NCSS Affiliate Resources

This page provides resources available to NCSS Affiliate leaders.

• Click here to view our upcoming 2011 affiliate events and dates to remember: http://www.socialstudies.org/event
• Upcoming Affiliate Meetings: http://www.socialstudies.org/upcomingevents

Affiliation Database

• The Affiliates Database is used by affiliate leaders each fiscal year to update and renew their council affiliation information. The database is open during the affiliation period April -October 20th each year.

Click this link to access the database: http://affiliation.socialstudies.org
*Affiliation designees/leaders can retrieve their username and password by emailing kristen@ncss.org.

Gold and Silver Star Requirements

• To view the Gold and Silver Star requirements and application click the following link: http://www.socialstudies.org/local/starcouncils

Membership Brokering Program
This program allows new members to join both the national and local council for the price of a new NCSS membership. Both the National and state/local councils benefit from this program. All NEW NCSS memberships gained through this program allows affiliate councils to keep either 50% of the NCSS dues or the council dues whichever is more. For more information on this program and to download the NCSS brokering form click the following link: http://www.ncssleaders.org/Main/MembershipBrokering

House of Delegates Resources

• http://www.ncssleaders.org/HouseofDelegates/
• Resolution Writing Information
• HOD Transcripts
• Archive of Passed Resolutions
• Join the NCSS House of Delegates Connected Community. http://connected.socialstudies.org/directory/onlinegroups/communitydetai...

Advocacy Resources
* http://ncssleaders.org/Main/HouseofDelegates
* Legislative Updates: http://www.socialstudies.org/legislative-updates
* Advocacy Toolkit: http://www.socialstudies.org/toolkit

Join the NCSS Advocacy Conversation. Join our Social Studies Advocacy Group on the NCSS Connected Site!
http://connected.socialstudies.org/SOCIALSTUDIES/SOCIALSTUDIES/Directory...

Tax-Exempt Status
* http://www.socialstudies.org/node/984/tax-exemption

Awards
* http://www.socialstudies.org/awards

Communities
* Interested in starting a community? Click here
* NCSS CONNECTED Tips for NCSS Leaders

• NCSS Connected Website: http://connected.socialstudies.org/SOCIALSTUDIES/SOCIALSTUDIES/Home/Defa...
• Join the NCSS Affiliate Leaders Community on NCSS Connected: http://connected.socialstudies.org/SOCIALSTUDIES/NCSSAffiliates/Communit...
• Join the NCSS Advocacy Conversation. Join our Social Studies Advocacy Group on the NCSS Connected Site!
  http://connected.socialstudies.org/SOCIALSTUDIES/SOCIALSTUDIES/Directory...
• Join the NCSS House of Delegates Connected Community. http://connected.socialstudies.org/directory/onlinegroups/communitydetai...

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• Join the NCSS Affiliate Leaders Community on NCSS Connected: http://connected.socialstudies.org/SOCIALSTUDIES/NCSSAffiliates/Communit...
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