Why hire a professional organizer?
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Why hire A NAPO member?

A NAPO Professional Organizer will teach you the skills you need to solve a lifetime of organizing problems by designing systems and processes using established organizing principles. These organizing solutions are tailored to meet your organizing needs now and in the future.

When you hire a NAPO Professional Organizers, you are hiring a skilled professional. NAPO provides its members with quality education, exposure to cutting-edge trends in organizing, the latest product knowledge, and access to top organizing leaders and industry manufacturers. See Disclaimer.

What does the CPO designation after a professional organizer’s name mean?

CPO stands for Certified Professional Organizer. 

A person is not required to be certified to work as a professional organizer. The Board of Certified Professional Organizers [BCPO] developed the certification as a voluntary, industry-led effort that benefits the members of the organizing profession, as well as the public. It is recognition of professionals who have met specific minimum standards, and proven through examination and client interaction that they possess the body of knowledge and experience required for certification.

Minimum requirement to sit for the certification exam are:

1. I. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
    
2. As a part of the application process, candidates must agree to adhere to the Code of Ethics for Certified Professional Organizers.
    
3. Candidates must be prepared to document a total of 1,500 hours of paid work experience in the last three (3) years. Paid work experience may include on-site organizing, coaching, consulting, training, virtual organizing, interactive workshops and speaking engagements, or any form of paid work experience which, through client interaction, transfers or teaches organizing skills.

Up to 250 substitute hours of the required 1,500 can be earned via college degrees, continuing education courses or professional development activities in the organizing field. Substitute hours may also be earned via organizing related writing and speaking engagements, or relevant paid work experience prior to becoming an organizer and accrued in the three years prior to the application date, as detailed below.

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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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