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National Association of Social Workers Foundation
Progress is not automatic; the world grows better because people wish that it should, and take the right steps to make it better.
— Jane Addams |
Mark Battle, Founding Co-Chair, NASW Social Work Pioneers®, passed away October 26, 2011.
 The NASW Family wishes to extend its deepest sympathies to the family of Mark Battle as we are greatly saddened by the loss of this great social work pioneer. We want to acknowledge his loving wife, NASW Social Work Pioneer® Evelyn Kays-Battle, and extend our deepest sympathies to her and their family. We join a host of friends, colleagues, students, and fellow social workers in remembering and celebrating Mark Battle.
As Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers, Mark Battle demonstrated a pioneering leadership which stimulated the organization and the social work profession to broader areas of social concerns. He was a social worker, educator, consultant, businessman and former government official. Throughout his career, he blended expertise in management and labor issues with social work skills and knowledge. Battle served as the Executive Director of NASW from June 1984 to June 1992.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the Cosmos Club, 2121 Mass. Ave, NW, Washington, DC. If you plan to attend, please RSVP with the names of all attendees to Elizabeth Cox at ecox@naswdc.org.
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The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) is a 501(c)(3) organization created to support NASW’s educational and charitable initiatives through a wide range of projects that serve:
- The Profession – by honoring and investing in social workers past, current and future
- The Practitioner – by enhancing social workers’ knowledge and skills, and
- The Public – by providing information and resources to help individuals, families and communities
Founded in 2001, the Foundation's goals are to:
- identify, develop
and respond to social work policy and practice issues.
- assist with rapid response to social crises.
- support practice-based research, so that practice and research
are directly linked.
- raise the visibility of social work and enhance public esteem
for the profession.
- support the development of cutting edge continuing education
that addresses critical issues.
- promote the appropriate application of new technology to
the practice of social work.
The NASW Foundation is managed by a nine-member Board of Directors that comprises the current NASW President, three NASW members, and
three individuals involved in professions other than social work.
Nonvoting members of the board include the NASW Executive Director
who serves as President of the Foundation and the NASW President-Elect.
The Foundation administers a wide variety of educational and
research programs in an effort to fulfill its core mission
of enhancing the well-being of individuals, families, and communities
through the advancement of social work policy and practice. Foundation
assets total more than $3.1 million, including the NASW Foundation
Endowment, which is funded by voluntary contributions from NASW
members and other supporters.
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