• Member Benefits

    Training

    NAPD offers ongoing training opportunities for attorneys and defense team members at all levels.

    Free to members:

    • Monthly Webinars
    • Access to the MyGideon Resource Library of hundreds of recorded sessions

    Discounted for members:

    • Online courses (Instructor Led & Self-paced)
    • NAPD Academy

    In 2024, there were over 25 webinars offered free to our members — a $1250 value!

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    Networking

    Members have numerous opportunities for networking and professional development via email and regular virtual meetings.  Current topics include: Social Work, Investigators, DEI, Racial Justice, Be Well Wednesdays, Trainers Group, and Directors Forum.  

    There were over 100 Virtual Meet-Ups in 2024, in addition to dozens of listservs.

    Conferences

    Discounts, Bulk Ticket Rates, and Early Bird Notifications for National Conference Events:

    NAPD Rise. Resist. Represent. (Virtual)
    NAPD Racial Justice Conference
    NAPD Women’s Virtual Conference
    NAPD Changemakers Forum
    NAPD We The Defenders Conference
    NAPD Leadership Institute
    NAPD Clarence Darrow/David Baldus Death Penalty College
    NAPD Team Mitigation Institute
    NAPD Color of Mitigation Conference
    NAPD Innovate. Sustain. Transform. Conference

    Technical Assistance & Advocacy

    Access to subject matter experts throughout our community of over 25,000 members nationwide as well as well as mentoring, guidance, and “Strike Force” support directly from the NAPD team in times of crisis.

    Membership Prices

    • Individual
      • Member dues are $50 annually.
    • Student
      • Member dues are $0 while members are actively enrolled in high school, college, law school or an associated professional degree/licensure program.
    • Organization
      • Organizational dues are listed below. ALL members of the organization must join in order to obtain organizational dues pricing.
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    Staff SizePrice
    1-5$100
    6-10$200
    11-20$400
    21-50$750
    51-100$1,500
    101-150$2,250
    151-225$3,500
    226-500$5,000
    501-750$6,500
    751-1,000$8,500
    1,001-1,500$10,000
    1,501-2,000$11,000
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