13th Anniversary Serving New England
NAPO-New England, formerly New England Professional Organizers was formed in 1994 when founder Kathy Waddill invited all the Boston area organizers she could locate (approximately ten) to meet at her home. The gathering gave organizers a chance to swap stories and discuss the relatively new industry in a supportive forum. The group continued to meet and continued to grow.

By 1997, we did what came naturally. We chose officers and created more structured meetings allowing time for networking, chapter business and education. Our geographic reach had grown as well. Organizers from New England area states had joined us. In 2001 New England Professional Organizers became an official chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers. We became NAPO-New England. Currently, NAPO-New England is the second largest chapter in the United States!
 

Giving Back
Social responsibility has always been a priority for the chapter. Over the years the members have volunteered time and organizing skills to many organizations including an ADD Resource Center, The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center and the WGBH annual fund drive.

Today, members regularly volunteer their services through “Quantum Leap,” a program with Saint Mary’s Women and Infants Center in Dorchester, MA. The Women at Work Program is a job readiness training program that addresses the vocational needs of women facing severe barriers to employment, including
homelessness, lack of education, and/or a history of substance abuse or domestic violence. Organizers provide training around critical workplace skills such as time and paper management, to these women entering the workforce.

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The National Association of Professional Organizers - New England is dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and respect for, the professional organizing industry, educating NAPO-NE members, and promoting members' businesses. NAPO-NE welcomes and supports aspiring, as well as experienced, organizers from the New England states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. As a chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), New England members must be members of NAPO as well.

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A sample of services provided by NAPO-NE members.

Residential Organizing
organizing closets, kitchens, garages, children's rooms, home offices, etc.

Office Organizing
organizing file systems, develop systems to work smarter, not harder

Time Management
helping you set your priorities and manage your schedule

Special Clients
ADD, chronically disorganized, physical disabilities, seniors, students, children

Paper Management
systems to manage mail and other paper flow

Space Planning and Design
design space for optimum efficiency

Financial Services
accounting, bookkeeping and managing your finances

Information Management
systems to manage paper and electronic information from databases to inventory

Project Management
keeping your project under control, on track, and on budget

Estate Organizing
help you manage all aspects from paperwork to an estate sale

Home and Household Management
keeping your home running smoothly

Moving/Relocation Services
de-clutter, packing, move coordination, unpacking

Staging
preparing your home for sale

Feng Shui
the ancient art of placement for your home and office

Event Planning
managing your special events including yard and estate sales

Memorabilia
organizing and storing your photographs, collections and historical items

Public Speaking/Seminars
available for group or individual educational speaking engagements

Personal Assistant
running errands, shopping, paying bills, etc.
 

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This Code of Ethics is a set of principles to provide guidelines in our professional conduct with our clients, colleagues and community. As a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, I pledge to exercise judgment, self-restraint and conscience in my conduct in order to establish and maintain public confidence in the integrity of NAPO members and to preserve and encourage fair and equitable practices among all who are engaged in the profession of organizing.

Clients

Working Relationships

	I will serve my clients with integrity, competence, and objectivity, and will treat them with respect and courtesy.
	I will offer services in those areas in which I am qualified and will accurately represent those qualifications in both verbal and written communications.
	When unable or unqualified to fulfill requests for services, I will make every effort to recommend the services of other qualified organizers and/or other qualified professionals.
	I will advertise my services in an honest manner and will represent the organizing profession accurately.

Confidentiality

	I will keep confidential all client information, both business and personal, including that which may be revealed by other organizers.
	I will use proprietary client information only with the client's permission.
	I will keep client information confidential and not use it to benefit myself or my firm, or reveal this information to others.

Fees

	I will decide independently and communicate to my client in advance my fees and expenses, and will charge fees and expenses which I deem reasonable, legitimate, and commensurate with my experience, the services I deliver, and the responsibility I accept.
	I will make recommendations for products and services with my client's best interests in mind.

Colleagues

	I will seek and maintain an equitable, honorable and cooperative association with other NAPO members and will treat them with respect and courtesy.
	I will respect the intellectual property rights (materials, titles, and thematic creations) of my colleagues, and other firms and individuals, and will not use proprietary information or methodologies without permission.
	I will act and speak on a high professional level so as to not bring discredit to the organizing profession.

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