{"id":12596,"date":"2020-02-11T16:54:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npm.org\/?page_id=12596"},"modified":"2023-09-05T10:52:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:52:26","slug":"forming-a-new-npm-chapter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/npm.org\/forming-a-new-npm-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Forming a New NPM Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12596\" class=\"elementor elementor-12596\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e31ece3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e31ece3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b373b1a\" data-id=\"b373b1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecc27f white-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aecc27f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"national-staff\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Forming an <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">NPM Chapter<\/span><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1554e8b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1554e8b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ae3d4f\" data-id=\"56ae3d4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc1549e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fc1549e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:fl-builder\/layout --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">\u201cWhy form a Chapter? <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Musicians need musicians<\/strong>\u2014not only for practical reasons: to learn from one another and get substitutes for vacation\u2014but also for human reasons: to <em>share insights and support<\/em> for one another as you minister in your diocese.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Leadership is critical, but participation is essential.&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">-Rev. Virgil C. Funk, President Emeritus, NPM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We&#8217;re thrilled to hear that you want to start an NPM Chapter! Here are your first steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-Form-an-NPM-Chapter-Brochure-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Form a Chapter (PDF)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Application-for-Charter-Temporary-Chapter-2022.pdf\">Application for Charter as a Temporary NPM Chapter (PDF)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Application-for-Chapter-Temporary-Chapter-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Application-for-Charter-Permanent-Chapter-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Application for Charter as a Permanent NPM Chapter (PDF)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Need more?<\/strong> Here are some more resources we thought would help you:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NPM-Chapter-Brochure-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NPM Chapter Brochure (PDF)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>This brochure is an easy, printable resource for those who want to advertise the benefits of a local chapter.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NPM-Flyer-for-Chapters-with-Updated-Pricing_2-1-2023-2.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>NPM Membership Flyer: 8.5 x 11 inches, Double-Sided (2023)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NPM-Membership-Trifold-with-Updated-Pricing_Spring-2023-2.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>NPM Membership Flyer: Tri-fold Brochure (2023)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-NPM-Chapter-Manual-1.pdf\">The NPM Chapter Manual (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><em>The NPM Chapter Manual provides information and offers resources to assist Chapter leaders in leadership and planning.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:fl-builder\/layout --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forming an NPM Chapter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3640,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12596"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12596"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22199,"href":"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12596\/revisions\/22199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/npm.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}