator rather than a competitor, it is the key entity whose rules dictate the chapter's addressable demand and is a regional peer in the same Delaware social work ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/socialworkers
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/naswde
• Instagraminstagram.com/naswde

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