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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION

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aka NARA   |   Fredericksburg, VA   |  www.naralicensing.org

Mission

Promote the health and safety of children and adults in regulated settings.

Ruling year info

1991

Executive Director

Jim Murphy

Main address

43 Town & Country Drive Suite 119, #121

Fredericksburg, VA 22405 USA

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Formerly known as

Association for Regulatory Administration (ARA)

EIN

54-1542015

NTEE code info

Public, Society Benefit - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (W99)

Professional Societies, Associations (Y03)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

NARA continues to diversify funding streams in support of regulators and licensing professionals, while increasing the quality and quantity of services, supports and professional development opportunities. IN 2024 and 2025 we will be dramatically increasing the scope and accessibility of professional development opportunities, including credential certifications. We are also standardizing our training protocol for our independent consultants.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Training & Consulting Services

NARA contracts with states, Canadian provinces and countries to produce on-site training that focuses on the Licensing Curriculum leading to the NARA Level 1 Credential for regulators as well as specialized and in-depth training related to investigation and regulatory topics. The training provides new and advanced regulators with a thorough background of what it means to be a regulator, how one regulates to ensure the providers protect the health, safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults in care, and further provides a blueprint to the collection of evidence and preparation for success in administrative hearings or reaching settlement agreements that lead to compliance. These services enhance and refine the delivery by states, provinces and countries of licensing services by regulators to providers. NARA offers agencies in-depth consulting services tailored to specific needs such as:
Training that focuses on the Licensing Curriculum leading to the NARA Level 1 Credential for regulators as well as specialized and in-depth training related to investigation and regulatory topics.
Development of interpretive guidelines for licensing rules
Manual development or revision (e.g. for policies, procedures and rules)
Best practices training
Facilitation
Needs assessment
Workload assessments
Review of administrative policies and procedures and licensing enforcement systems
Design and implementation of efficient licensing measurement systems and automation systems, such as key indicator systems
Operational analyses of the licensing program
Review and revision assistance with licensing rules
Research; and assistance with strengthening licensing within quality rating systems
Inter-rater/inspector reliability training

Population(s) Served
Adults

NARA provides basic membership services and support, as well as discounted educational and professional development opportunities. This includes the only specifically designed Professional credential program for Regulators and Licensing Professionals.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of coalition members

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults, Children and youth

Related Program

Membership support and services

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Member Prospects

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Membership support and services

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Credentialed Professionals

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Training & Consulting Services

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

NARA aims to continue expansion of the Regulatory Professional Credential, the Key Indicators System (KIS) project to increase quality and consistency in the licensing field, creation of a Leadership Credential and releasing additional courses both in-person and online from our Licensing Curriculum.

NARA Goal Statement 1: Be recognized as the voice of the human care regulatory field.

NARA Goal Statement 2: Be the leading professional development association for individuals involved in human care regulation.

NARA Goal Statement 3: Be a fiscally sound, sustainable professional association.

NARA continues to build and develop partnerships at the state/provincial and national levels to increase participation in these programs. NARA contracts with state, federal, provincial and tribal agencies to provide professional development and consultative services to support the adult care, child care and child welfare regulatory industries.

NARA is an organization that was founded by regulators, for licensing professionals. Many of whom are still involved in our committees and have maintained their memberships with the association. NARA members represent the field at all levels and serve tirelessly on special and ongoing committees to support our work in pursuing and attaining these goals. In addition, NARA transitioned to in-house staff versus the use of an external Association Management Company (AMC) in 2022 to staff the association and provide dedicated focus on NARA's unique needs in order to increase and sustain success.

So far NARA has continued to increase participation, with updated resources on the website and restructured web pages that are more user friendly. The renewal process for the National Regulatory Professional Credential (NRPC) is in the final stages of development. This includes the creation of four (4) additional courses from our Licensing Curriculum.

Expansion of the Key Indicators project is ongoing. NARA is seeking partnerships with foundations to support this work and implementation in additional states and provinces. NARA has been expanding Key Indicators into Child Welfare and Adult Care services.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION

Board of directors
as of 02/07/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Alfred Johnson

Jim Murphy

NARA

Lauren Wofford

Alfred C Johnson

Jeremy Lewis

Donna Sabo

Michelle Thomas

Alyssa Dotson

Nicole Schneider

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/18/2024
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/27/2021

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.