What Is an ICSW Chapter?
Chapters are established when someone from a regional geographic area volunteers to become a Chapter Leader. Chapters are separate legal entities from The International Center for Spirit at Work, and are affiliated organizations.
Chapter Leaders are expected to:
- Hold regular chapter meetings that support members in the integration of their spirituality and their work.
- Keep The International Center for Spirit at Work informed on chapter activities.
- Contribute chapter information to the Spirit at Work newsletter and website.
- Encourage chapter members to become members of The International Center for Spirit at Work.
The International Center for Spirit at Work will support chapters through the creation and dissemination of a Chapter Handbook. This will include guidelines for Chapter Leaders on how to run meetings, suggestions for topics and activities, and other support material. ICSW will also inform members about the existence of chapters and will forward inquiries about chapter membership to Chapter Leaders. In addition, we will provide mailing lists of members in a particular region to Chapter Leaders.
Chapters are not legally or financially connected with The International Center for Spirit at Work, but are affiliated organizations. Chapters will keep their own financial records and will not be required to pay anything to The International Center for Spirit at Work for the affiliation. However, the members of chapters may wish to become members of ICSW, and that will be encouraged. And chapter leaders may wish to purchase resource materials that are developed for the chapters by The International Center for Spirit at Work.
For information on starting a chapter or a discussion group, see our Chapter Guidelines.
Please contact us if you would like to start a chapter or become an affiliated organization.
